- [Home](https://ovmtransport.com/) - [Blog](https://ovmtransport.com/blog) - When plates arrive 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. Instant Quote0141 459 1302 Before we show the price This Instant Quote is an indicative price, not a booking. Subject to driver availability. We cover nationwide, but there is no guarantee of acceptance. I agree Your quote Collect Deliver Date required Movement cost Fuel charged separately Request a Callback View PDF Share this quote # Copy link Someone from our team will contact you We have your details and the quote is saved. Most calls go out within the hour during working hours. Share this quote # Copy link 0141 459 1302 **This page:** Plates arriving **The other page:** How long the movement takes **OVM does:** The driven movement **Office:** 0141 459 1302 - 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 - Two different questions - We will not invent a DVLA timescale - What OVM actually does - Our plates are already on the job - What actually happens - Common questions ## On this page - Two different questions - We will not invent a DVLA timescale - What OVM actually does - Our plates are already on the job - What actually happens - Common questions Need a price? Registration and both postcodes is usually enough to price it. Jump to the form ## 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 takes](https://ovmtransport.com/how-long-does-trade-plate-delivery-take)[What is trade plate delivery?](https://ovmtransport.com/blog/what-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 movements](https://ovmtransport.com/vehicle-movements)[How long the delivery takes](https://ovmtransport.com/how-long-does-trade-plate-delivery-take) 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. - 01 ### Work out which question you have Plates arriving for a trader, or a car that needs driving. They are not the same wait. - 02 ### If it is the plates themselves Ask the issuing office. We will not invent their timescale. - 03 ### If the vehicle is legal to drive Send the registration and both postcodes. That is the movement. - 04 ### We collect and deliver OVM plates, photographs, mileage, signature. Digital proof when the job closes. Questions ## Common questions Prefer to speak to someone? Call the team. Instant Quote0141 459 1302 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. ## Other posts [All posts](https://ovmtransport.com/blog) [Dealers ### What to confirm before you book a trade plate driver Dealers already have posts on failed collections, part-ex, one registration and release codes. Controllers still send half a job and then ring at noon asking where the car is. This is the checklist the office runs before a driver leaves. Bookmark it. Hand it to whoever books. Instant quote on this page or call 0141 459 1302. Read the post](https://ovmtransport.com/blog/dealer-trade-plate-booking-checklist)[Auction gate ### Name the collector before the driver sits in the lane The compound will not release a lot to a stranger at the barrier. Buying it is not naming who is collecting. OVM has to be the named collector, with identification and plates, before a driver is sent. If you name nobody, the driver waits in the lane and storage keeps running. Instant quote on this page or call 0141 459 1302. Read the post](https://ovmtransport.com/blog/named-collector-auction-gate)[Collections ### A wasted journey is usually paperwork, not the drive A wasted journey is usually paperwork, not the drive. Four things fail a collection: no release, no keys, no valid MOT, or the window is shut. OVM will not pretend a driver can magic those. A wasted collection can still attract the fee. Confirm it before we dispatch. Instant quote on this page or call 0141 459 1302. Read the post](https://ovmtransport.com/blog/failed-trade-plate-collection)[Dealers ### Collecting a part-ex from a customer's drive A part-ex collection is the car still on a customer's drive. Not a compound. Not a dealer roof. Not a sold car going to a buyer. There has to be a named contact who actually has the keys. The car still has to be legal to drive. If they are out, or the V5 is in a kitchen drawer, the job fails. Instant quote on this page or call 0141 459 1302. 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