Trade plate vehicle movements in Brackley and south Northamptonshire

Reaching Brackley on the A43, the A422 and the M40

The A43 is the main artery, a dual carriageway running up to Towcester and the M1, and down the other way to the M40 at Ardley. The A422 links the town with Banbury and Buckingham. Coming from Glasgow, our drivers take the M74 and M6, then the M1 or M40 onto the A43.

The town centre around Market Place is compact, so a retail handover there needs someone waiting and a legal place to stop. A unit on the industrial estates along the Buckingham Road is a different kind of collection, and the booking should say which one we are heading to.

Towcester, Buckingham, Banbury, Middleton Cheney and Evenley all sit close by. A collection in Towcester and a delivery in Brackley is one simple job, and so is a car collected in Brackley and delivered to Glasgow.

Collecting from Manheim Northampton and other nearby auctions

Most Brackley dealers buy at Manheim Northampton, a short run up the A43. BCA Bedford lies to the east, BCA Birmingham covers purchases made in the West Midlands and Wilsons Auctions Witney is the Oxfordshire option along the A40.

We confirm with the auction that your lot has been released before a driver sets off, so tell us exactly which site you bought from. Our guide to auction collection after release explains each step. Salvage lots are not something we can drive.

Dealer transfers, part exchanges and fleet cars around NN13

Typical Brackley bookings include a group transfer from a Northampton prep centre to a satellite site in town, a part exchange heading to Manheim once it is legal to drive and lease returns from homes and workplaces. Many fleet cars come from businesses in the local engineering and motorsport belt.

If you have promised a customer on an estate near the A422 a car delivered to their door, our driver arrives in it, with no transporter waiting on the kerb. Here is how we handle site transfers and retail handovers. For units out towards Shacks Barn, please give us a named contact who can open up.

Planning around Silverstone traffic and the A43

Roadworks on the A43 and event traffic at Silverstone are the two things most likely to slow a Brackley run. If the car is at a workplace near the circuit, send that exact postcode and a contact at the barrier rather than simply writing Brackley.

There is no main line station in town, so we plan our driver's return through Banbury or Milton Keynes. Please make sure the car has enough fuel or charge to reach the first filling point on the A43, and include any access instructions alongside the registration when you book.

Booking a Brackley vehicle movement

We supply the trade plates, and the vehicle must be roadworthy with a valid MOT where one is required. If it is not legal to drive, it needs a transporter instead. Condition and photos are recorded before we set off, the receiver signs on delivery and you get one report by email. Read about driven trade plate vehicle movements and how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow.

You can price a move online with no account and no obligation. Enter the registration, both postcodes and your dates for an instant quote, or call 0141 459 1302. Regular customers can open an account, which only affects invoicing.