Trade plate vehicle movements in Barnstaple and North Devon

The A361 link road, the A39 and the A377

The A361 North Devon Link Road keeps Barnstaple well connected for a driven move. It runs as dual carriageway from the M5 at Tiverton to the town, then carries on towards Braunton and Ilfracombe. The A39 Atlantic Highway is slower and leads to Bideford and Bude, while the A377 follows the Taw valley through Crediton country to Exeter.

Let us know which road your move will use, because a Barnstaple to Exeter run on the A377 is a different plan from Barnstaple to Bristol on the A361 and M5.

Braunton, Fremington, Bishops Tawton, South Molton, Ilfracombe and Bideford all share work with Barnstaple. A collection in one of them delivered into town is one job, and a Barnstaple collection going to Glasgow is booked exactly the same way.

Town centre handovers and Roundswell compounds

Around the Long Bridge the town centre streets are tight, so a retail handover on Boutport Street or in a terrace towards Sticklepath needs someone waiting at the door. A driven car suits those streets far better than a trailer. Dealer compounds are more likely to be out at Roundswell or along the A39 western bypass.

Bideford is a separate town, and Appledore and the estuary yards have their own access, so please give us the full postcode rather than writing North Devon on the form.

Auction lots from BCA Bridgwater and the M5 sites

With no auction yard in Barnstaple, most North Devon dealers buy at BCA Bridgwater on the M5 in Somerset. BCA Bristol is the next option further north, and Manheim Saltash in Cornwall covers lots bought in the other direction.

We confirm release with your chosen site before a driver is sent. More detail is in auction collection after release. Salvage vehicles cannot travel on trade plates.

Whether it is a site transfer or a home delivery, a single car in North Devon rarely needs to wait for a transporter to fill its deck on the M5. Retail customers in villages off the A361 get our driver arriving in their car, not a low loader. See how we handle site transfers and retail handovers, and include named contacts, access codes and charging cables for EVs with a valid MOT.

Roadworthiness, proof and the Tarka Line

Every vehicle must have a valid MOT where one is required, be taxed and be ready to drive, since trade plates cannot fix a failed test. Light commercial vans are welcome, though we do not move HGVs.

Our driver takes photos and records the mileage before setting off, and the receiver signs on arrival. Proof of collection and delivery reaches you in one report, as set out in vehicle collection and delivery with POC and POD. Our road risk insurance for the motor trade protects the car from the moment it is collected until it is signed for, with fuel or charging included.

Barnstaple station sits on the Tarka Line to Exeter, which gives our driver a way home after a one way delivery. Find out what a driven trade plate movement is and how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow.

Book your Barnstaple movement

Enter the registration, both postcodes and your dates for an instant quote with no account and no obligation. If trade plates are not the right fit for your vehicle, we will tell you so and suggest a transporter instead.

You can also call 0141 459 1302 or write to us at 48 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1BP.