Booked collection and delivery · Brierley Hill DY5
Vehicle collection and delivery from and to Brierley Hill
A door to door job with two agreed addresses and two agreed windows. Useful when the buyer and the seller are never in the same place.
People who have bought or sold remotely and need a vehicle picked up from one address and dropped at another.
Remote buying is normal now. The awkward part is never the money, it is the three hundred miles between the two of you and the fact that neither party wants to spend a Saturday on a train.
Vehicle collection and delivery in Brierley Hill is booked work, not a call out. Knowing the large distribution units and the parking around the Dudley No.1 Canal in advance is what keeps the collection window honest.
We collect from private driveways, dealer forecourts, storage yards and workplace car parks. Each has its own quirks and we plan the truck route before the day.
How a booking works
- 1Give us both addressesPostcodes for collection and delivery, plus a contact name and number for each end.
- 2We agree windowsA collection window with the seller and a delivery window with the buyer, confirmed to both.
- 3Condition checkThe driver walks the vehicle with the seller and records what he finds.
- 4In transitOne number to ring if either side wants an update while the truck is moving.
- 5HandoverDelivered, checked again with the receiver, and the record is closed off.
What moves the price
- The gap between addresses
- Priced on the route the truck actually drives, not the straight line distance.
- Two sets of access
- Both ends matter. A tight collection and an easy delivery still costs time at the tight end.
- Timing constraints
- A fixed hour at both ends costs more than a half day window at each.
- Who is paying
- Split invoices between buyer and seller are fine, they just need agreeing before the day.
From Brierley Hill the usual runs are local drops within West Midlands, deliveries into Dudley and Stourbridge, and longer routes joining the network at M5 J2. Long runs are quoted per mile with the return leg included, so the figure does not change on delivery day.
Access at the Brierley Hill end
Some of Brierley Hill loads easily and some does not. Height barriers on large distribution units, 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
- Confirm the seller will be in during the window
- Agree who holds the key and the V5C
- Send the exact door number, not just the street
- Warn us about height barriers or permit only parking
- Have the buyer's phone number on the booking
- · Collection authority from the seller
- · Condition record signed at both ends
- · Delivery confirmation sent to the buyer
- · Invoice raised to whoever is paying, not always the same person
Brierley Hill transport questions
- Who signs for the vehicle at the other end?
- Whoever you nominate. The receiver checks the condition record against the vehicle and confirms it. We have loaded plenty of vehicles near Merry Hill. If nobody can be there, we can agree a secure drop in advance instead.
- Can the buyer pay you rather than the seller?
- Yes. We raise the invoice to whoever books the job, and it does not have to be the person the truck meets in Brierley Hill.
- What if the seller is not in when the driver arrives?
- We ring both contacts before writing the job off. Collections across DY5 run most weeks. A wasted journey does carry a charge, which is exactly why we confirm the window with the seller the day before.
- Do you handle the V5C?
- We can carry documents with the vehicle if both sides agree, but the ownership transfer itself stays between buyer and seller. Keep the paperwork separate from the car if it is valuable.
- Can you collect the same day I ring?
- Sometimes, if the diary is kind and the Brierley Hill address is close to a run already going out. This is a planned service though, so a day or two of notice gets a better price.