Plates, not the movement

How long do trade plates take to arrive?

How long DVLA trade plates take to arrive is not how long a trade plate delivery takes. The first is the plates themselves turning up for a trader. The second is a driver moving a roadworthy car or van. OVM does the driven movement once the vehicle is legal to drive.

OVM Ltd, Companies House SC834621. Digital proof of collection and delivery provided. 0141 459 1302.

OVM Ltd, 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP. Telephone 0141 459 1302.

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Registration, both postcodes, date, name, company, phone and email.

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How long the movement takes
OVM does
The driven movement
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  • Our own software

    Every job is booked, tracked and closed in software we built for the motor trade.

  • Always driven

    Moved under trade plates by a driver, never loaded onto a transporter.

  • Fully insured

    Motor trade road risk while the vehicle is driven on our plates.

  • POC and POD on every job

    Digital proof of collection and delivery provided when the vehicle is handed over.

On this page
  1. Two different questions
  2. We will not invent a DVLA timescale
  3. What OVM actually does
  4. Our plates are already on the job
  5. What actually happens
  6. Common questions

Two different questions

People type “how long do trade plates take to arrive” when they are waiting on a set of plates from DVLA, or from whoever issues them for that trader. That is paperwork and a physical plate turning up. It is not a car moving.

A trade plate delivery is the movement. A driver collects a roadworthy car or van, drives it on plates OVM already carries and hands it over. How long that takes is a different page.

Plates arriving

The trader's own plates, issued for that business. Timing sits with the issuing office, not with OVM.

The movement

A driver, OVM plates, a legal car or van. That clock starts when the vehicle can actually be driven.

How long trade plate delivery takesWhat is trade plate delivery?

We will not invent a DVLA timescale

How long plates take to arrive depends on the issuing office and on the trader's own application. Some traders already hold plates. Some are waiting on a first issue or a replacement. OVM is not DVLA. We will not publish a number we cannot stand behind.

If you are waiting on plates for your own use, ask the office that is issuing them. That is the honest answer. Guessing a number here would be a lie.

What OVM actually does

OVM already has trade plates. You do not wait for us to be issued a set before a job can run. You wait for the vehicle to be legal to drive: valid MOT, drivable, ready for the road. Then a driver collects it and delivers it, with digital proof of collection and proof of delivery.

If the car cannot legally be driven, plates will not save it. A transporter is the right tool. We will say so.

Need the vehicle moved? Instant quote on this page, or call the office on 0141 459 1302. OVM Ltd, 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP.

Vehicle movementsHow long the delivery takes
A roadworthy car handed over on OVM trade plates

In practice

Our plates are already on the job

You are not waiting for OVM to be posted a set. You are waiting for the vehicle to be legal to drive. Then we move it.

How it runs

What actually happens

Four steps. Most of them are ours rather than yours.

  1. 01

    Work out which question you have

    Plates arriving for a trader, or a car that needs driving. They are not the same wait.

  2. 02

    If it is the plates themselves

    Ask the issuing office. We will not invent their timescale.

  3. 03

    If the vehicle is legal to drive

    Send the registration and both postcodes. That is the movement.

  4. 04

    We collect and deliver

    OVM plates, photographs, mileage, signature. Digital proof when the job closes.

Questions

Common questions

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How long do trade plates take to arrive?

If you mean DVLA plates turning up for a trader, it depends on the issuing office and on that trader's own plates. OVM does not issue them and will not invent a processing time. If you mean how long a trade plate delivery takes, that is a different page: a driver moving a roadworthy car or van.

Is this the same as how long trade plate delivery takes?

No. Plate arrival is the plates themselves. Trade plate delivery is the driven movement. OVM does the movement once the vehicle is legal to drive.

Do I wait for OVM to receive plates before you can collect?

No. OVM already carries trade plates. The vehicle still needs a valid MOT and has to be drivable. If it is not, we will say a transporter is the right call.

Who do I ask if I am waiting on my own plates?

The office that is issuing them. That is not OVM. For a movement of a roadworthy car or van, use the quote form on this page or call 0141 459 1302. OVM Ltd, 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP.

If the vehicle is legal to drive, we can quote the movement

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