- [Home](https://ovmtransport.com/) - [Blog](https://ovmtransport.com/blog) - Companies Explainer # OVM is a trade plate company, not a directory OVM is the trade plate company, not a list of rivals. Trade plate driver companies should put a driver in a roadworthy car or van on their own plates and send proof. We will not take a non-runner. Instant quote on this page or call 0141 459 1302. OVM Ltd, Companies House SC834621. Digital proof of collection and delivery provided. 0141 459 1302. Last updated 2 September 2026. 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 **Must drive:** Valid MOT, drivable **Proof:** Digital POC and POD **Cover:** Nationwide **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 - Four things that have to be true - What OVM will not pretend to be - Ask to see the proof, not a promise - What actually happens - Common questions ## On this page - Four things that have to be true - What OVM will not pretend to be - Ask to see the proof, not a promise - What actually happens - Common questions Need a price? Registration and both postcodes is usually enough to price it. Jump to the form ## Four things that have to be true The vehicle has to be legal to drive: valid MOT, drivable. If it is not, a transporter is the right tool. A company that takes non-runners on plates is not doing this work. The movement is driven, not loaded. One car or van, one driver, door to door. A low-loader is a different product. Ask which one you are actually buying. You should get digital proof of collection and delivery provided. If the paperwork is a photo on a phone and nothing else, you have no record when something is disputed. Insurance has to sit on the movement. Ask. OVM covers every job with motor trade road risk. The office is 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP. Telephone 0141 459 1302. ### Insured on plates Motor trade road risk while the vehicle is driven on our plates. Not arranged per booking as an afterthought. ### Digital proof closes the job Proof of collection and proof of delivery together. That is how the office and the dealer finish the day. [Is trade plate delivery insured?](https://ovmtransport.com/is-trade-plate-delivery-insured)[Proof of collection and delivery](https://ovmtransport.com/blog/proof-of-collection-and-proof-of-delivery)[Vehicle movements hub](https://ovmtransport.com/vehicle-movements) ## What OVM will not pretend to be We do not move salvage. We do not move non-runners. We do not load trucks. If you searched trade plate companies and you actually need a transporter, we will tell you rather than take the job and fail at the gate. There is no published pound figure. The quote is the two postcodes, the vehicle and whether it is same day or planned. Instant quote on this page. The product is [what a driven trade plate vehicle movement actually is](https://ovmtransport.com/vehicle-movements). The choice against a truck is [trade plate delivery versus a transporter](https://ovmtransport.com/trade-plate-delivery-vs-transporter). How the figure is built is [what actually sets a trade plate delivery price](https://ovmtransport.com/trade-plate-delivery-cost-uk). If you want to drive the work, that is [drive for us](https://ovmtransport.com/drive-for-us), not this page. [What a driven trade plate vehicle movement actually is](https://ovmtransport.com/vehicle-movements)[Trade plate delivery versus a transporter](https://ovmtransport.com/trade-plate-delivery-vs-transporter)[What actually sets a trade plate delivery price](https://ovmtransport.com/trade-plate-delivery-cost-uk) In practice ## Ask to see the proof, not a promise Photographs, mileage, a signature. Digital proof when the handover finishes. How it runs ## What actually happens Four steps. Most of them are ours rather than yours. - 01 ### Ask if they only drive roadworthy cars and vans Valid MOT. If they also do salvage on plates, that is a different firm. - 02 ### Ask for digital POC and POD Digital proof, both ends. Not a photo in a chat. - 03 ### Send the registration and both postcodes That is enough for an OVM quote. - 04 ### Call the office if you would rather speak 0141 459 1302. OVM Ltd, 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP. Questions ## Common questions Prefer to speak to someone? Call the team. Instant Quote0141 459 1302 Is OVM a directory of other trade plate companies? No. OVM is the operator. We drive a roadworthy car or van on our plates and send you the proof when the job closes. We do not list rivals and we do not run a marketplace. If you actually need a loaded truck, we will say so rather than pretend. Instant quote on this page or call 0141 459 1302. What should a trade plate driver company refuse? Non-runners. Salvage. Anything without a valid MOT. HGVs and rigids. A private household move. If they take those on plates, they are not doing this work. Ask that before you send a VRM. Then use the instant quote on this page or call 0141 459 1302. Does a trade plate company sell plates, or the movement? The movement. OVM does not sell trade plates. The plates sit on the driver. You pay for collect, drive, hand over and digital proof when the job closes. The quote is two postcodes, not a DVLA fee. Fuel is charged separately. Instant quote on this page or call 0141 459 1302. ## 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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Send the registration and both postcodes. If it cannot legally be driven, we will say so. Instant Quote0141 459 1302