Trade and dealer logistics · Birmingham B1
Dealer and trade movement from and to Birmingham
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.
Dealer and trade movement in Birmingham is booked work, not a call out. Knowing the multi-storey car parks and the parking around Bullring in advance is what keeps the collection window honest.
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 Birmingham the usual runs are local drops within West Midlands, deliveries into Edgbaston and Handsworth, and longer routes joining the network at M6 J6 (Spaghetti Junction). Long runs are quoted per mile with the return leg included, so the figure does not change on delivery day.
Access at the Birmingham end
Some of Birmingham loads easily and some does not. Height barriers on multi-storey car parks, permit only bays and narrow terraced streets all need a plan before the day. Tell us the exact door number and any barrier height when you book, and the driver picks the loading point in advance.
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
Birmingham transport questions
- 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 Bullring that is a routine job for us.
- Are your invoices itemised by stock number?
- They are. Account invoices list each movement against your own reference so the cost lands against the right car in your system.
- Do you offer trade accounts for Birmingham 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. The A38 keeps the truck route simple from our side.
- Can you collect from auction and deliver to my Birmingham forecourt?
- Regularly. Send the release details and the stock number and we handle the site paperwork at the auction end. We have loaded plenty of vehicles near Nechells.