- [Home](https://ovmtransport.com/) - [Blog](https://ovmtransport.com/blog) - Same day vs planned Timing # Same day versus planned trade plate delivery Planned is cheaper because it fits a driver's day. Same day costs more because it pulls a driver off other work. The quote on this page is for the actual job, not a rate card. 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 **Planned:** Fits an existing day **Same day:** Pulls a driver off other work **Price:** Quoted on the job **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 - Why planned costs less - Why same day costs more - Tell us the date you actually need - The date you pick is part of the price - What actually happens - Common questions ## On this page - Why planned costs less - Why same day costs more - Tell us the date you actually need - The date you pick is part of the price - What actually happens - Common questions Need a price? Registration and both postcodes is usually enough to price it. Jump to the form ## Why planned costs less A movement booked a few days out can sit in a driver's existing run. Collection and delivery match work they already have nearby. The repositioning is shared, not loaded onto one job. That is the cheapest way to move a roadworthy car or van on trade plates. If your date can move by a day, say so when you ask. It is usually the easiest lever you have. ### Booked into the day The driver is already in the area, or heading through it. Less dead time on the clock. ### Batches help Several vehicles on one route share the running about. Singles still move. They just carry more of the day. [What trade plate delivery costs](https://ovmtransport.com/trade-plate-delivery-cost-uk)[How long it takes](https://ovmtransport.com/how-long-does-trade-plate-delivery-take) ## Why same day costs more Same day means a driver is taken off something else, or sent out with no other work around it. That disruption is real. It is priced before we commit, not added as a surprise at invoice. We will not invent a figure here. Distance, the vehicle and wait and release time sit in the quote. How urgently you need it sits in there too. Same day is one of those inputs. Next-morning is usually kinder on the day than a two-hour scramble, if that still meets you. ### Urgent dispatch Quoted for the disruption it causes. If we cannot do it today, we will say so rather than hope. ### Wait time still counts A same-day auction collection that then sits at the gate is still a same-day job with wait on the clock. [Auction collection after you buy](https://ovmtransport.com/blog/auction-collection-after-you-buy)[Vehicle movements](https://ovmtransport.com/vehicle-movements) ## Tell us the date you actually need Flexible dates get planned. A hard same-day need gets priced as same day. Do not ask for same day if tomorrow morning would do. The office would rather give you the planned figure. Weekend and bank holiday collections depend on who is available. Any premium is in the quote you see, not tacked on later. [Car transport](https://ovmtransport.com/car-transport)[Dealer delivery](https://ovmtransport.com/dealer-delivery) In practice ## The date you pick is part of the price Same distance, different day, different cost. Planned work sits in a run. Same day pulls someone off one. Ask for the date you need, not the one that sounds impressive. How it runs ## What actually happens Four steps. Most of them are ours rather than yours. - 01 ### Say when it actually needs to move Same day, next morning, or a date that can flex. - 02 ### Send registration and both postcodes Vehicle type and any wait at collection, if you know it. - 03 ### You get a fixed figure Urgency is in that figure. Nothing extra after you accept. - 04 ### We put a driver on it Planned into the day, or pulled across if you paid for same day and we accepted. Questions ## Common questions Prefer to speak to someone? Call the team. Instant Quote0141 459 1302 Is planned trade plate delivery cheaper than same day? Yes. Planned work fits a driver's day. Same day pulls a driver off other work, so it costs more. We quote the actual job rather than publish a rate card. Can you always do same day? No. It depends on a driver being free and the collection being ready. If we cannot do it today, we will say so. Do you show prices on this page? No list of pound figures. The quote form prices the route, the vehicle, the wait and the timing you asked for. What if my date can move? Say so. A day of flex is often the difference between a planned run and an urgent dispatch. How do I ask? Instant quote on this page, or 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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We will price that date. Registration, both postcodes and when it needs to move. Planned if you can. Same day if you cannot. Instant Quote0141 459 1302