Trade plate vehicle movements in Ferndown, east Dorset

Ferndown, the A31 and the heath roads

The A31 runs through the town, east to Ringwood and the M27 and west to Wimborne and Bere Regis. The A348 drops south into Bournemouth and the A347 follows the Northbourne road. Closures on the A31 between Ringwood and Wimborne and holiday traffic heading for Bournemouth both affect timings, so we agree a date you can rely on.

West Moors, Trickett's Cross, St Leonards, Three Legged Cross and Colehill all have their own last stretch, and private roads near Ferndown Forest can be hard to find. Units towards Cobham Road may have height bars that never show on a map. Send us the gate details you would give your own driver and the collection starts on time.

Wimborne Minster, Ringwood, Verwood, Poole and Bournemouth are all close by. A hop from West Moors into Ferndown is one job and a run from Ferndown to Glasgow is another. The town has no railway station, so we plan the driver's onward route via Bournemouth or Poole after a one way delivery.

Collecting auction cars from BCA Westbury

There is no auction site in Ferndown, and the nearest BCA is over the border at BCA Westbury in Wiltshire. BCA Bristol and the Gloucestershire site at Manheim Dursley are the options further north if that is where you bought.

Once Westbury or your chosen site confirms the lot has been released, our driver collects it from the gate and brings it home by the A350 and A31. Read the detail on auction collection after release before you book. The car must be roadworthy, because trade plates do not make a non runner legal.

Dealer transfers and fleet vans along the A31

A typical booking is a Ferndown independent sending a car to a group site in Poole or Southampton, or a part exchange heading to Westbury once it is legal to drive. Fleet vans leave units on Cobham Road and towards Uddens, and each one needs a valid MOT before we can take it.

When a customer in West Moors or out towards Matchams has been promised home delivery, our driver brings the car to their door, with no trailer blocking the A31. A locked industrial park and a gated house need different details, so add a named contact at each end. Details of site transfers and retail handovers are on their own page.

Avoiding a wasted trip to Trickett's Cross

Give us the estate name, any barrier code and the person meeting the driver. Then nobody is sent to Victoria Road when the car is at Trickett's Cross, or to Ferndown Forest when the lot is waiting at BCA Westbury.

A short move from West Moors gets the same paperwork as a long run north, which keeps internal transfers free of argument. Condition and photos are taken at collection, the receiver signs at handover and you receive proof of collection and delivery together by email.

Booking your BH22 movement

The car or van must be roadworthy and legal to drive, with a valid MOT where one is required. We arrange the plates, and the vehicle is covered by our motor trade road risk insurance until it is signed for. Read about what a driven trade plate vehicle movement is and how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow.

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