- [Home](https://ovmtransport.com/) - Collection and delivery Proof of collection and delivery # Door to door collection and delivery, with proof Collection is not a pick-up. Delivery is not a drop. OVM treats both as a recorded handover of one roadworthy car or van, driven on trade plates, with photographs, mileage and a signature. Digital proof of collection and delivery provided when the vehicle is handed over. OVM Ltd, Companies House SC834621. Digital proof of collection and delivery provided. 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 **Unit:** One roadworthy car or van **Record:** Photos, mileage, signature **Close:** Digital proof at handover **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 - What door to door means on a real job - Proof of collection, before the wheels turn as transport - Proof of delivery, when someone actually receives it - Why one record, not two chases - What you send so the proof can be completed - Common questions ## On this page - What door to door means on a real job - Proof of collection, before the wheels turn as transport - Proof of delivery, when someone actually receives it - Why one record, not two chases - What you send so the proof can be completed - Common questions Need a price? Registration and both postcodes is usually enough to price it. Jump to the form ## What door to door means on a real job The driver goes to the address where the vehicle actually is. Then to the address where it has to be received. There is no depot leg for you to arrange. There is no we will leave it at a compound near you. If the collection is a dealer yard, that is the door. If the delivery is a customer's house, that is the door. Someone at each end has to know we are coming. Unmanned collection is how a job fails before it starts. Unmanned delivery is how you get a car on a drive with no signature. Named contacts, access codes, parking posts, alarm fobs, spare keys, charging cables: put them on the booking. The office in Glasgow would rather have too much detail than a driver in a car park ringing a number that goes to voicemail. The product you are booking is still a driven trade plate movement of a roadworthy car or van with a valid MOT. The meaning of that product is on [what a driven trade plate vehicle movement actually is](https://ovmtransport.com/vehicle-movements). This page is how the file is closed. ## Proof of collection, before the wheels turn as transport The record is taken before the vehicle is used as transport. That order matters. If you photograph after a motorway run, you have a picture of the arrival, not of what was accepted. That is the proof of collection. It is the baseline. Pre-existing damage belongs on that document, not in an email two days later. If collection is an auction compound, the same rule applies at the gate. You also need release confirmed before the driver is sent. That sequence is on [auction collection after release](https://ovmtransport.com/auction-collection). If collection is a dealer site moving stock internally, the releasing manager is the person who should care most about this step. That job type is on [site transfers and retail handovers](https://ovmtransport.com/dealer-delivery). - the vehicle against the registration you booked - photographs of the panels - the mileage reading - condition notes, including marks that were already there - who released it ## Proof of delivery, when someone actually receives it At delivery the driver records the vehicle again, captures a signature from the person receiving it and hands over keys and whatever documents you told us to carry. That is the proof of delivery. A retail handover adds the walkaround. A dealer compound handover adds a named person who will sign. Leave it on the back row and text me is not a POD. If the person on the booking is not there, the driver calls the office. We do not invent a completed delivery because the postcode was right. ## Why one record, not two chases Digital proof of collection and delivery provided when the vehicle is handed over. One registration, both ends. The office can file it. The dealer can file it. The fleet can file it. Nobody is hunting a second email with a different filename. The software we run books the job, tracks it and closes it. That is why the digital proof can exist as one artefact rather than a bundle of WhatsApp images. You are not depending on a driver remembering to send their camera roll. Road risk cover applies while the vehicle is on our plates. The photographs are what a later conversation actually uses. Cover without a condition record is a policy. A condition record is the evidence. For the longer insurance explanation already on the site, see [is trade plate delivery insured](https://ovmtransport.com/is-trade-plate-delivery-insured). Do not read extra cover into this page. ## What you send so the proof can be completed Registration. Both postcodes. Date required. Name, company, phone, email. Contacts at both ends. Any release code. Whether the delivery is a site or a customer. No