Auction Buyers for businesses around Icknield Street workshops in Hockley
Fleet downtime in Hockley is measured in shifts, not miles. With the yard 5 miles away and access in via M6 J6, we build cover around the way your vehicles actually move through B18/B19. Anything inside B18/B19 is a local run for us — the yard is 5 miles away in Oldbury. You deal with the same operation from the first call to the drop-off. Winching across a verge or a kerb near the A4540 Middleway needs space we would rather plan for than discover. Landmarks we use for Hockley directions: Hockley Flyover and the A4540 Middleway.
- Icknield Street workshops
- Hockley Flyover
- B18 postcode area
Buying a car at auction often means the vehicle is sat somewhere you're not, sometimes without a valid MOT or in a condition that means driving it home isn't sensible or legal. We collect vehicles from auction houses across the region and deliver them wherever you need, without you having to arrange your own transport on the day.
How the service works for you
Collecting non-runners and unregistered vehicles
Auction vehicles aren't always roadworthy, and that's fine – we transport non-runners and vehicles without current MOTs just as readily as those that drive perfectly well.
Peace of mind on paperwork
Let us know what documentation needs collecting alongside the vehicle, such as keys, service books or purchase paperwork, and we'll make sure it travels with the car.
Delivery to you, wherever that is
Once collected, we can deliver locally within Birmingham and the Black Country, or arrange onward transport UK-wide if you're based further away.
- Collection from auction houses across the region
- Non-runner and no-MOT vehicles accepted
- Delivery locally or UK-wide
- Support for regular trade buyers
Where your vehicles actually break down here
In practice the callouts cluster: the approach roads to Icknield Street workshops, the parking around Hockley Flyover, and the residential grid of Victorian workshops where drivers leave vehicles overnight. Callers from B18 usually describe one of three places: a street, a car park, or a unit. The result is an honest ETA rather than a comfortable one. A spec-lift handles most of it; the tilt-and-slide comes out for lowered, damaged or non-rolling vehicles. Hockley is a industrial area, so day and night jobs look quite different.
- Loading bays and gated yards at Icknield Street workshops
- Kerbside on A41 during peak flow
- Customer premises across B18/B19
- Neighbouring runs into Handsworth, Aston, Winson Green
Access and routing around Hockley
A recovery in Hockley is a short job done properly, not a long job done fast. The Birmingham City Council restrictions along A41 affect where a truck can legally stop. Which matters more in Hockley than raw response times ever will. We photograph condition on collection so there is no argument later about a kerbed wheel.
Setting it up for Hockley
1. Confirm your purchase
Tell us which auction house and lot the vehicle is at.
2. Arrange collection
We agree a collection slot that fits the auction's clearance window.
3. Vehicle collected
The vehicle is loaded and secured, running or not.
4. Delivered to you
We deliver locally or arrange onward UK-wide transport.
Neighbouring areas on the same account
Vehicles rarely stay in one postcode. These areas run off the same Birmingham City Council-area rota, with distances from Hockley.
Cover and compliance for Birmingham City Council jobs
- Fleet and courier operators running out of Hockley industrial units
- Dealership stock movements between sites
- Private motorists on canal-side warehouses who need one job done properly
- Base 5 miles away in Oldbury — no sub-contract handover
Questions from operators in Hockley
What if the auction house has a tight collection deadline in Hockley?
Let us know the deadline when booking and we'll aim to collect within it to avoid storage charges.
What does auction buyers cost in Hockley?
We quote a flat figure on the phone based on the actual distance, the vehicle and the access. At roughly 5 miles from base, Hockley is a local job — no per-mile meter, no call-out fee bolted on afterwards.
Do you work at night in Hockley?
Yes — 24 hours, including weekends and bank holidays. Night jobs here are often on Victorian workshops where nobody wants a truck idling; we keep lighting and noise sensible and load as quickly as we safely can.
Can you collect a vehicle with no MOT from the auction in Hockley?
Yes, we regularly transport vehicles without a current MOT, since they're carried rather than driven.
Can you collect regularly if I buy at auction often in Hockley?
Yes, we're happy to work with regular buyers and traders on an ongoing basis.
Can you get a transporter into Icknield Street workshops?
Usually yes, but tell us the unit and gate before we set off. Some yards around Icknield Street workshops have height barriers or a tight turning circle, in which case we bring the spec-lift and winch out to the access road instead.
Other trade services in Hockley
Auction Buyers in Hockley: the short version
Hockley sits in B18/B19 under Birmingham City Council, roughly 5 miles from our Oldbury yard and 2 from the city centre. Auction Buyers here usually means working around Victorian workshops and access off A41, so we plan the truck before it leaves. Where Icknield Street workshops units share one access road, we book a slot rather than block it. Gated yards at Hockley industrial units often have a height barrier; a gate code saves ten minutes. Typical drop points from here: garages in B18, storage in West Midlands, or Handsworth. Nothing gets sub-contracted out of the Birmingham City Council area.
Hockley (B18) — talk to a dispatcher, not a call centre
Send a pin or name the junction on A4540 Middleway; we will confirm the ETA on the same call.