Trade plate vehicle movements in Dawlish and South Devon

The A379, the A380 and life beside the sea wall

The A379 is the coast road, running south to Teignmouth and north to Starcross and Exeter. When it is shut, the A380 inland is how our driver still reaches Exeter, so a storm on the wall changes the plan rather than cancelling it. We will agree a realistic date with you instead of promising a same day slot.

Dawlish Warren is a different last stretch from the town, and in the summer holiday season it fills with visitors. Let us know whether the car is in the Warren or up on a street above the Lawn, and give us the full postcode. Bookings that say Dawlish but are really in Teignmouth or Starcross need the right town on them.

Teignmouth, Shaldon, Starcross, Exminster and Exeter are all close by. A hop from Teignmouth into Dawlish is one job and a run from Dawlish to Glasgow is another. The station on the sea wall sits on the Exeter to Plymouth line, which gets our driver home after a one way delivery when the wall is open, and we plan around it when it is not.

Bringing auction cars home from BCA Bridgwater

The nearest BCA to Dawlish is BCA Bridgwater, back up the M5, with BCA Bristol further north. If your lot is at Manheim Saltash in Cornwall, we can collect from there instead.

We confirm with the auction that the car has been released before a driver is sent, so it moves as soon as it is free and storage charges do not build up. There is more on collecting auction lots after release if you need it. A salvage car is not something we can drive on plates, so book a transporter for that.

Dealer moves and customer deliveries around EX7

A typical booking here is an independent sending a car to a group site in Exeter, a part exchange heading to Bridgwater once it is legal to drive, or a lease return. A customer in Dawlish Warren who has been promised home delivery gets the car brought to their door by our driver.

Holiday parks in the Warren and a front door in the town centre are very different places to hand over a car, so please give us a named contact at each end. Read how we look after site transfers and retail handovers.

If you have several legal cars all heading the same way on a flexible date, a transporter may suit you better, and we will tell you so. For the one car that needs to leave now, a driven move is quicker.

Planning around storms and August traffic

A closed A379, rough weather on the sea wall and holiday traffic in the Warren are the usual reasons a Dawlish job needs extra thought. Add the gate details, whether it is the Warren or the town, and the name of the person meeting the driver, and we will route the drive accordingly. For a lot at BCA Bridgwater the M5 is the run, and release must be confirmed first.

A short trip from Teignmouth gets exactly the same paperwork as a long one. Condition and photos are recorded at collection, the receiver signs at handover and you receive the full report by email.

Booking a driven move from Dawlish

The car must be roadworthy and legal to drive, with a valid MOT where one is required. You do not need plates or cover of your own, because ours apply from collection until the car is signed for. If a driven move is not right for your vehicle, we will say so and suggest a transporter.

See how a driven trade plate movement works and how OVM reaches Dawlish from Glasgow.

Enter the registration, both postcodes and your dates for an instant quote with no account needed. Our Glasgow office at 48 West George Street, G2 1BP, is on 0141 459 1302 if you would rather talk.