Trade Plate Vehicle Movements in Bath

Into the bowl by the A4, the A36 and the A46

Most longer drives reach Bath from junction 18 of the M4 and down the A46. The A4 links the city with Bristol and Chippenham, while the A36 follows the river towards Warminster and Westbury. Queues on the A4 out of Bristol and closures on Cleveland Bridge can change the day, so we agree a date you can keep.

Cheap Street, Walcot Street and the lanes behind the abbey are tight. Compounds at Locksbrook, Lymore and along the Lower Bristol Road usually have barriers and often carry a BA2 postcode rather than BA1. Homes in Larkhall, Oldfield Park, Widcombe or Bathwick need a legal place to stop, so tell us exactly where the car is.

Keynsham, Saltford, Peasedown St John, Bradford on Avon, Chippenham and Bristol are all close neighbours. A hop from Locksbrook across the city is one job and a run from Bath to Glasgow is another. Bath Spa is the main line station, with Oldfield Park handy for Twerton, and we choose whichever suits the driver after a one way delivery.

Collecting auction cars from BCA Westbury

There is no auction site in Bath, so most local buyers collect from BCA Westbury and come back along the A36. BCA Bristol lies to the west, BCA Bridgwater is down the M5 and Manheim Dursley covers lots bought in Gloucestershire.

We confirm release with Westbury or your chosen site before a driver is sent, so nobody waits at a locked gate. If you have not booked one before, read about auction collection after release. Lots sold as salvage cannot leave Westbury on our plates.

Bath dealers, Locksbrook vans and Georgian doorsteps

A typical Bath booking is an independent sending a car to a group site in Bristol or Swindon, or a part exchange heading to Westbury once it is legal to drive. Fleet vans come off units at Locksbrook and on the Lower Bristol Road, and each one needs a valid MOT before we can take it. Light vans are fine. HGVs are outside what we move.

If a customer in Larkhall is expecting their new car, our driver delivers it to the door, which is far easier in festival week than squeezing a transporter along the A4. A locked unit at Locksbrook and a Georgian house in Bathwick need different details, so add a named contact at each end. We explain site transfers and retail handovers in more detail elsewhere.

Cleveland Bridge, Saltford and getting the address right

Most hold ups come from a Saltford or Keynsham collection booked as Bath. Add the estate name, any barrier code and the person meeting the driver, and nobody will be sent to Locksbrook when the car is at a house in Widcombe. For a lot at BCA Westbury, the driver goes once release is confirmed.

A short trip from Keynsham gets the same paperwork as a long run north. The driver photographs the car before leaving, the person receiving it signs and proof of collection and delivery arrive together by email.

Booking a Bath movement with OVM

Whatever is leaving BA1, it must be roadworthy and road legal, with a current MOT where needed. From the moment we collect in Bath until the car is signed for, it runs on our trade plates and under our motor trade road risk insurance. Want to know more? Read about trade plate movements and how we cover the UK.

Booking from Bath works just as it does anywhere else. For an instant quote, all you need is the registration, both postcodes and your dates.