account is needed to ask. Most quotes come back within the hour during working hours. Fuel is charged separately. If you only needed to know whether plates are the right product, go to [when trade plate delivery is the right move](https://ovmtransport.com/trade-plate-vehicle-delivery) before you book. If the job is nationwide rather than around the corner, coverage is explained as an operating model on [how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow](https://ovmtransport.com/coverage). Instant quote on this page. Call 0141 459 1302. Email info@ovmtransport.com. The office is in Glasgow. [Instant quote for a driven movement](https://ovmtransport.com/)[Send registration and both postcodes](https://ovmtransport.com/contact) Questions ## Common questions Prefer to speak to someone? Call the team. Instant Quote0141 459 1302 What does door to door actually mean on this service? Collection at the address you give, delivery at the address you give. One driver, one roadworthy vehicle, trade plates. You do not complete a depot-to-depot shuttle yourself. When is digital proof issued? When the vehicle is handed over. Proof of collection and proof of delivery go out together when the job closes, not as two separate chases from the office. That is the point of this URL. Do keys have to be with the vehicle? Yes. Keys have to be at collection. OVM is not a locksmith and this is not recovery. If keys are missing, the driver stops and the office calls you. What if the collection and delivery windows are the same afternoon a long way apart? Distance is driven, not flown. If the window is impossible, the office will say so when you quote rather than promise a time we cannot keep. Is this the same product as a trade plate vehicle movement? Same driven product, different page job. This URL is collection and delivery with the proof trail as the thing you came for. The movements hub explains the method. Use this page when both doors and the digital proof are the point. ## Other guides [Where we collect and deliver](https://ovmtransport.com/coverage) [Pricing guide ### What trade plate delivery costs and how the quote is built OVM does not publish a rate card for trade plate delivery. The quote is the driven job: distance on the actual route, the vehicle, wait or release at collection and whether it is same-day or planned. There are no made-up pound figures on this page. Two postcodes start it. Instant quote on this page or call 0141 459 1302. Read the guide](https://ovmtransport.com/trade-plate-delivery-cost-uk)[Timings guide ### How long trade plate delivery takes A trade plate delivery is usually next working day Nationwide once the car or van is ready and the release is done. Same day is possible on shorter runs if a driver can reach an open gate. The clock starts when the unit can leave, not when the quote is sent. Quote on this page or call 0141 459 1302. Read the guide](https://ovmtransport.com/how-long-does-trade-plate-delivery-take)[Insurance guide ### Is trade plate delivery insured? Yes. Trade plate delivery with OVM is insured: motor trade road risk while the vehicle is driven on our plates. Condition is photographed before it moves. You do not add our driver to your own policy. Instant quote on this page or call 0141 459 1302. Read the guide](https://ovmtransport.com/is-trade-plate-delivery-insured)[Comparison guide ### When a trade plate driver beats a transporter. When it does not Trade plate delivery beats a transporter when the car or van is roadworthy with a valid MOT and needs to leave now, not wait for a deck. A transporter is a loaded truck. Use plates when the unit is legal to drive and has to leave without waiting for a deck. Use a truck when it cannot be driven or several units travel as one load. Quote here or call 0141 459 1302. Read the guide](https://ovmtransport.com/trade-plate-delivery-vs-transporter) [Contact the team](https://ovmtransport.com/contact)[Blog](https://ovmtransport.com/blog)[Coverage map](https://ovmtransport.com/coverage)[Vehicle movements](https://ovmtransport.com/vehicle-movements)[Site transfers and retail handovers](https://ovmtransport.com/dealer-delivery)[Auction collection after release](https://ovmtransport.com/auction-collection)[POC and POD in the glossary](https://ovmtransport.com/glossary)[What actually sets a trade plate delivery price](https://ovmtransport.com/trade-plate-delivery-cost-uk)[Trade plate vs collection and delivery](https://ovmtransport.com/blog/trade-plate-vs-collection-and-delivery)[Delivery cost](https://ovmtransport.com/trade-plate-delivery-cost-uk)[Delivery times](https://ovmtransport.com/how-long-does-trade-plate-delivery-take)[Insurance](https://ovmtransport.com/is-trade-plate-delivery-insured)[Driven vs transporter](https://ovmtransport.com/trade-plate-delivery-vs-transporter)[Paperwork](https://ovmtransport.com/what-paperwork-is-required-for-trade-plate-delivery) ## Need the proof trail on a real movement? Send the registration and both postcodes. Instant quote, or call 0141 459 1302. Instant Quote0141 459 1302