Trade plate vehicle movements in Greenock and Inverclyde

Auction collections for Greenock buyers: Glasgow, Bellshill and Dalry

There is no auction yard in Greenock, so most Inverclyde buyers bid at BCA Glasgow or Central Car Auctions Glasgow. BCA Bellshill sits further east off the M8, and Wilsons Auctions Dalry is the Ayrshire option down the coast.

Tell us which site holds your lot and we confirm it has been released before a driver sets off. Read more about auction collection after release. Salvage vehicles cannot travel on trade plates, so they need a transporter instead.

If the other end of the move is in the city itself, see our page on trade plate vehicle movements in Glasgow.

From the Esplanade to Larkfield: getting the right Greenock address

Greenock has plenty of very different addresses. A unit off Port Glasgow Road, a yard near the container terminal and a house up towards Bow Farm or Fancy Farm each have their own approach, and West Blackhall Street, Cathcart Street and the streets behind the Esplanade leave little room to stop. Give us the exact postcode and a sensible spot to park and the driver heads straight there.

Gourock and Port Glasgow are separate towns, so if the car is really in Gourock, including the ferry marshalling area, please say so on the booking. Crossings to Dunoon need a quick conversation with our office before we can confirm them.

The A78 follows the coast through Inverkip, while the B788 climbs to the back of the town. Gourock, Port Glasgow, Inverkip, Kilmacolm and Paisley are all close neighbours. A short hop from Port Glasgow Road to a Greenock driveway is one job, and so is a run from Greenock to a buyer in England.

Getting home after a delivery on the Inverclyde line

Greenock Central and Greenock West are separate stops on the Inverclyde line, with Cartsdyke, Bogston and Branchton serving other parts of town and Gourock sitting at the end of the line. When we deliver a car one way into Inverclyde, we plan which station suits the driver best for the trip home.

Dealer transfers, part exchanges and fleet vans on the Clyde

A typical Greenock booking is an independent sending a car to a group site in Glasgow, or a part exchange heading to Dalry once it is legal to drive. Fleet vans come off Port Glasgow Road, Larkfield and the units near the terminal, and each one needs a valid MOT before we can move it.

Customer handovers get the same care. If you have promised a buyer in Bow Farm a delivery to their door, our driver turns up in the car itself, with no trailer blocking a terraced street off Ann Street. See how we handle site transfers and retail handovers.

Because we move one vehicle at a time, your car never sits waiting for a transporter to fill its deck on the A8. Please add a named contact and any barrier code to the booking, especially for locked compounds near the terminal.

Planning around the A8 and terminal shift changes

Closures on the A8 by the container terminal, disruption on the Inverclyde line and shift changes at the terminal can all slow a collection. Telling us whether the car is at BCA Glasgow, a Larkfield unit or a house near Fancy Farm stops the driver going to the wrong place first.

The paperwork never changes, however short the drive. A hop from Port Glasgow to Greenock gets the same photographs at collection and signature on delivery as a long run south, and an auction will not hold a lot because a street in town was parked out.

Booking a PA15 movement with OVM

Every vehicle must be roadworthy and legal to drive, with a valid MOT where one is required. Light commercial vans are welcome, but we do not move HGVs. Our drivers record condition and photos before setting off, the receiver signs at the far end, and both proofs arrive together in one report by email.

Find out more about what a driven trade plate vehicle movement is and how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow. OVM is the trading name of OVM Ltd, registered in Scotland as SC834621.

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