Auction logistics · West Bromwich B70
Planned auction to dealer delivery for West Bromwich
Release paperwork, site rules and a collection window. We handle the auction end so the car reaches your address without a storage bill.
Buyers who have won a car at auction and need it off the site before storage charges start.
Every auction house has its own release process, its own gate rules and its own collection hours. Knowing them in advance is most of the job.
West Bromwich sits in Sandwell MBC across B70, B71, and most auction delivery bookings here start on a residential street rather than a yard. Around New Square shopping centre the approach is usually straightforward, so a collection window is easy to hold.
We collect from the major West Midlands auction sites and from smaller independent sales, working to whatever release process the site runs.
How a booking works
- 1Send the lot detailsAuction site, lot number, registration and your release reference.
- 2We check site rulesCollection hours and gate requirements differ by site and we confirm them before travelling.
- 3Fixed quotePriced on site to destination, agreed before the driver is assigned.
- 4CollectionPaperwork at the gate, condition recorded, then loaded whether it starts or not.
- 5DeliveryDelivered to your yard or address with photographs sent through.
What moves the price
- Site location
- Some auction compounds are on the motorway network, others are awkward to reach and slower to clear.
- Release timing
- A car that is ready at the gate loads faster than one still being processed.
- Whether it starts
- Winching an unstarted lot adds a few minutes rather than a different price bracket.
- Storage clock
- The faster it clears, the less the site charges you, which is usually the real saving.
From West Bromwich the usual runs are local drops within West Midlands, deliveries into Oldbury and Smethwick, and longer routes joining the network at M5 J1. Long runs are quoted per mile with the return leg included, so the figure does not change on delivery day.
Access at the West Bromwich end
Before the day we check whether a long deck truck can reach the address. If it cannot, we agree a nearby loading point on A41 Expressway or a side street with room, and move the vehicle the last few yards. Multi storey car parks almost always need this, because the clearance is below truck height.
Before collection day
- Have the release note issued before the collection day
- Send the lot number with the booking
- Confirm the site's collection cut off time
- Tell us if the car is known not to start
- Give a delivery address that can take a truck
- · Release note and gate pass handled at the site
- · Lot number carried on the job reference
- · Condition recorded as found, before it leaves the yard
- · Delivery confirmation with photographs
West Bromwich transport questions
- Can you clear a lot before storage charges start?
- That is the point of booking early. Once the release note is issued we can usually collect within two working days and deliver to West Bromwich straight after. Around New Square shopping centre that is a routine job for us.
- What if the auction car will not start?
- Expected, frankly. Auction stock stands for weeks. The winch handles it and the quote does not change. Collections across B70, B71 run most weeks.
- Do you deal with the release paperwork?
- The driver handles the gate process, but the release itself has to be issued to you by the auction house first. Send us the reference and we do the rest.
- Can you deliver to a West Bromwich home address rather than a trade yard?
- Yes, as long as the street can take a flatbed and there is somewhere legal to unload. Tell us about parking restrictions when you book.
- Will I get photographs of how it looked in the compound?
- Yes, recorded as found before it moves. With sold as seen stock that record is worth having. Around New Square shopping centre that is a routine job for us.