Trade plate vehicle movements in Gloucester and the Severn Vale

The M5, the A40 and the roads into Gloucester

Our drivers reach Gloucester at junctions 11 and 12 of the M5. The A40 runs west to Ross and east to Cheltenham and Oxford, the A38 links Tewkesbury and Bristol and the A417 heads for Cirencester. Closures at Brockworth and queues on the A40 can slow a run, so we agree a realistic date rather than promising a same day collection.

Westgate Street, Eastgate Street and the streets around the Cross are tight, and the docks are a separate last stretch. Units at Quedgeley, Barnwood and Metz Way usually have barriers, so please add a named manager. For a house in Tredworth or Kingsholm, tell us where the driver can stop legally, especially on a match day.

Collecting at Barnwood and delivering in Kingsholm is one job, and so is collecting in Gloucester and delivering to Glasgow. Cheltenham, Stroud, Quedgeley, Churchdown, Tewkesbury and Dursley are all neighbours.

Cheltenham, Churchdown and Quedgeley: book the right GL postcode

GL1 around the Cross is a different drive from GL2 towards Quedgeley, and Cheltenham in GL50 is another town altogether. If your car is in Cheltenham or Churchdown, put that place and the exact postcode on the booking.

Gloucester station sits on the Bristol to Birmingham line and is usually the driver's way home after a one way delivery. For a delivery in Cheltenham, we plan the return from Cheltenham Spa instead.

Collecting lots from Manheim Dursley, BCA Bristol and BCA Westbury

Gloucester has no auction site, so local buyers mostly collect from Manheim Dursley down the A38 or BCA Bristol further south. BCA Westbury in Wiltshire is covered too.

Release is confirmed with the auction before a driver is sent, so your lot is ready when we arrive. You will find the details under auction collection after release. Salvage cannot be driven on trade plates, so book a transporter for those.

Severn dealers moving stock to Bristol and Birmingham

A typical Gloucester booking is an independent sending a car to a group site in Bristol or Birmingham, a part exchange going to Dursley once it is legal to drive or a fleet van leaving Quedgeley. Each one travels on its own, with no waiting for a transporter on the M5.

If a customer in Longlevens has been promised their car at the door, our driver delivers it in person, with no trailer on Westgate. Read more about site transfers and retail handovers, and put the estate name, barrier code and a contact on the booking.

A quick hop from Barnwood to Kingsholm gets exactly the same record as a long drive north: photos and a condition record at collection, the receiver's signature on delivery and a single emailed report.

Booking a GL1 vehicle movement

We can move any car or van that is roadworthy and legal to drive, with a valid MOT where one is required. We bring the trade plates, and anything that cannot be driven will need a transporter. Motor trade road risk insurance is in place from collection right through to the signature on delivery.

Dealers in Gloucester can find out more about driven trade plate movements and our UK coverage from Glasgow. Get an instant quote with the registration, both postcodes and your dates, or call 0141 459 1302. Accounts are optional and only change how you are billed.