Trade and dealer logistics · Bilston WV14
Planned dealer and trade movement for Bilston
Repeat movements on account. Stock in from auction, part exchanges out, customer deliveries, and workshop shuttles between sites.
Dealers, traders, garages and bodyshops moving stock between sites, auctions and customers.
Bodyshops and garages move the same cars back and forth. Shuttling between a workshop and a paint booth is unglamorous work that keeps a business running, and it is priced accordingly for account holders.
Bilston sits in City of Wolverhampton Council across WV14, and most trade movement bookings here start on a residential street rather than a yard. Around the Midland Metro the approach is usually straightforward, so a collection window is easy to hold.
Auction collections, forecourt to forecourt, part exchange retrievals, customer deliveries and workshop shuttles all sit under the same account.
How a booking works
- 1Open an accountOne conversation covering sites, contacts, invoicing and who can authorise a movement.
- 2Send the listStock numbers and addresses by message or email, no forms.
- 3We sequenceJobs are grouped by direction so you pay for fewer wasted legs.
- 4Proof of deliveryPhotographs and confirmation back to whoever needs it, same day.
- 5Monthly invoiceOne invoice, itemised by stock number, on agreed terms.
What moves the price
- Volume
- Regular weekly work prices differently from a single movement, because the diary can be planned around it.
- Route pairing
- A car going out and a car coming back on the same route is close to half the cost of two one way runs.
- Turnaround expectation
- Next day is standard. Same day within the patch is available and priced accordingly.
- Presentation requirement
- Customer facing deliveries take longer at the door than a yard to yard drop.
From Bilston the usual runs are local drops within West Midlands, deliveries into Wolverhampton and Tipton, and longer routes joining the network at M6 J10. Long runs are quoted per mile with the return leg included, so the figure does not change on delivery day.
Access at the Bilston 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 A463 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
- Give us the stock number, not just the registration
- Confirm site opening hours
- Name who can sign at each end
- Flag any car with existing damage before we load
- Tell us if keys travel separately
- · Account terms with monthly invoicing
- · Job references matched to your stock numbers
- · Condition records suitable for a trade dispute
- · Proof of delivery sent to your sales team
Bilston transport questions
- Do you offer trade accounts for Bilston dealers?
- Yes. Accounts are set up on a short call covering your sites, contacts and invoicing, and after that a movement is booked by message. Around the Midland Metro that is a routine job for us.
- Can you collect from auction and deliver to my Bilston forecourt?
- Regularly. Send the release details and the stock number and we handle the site paperwork at the auction end. Collections across WV14 run most weeks.
- How quickly can stock be moved?
- Next day is the normal expectation for planned trade work, and same day within the Bilston area is often possible when the diary allows.
- Do you provide proof of delivery?
- Yes, photographs and written confirmation to whoever you nominate, usually the same day. That record is what settles a condition dispute later.
- Can you move several cars in one day?
- Yes. Multiple movements are sequenced by direction rather than by the order you sent them, which keeps the total cost down. Around the Midland Metro that is a routine job for us.