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Auction collection checklist after the hammer

OVM collects after release, on trade plates. Not a transporter. Valid MOT and drivable only. Instant quote at ovmtransport.com/auction-collection-checklist or call 0141 459 1302.

Registration: ______________________ Compound: ______________________

Delivery postcode: ________________ Date wanted: ____________________

Before you bid

• ☐ Lot is actually drivable (not starts on video only)
• ☐ Valid MOT (checked on the registration, not assumed from the catalogue)
• ☐ Keys present, or missing keys flagged
• ☐ I know how this site releases (account / cleared funds / title check)
• ☐ I know who pays storage after the hammer. I know when their free period ends
• ☐ If it is salvage, no MOT, or a non-runner: this is a transporter job, not OVM

After you buy (do not dispatch until every box is ticked)

• ☐ Auction paid (OVM is not the cashier)
• ☐ Release code / buyer reference in hand
• ☐ OVM office has confirmed that code with the compound
• ☐ Collector named as OVM, if the site requires a named collector
• ☐ Pickup window confirmed with the site (not guessed)
• ☐ Named contact at delivery who knows we are coming
• ☐ Quote accepted: registration, compound, both postcodes, 0141 459 1302

Compound (circle). Gate procedure is that site's, asked on the day.

• ☐ BCA
• ☐ Manheim
• ☐ Central Car Auctions
• ☐ Wilsons
• ☐ Other independent on the OVM auction hub

Site name: __________________________

Before the engine starts (driver)

• ☐ Every panel photographed
• ☐ Mileage recorded
• ☐ Condition notes against this registration
• ☐ Keys and travelling documents checked
• ☐ If it is not roadworthy or not as described: stop, call the office, do not drive

Storage-charge race

• ☐ I am not waiting for a truck to fill while storage runs on a single roadworthy unit
• ☐ I have not asked OVM to try the gate before release is confirmed
• ☐ If the lot cannot be driven out, I am booking a transporter, not a driver

Storage does not pause for paperwork, a full deck, or a wasted journey.

Stop. Do not send a trade plate driver if

• ☐ No valid MOT
• ☐ Non-runner / will not steer / brakes you would not trust
• ☐ Salvage, category write-off, unfinished repair
• ☐ Compound will not release for a driven exit
• ☐ Height or weight a driver cannot take
• ☐ Northern Ireland (OVM does not cover it)

OVM will say so rather than take the booking.

OVM Ltd · 48 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1BP · 0141 459 1302 · ovmtransport.com

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