Trade plate vehicle movements in Daventry and west Northamptonshire

The A45, Watling Street and junction 18 of the M1

Our drivers usually reach Daventry from junction 18 of the M1. The A45 runs west towards Coventry and east towards Northampton, while the A5, the old Watling Street, links Rugby with Towcester. The Grand Union Canal winds through the countryside around the town.

Middlemore and Monksmoor are housing, Kilsby is a village and DIRFT is a logistics site with its own barriers, so tell us exactly which you mean. A collection from a park towards the M1 needs a named person and a gate code, which is very different from a car parked off the High Street.

Rugby, Weedon, Long Buckby, Kilsby, Northampton and Banbury are all close neighbours. A Rugby collection with a Daventry delivery is one job, and so is a Daventry to Glasgow run. Daventry has no railway station, so after a one way delivery our driver heads home from Long Buckby on the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line.

Auction collections from Manheim Northampton, BCA Measham and BCA Bedford

Manheim Northampton is the nearest auction site to Daventry, an easy run along the A45. BCA Measham lies to the north near the A42 and BCA Bedford to the east if that is where you bought. DIRFT and the nearby parks are logistics sites, not auction compounds.

We confirm release with the site before a driver sets off, so the car is ready when we arrive. Find out how our auction collection after release works. Salvage vehicles cannot travel on trade plates.

Market town stock and vans from the logistics parks

A typical Daventry booking is an independent sending a car to a Northampton or Rugby group site, a part exchange heading to Manheim once it is legal to drive, a customer in Middlemore expecting a delivery at home or a fleet van leaving a park near junction 18.

Vans coming off a logistics contract are welcome as long as each one is legal to drive. If several non runners are sitting on a park, they belong on a transporter, and we will tell you so rather than send a driver who cannot take them.

A barrier near DIRFT and a front door in town need different instructions, so add a named contact for each end. Our page on site transfers and retail handovers explains how we handle both.

Planning around junction 18, A5 lorries and shift change

Traffic at junction 18, heavy lorry traffic on the A5 and shift change on the parks can all hold up a collection. If the car is at DIRFT, we will not send the driver to the High Street first, and for a lot at Manheim Northampton release must be confirmed before we set off.

Put the park, the barrier details and the contact name on the quote, and choose a date you can keep. Even a short Rugby hop gets photos and mileage at collection, a signature on delivery and one report by email.

Booking your Daventry movement

We supply the trade plates, and the vehicle must be roadworthy and legal to drive with a valid MOT where one is required. Our motor trade road risk insurance covers it from collection until it is signed for. Read more about driven trade plate vehicle movements and how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow.

For an instant quote, enter the registration, both postcodes and your dates. An account only changes how you are invoiced, so you can book without one, or call 0141 459 1302.