Trade plate vehicle movements in Grantham and south Lincolnshire

Getting around Grantham: the A1, the A52 and the one way system

The A1 bypasses the town, running north to Newark and south to Stamford. The A52 links Nottingham with Boston and the A607 heads off towards Melton Mowbray. The trunk roads are quick, but the final stretch through the one way system and around the market and Westgate can be slow, so we agree a realistic collection time rather than promising a same day slot.

Great Gonerby, Spittlegate, Londonthorpe, Earlesfield and Springfield each have their own last stretch, and a unit at Gonerby Moor is not the same as a house in town. Tell us the estate or street and the full postcode and the driver will head straight there instead of treating it as a quick stop off the A1.

Collecting in Great Gonerby and delivering in Grantham is one job, and so is a long run to Glasgow. Sleaford, Newark, Melton Mowbray, Stamford and Boston are all neighbours. Grantham station is on the East Coast Main Line, with the Nottingham and Skegness lines branching off, so we can plan our driver's return when we schedule the job.

Auction collections from BCA Nottingham and the East Midlands

There is no auction yard in Grantham, so most local buyers collect from BCA Nottingham along the A52 or A46. BCA Castle Donington sits further west near the M1, and Manheim Shepshed in Leicestershire covers lots bought there.

We confirm release with the auction before a driver sets off, so nobody is left at a closed gate. More on auction collection after release is a click away. Salvage vehicles go by transporter, never on trade plates.

Dealer transfers, part exchanges and Gonerby Moor fleet vans

A typical Grantham booking is an independent sending one car to a group site in Nottingham or Peterborough, or a part exchange heading to BCA Nottingham once it is legal to drive. Fleet vans come off units at Gonerby Moor, and each needs a valid MOT before we can move it.

If a customer in Earlesfield is waiting for their car, our driver arrives in it, with no trailer on a residential street. Find out about our site transfers and retail handovers. Market town streets and A1 business parks need different instructions, so please add a named contact.

A transporter on the A1 wants a full load before it moves. One legal van from Gonerby Moor will never fill a deck, which is exactly why a driven movement makes sense.

Planning around A1 closures at Gonerby Moor

When the A1 closes between Gonerby Moor and Colsterworth, traffic floods through the town. For a lot at BCA Nottingham the A52 is the run, and release must be confirmed first. A customer in Springfield should not see a driver sent to the station first, so the exact address matters.

Name a date you can keep and the drive will be planned around it. A short hop from Great Gonerby gets the same paperwork as a long run north: panels, notes and photos at collection, a signature on delivery and one report by email.

Booking an NG31 movement with OVM

The vehicle must be roadworthy and legal to drive, with a valid MOT where one is required and keys that start it. It is insured under our motor trade road risk policy from collection until it is signed for. We explain driven trade plate vehicle movements and how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow in more detail elsewhere.

To get an instant quote, all we need is the registration, both postcodes and your date. Planning ahead? Email [email protected]. Need it moved soon? Call 0141 459 1302.