Trade plate vehicle movements in Biddulph and the Staffordshire Moorlands

The A527, the A523 and the last miles into Biddulph

The A527 is the town's main road, with Congleton to the north and Tunstall and the rest of Stoke to the south. The A523 towards Leek and Macclesfield is the other useful route for jobs heading into Cheshire or the Peak. Biddulph is not on a motorway, so the M6 is reached through the Potteries.

Knypersley, Gillow Heath and Biddulph Moor are all different from the High Street, and a farm lane above the moor is a long way from a showroom. Victoria Business Park usually means a barrier and a named manager, while the High Street means parked cars and a customer at the door. Tell us which you mean when you book.

Ice on Biddulph Moor and slow traffic through Tunstall can both affect timings, so give us the date you really need and we will plan around it.

Congleton, Kidsgrove, Leek and the neighbouring towns

Congleton, Kidsgrove, Tunstall, Leek, Alsager and Hanley all share work with Biddulph. Collecting in Congleton and delivering to Biddulph is one job, and a Biddulph collection delivered to Glasgow or Birmingham is booked in exactly the same way.

Biddulph has no station of its own, so our driver usually heads home from Congleton after a one way delivery. We build that into the plan.

Auction collections from Central Car Auctions Stafford and the Black Country

With no auction yard in Biddulph, the nearest choice is Central Car Auctions Stafford. BCA Walsall and Manheim Darlaston cover the Black Country, BCA Measham lies to the east and BCA Carrington is the Manchester option if your lot is there.

Each site has its own gate process, and a hammer price on its own will not get a car released, so we confirm release before a driver sets off. The full process is set out in auction collection after release. Salvage cannot travel on trade plates.

Potteries dealer transfers and Moorlands home deliveries

Typical bookings include a Potteries dealer moving a car onto a Biddulph forecourt, a part exchange heading to Stafford or Measham once it is legal to drive and a lease return from an ST8 drive. A single car rarely needs to wait for a transporter to fill its deck in Tunstall.

A dealer transfer from a Hanley prep shop to a Biddulph satellite is a quiet handover to a named manager. A customer on an estate or in a village towards Biddulph Moor who was promised a walkround needs a different approach. See how we handle site transfers and retail handovers.

Please give us named contacts and any height barrier codes, because a locked unit off a side street costs everyone a wasted trip.

MOT, digital proof and booking from ST8

We can only move a vehicle that is legal to drive, with a valid MOT where one is required. Our driver records the condition at collection, the receiver signs on delivery and you get both proofs in one report. The steps are set out in vehicle collection and delivery with POC and POD. Cover comes from our motor trade road risk insurance, which runs until the car is signed for, and fuel or charging is included.

Our guides explain what a driven trade plate movement is and how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow. For an instant quote, enter the registration, both postcodes and your dates, or call 0141 459 1302. If trade plates are not the right fit we will say so and suggest a transporter.

Our office is at 48 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1BP.