Trade plate vehicle movements in Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Getting to Grimsby on the M180 and the A180

Our drives come in along the A180 dual carriageway from the M180. The A16 heads south to Louth and the A46 runs out through Caistor to Lincoln. The final stretch into town is on Humber A roads with dock traffic, so we agree a realistic collection time rather than promising a same day slot.

Grimsby and Cleethorpes run together along the estuary, but New Waltham, Healing, Great Coates and Immingham are all separate places. The fish docks, the streets around Freshney Place and a house near Weelsby are very different stops. If the vehicle is in Immingham, please put the DN40 postcode on the booking rather than Grimsby.

Collecting in Cleethorpes and delivering in Grimsby is one job, and so is a long run to Glasgow. Louth, Scunthorpe and Hull across the bridge are close neighbours. After a one way delivery our driver can leave from Grimsby Town station, on the lines towards Doncaster, Lincoln and Barton. Cleethorpes, at the coastal end, is the other option.

Collections from the docks, West Marsh and Europarc

The docks are a working port. A collection near Royal Dock, a customer in West Marsh and a yard at Pyewipe are three different last stretches, and the dock gates need a named contact before a driver can get in.

Fleet vans from the dock and food units around Europarc are a regular job, and each one needs a valid MOT. Please add the person who can open the barrier and any site instructions when you book.

Auction collections from BCA Leeds, BCA Normanton and BCA Nottingham

There is no auction yard in Grimsby or anywhere on the Humber, so collecting a lot means a proper motorway run. BCA Leeds, Manheim Leeds and BCA Normanton lie to the west, and BCA Nottingham to the south is reached via the A46 and A1.

We confirm release with the auction before a driver sets off, so nobody waits at a closed gate. We explain the process in full under auction collection after release. Salvage vehicles are not allowed on trade plates, so they travel by transporter.

Dealer moves, part exchanges and Cleethorpes handovers

A typical Grimsby booking is an independent sending one car to a group site in Lincoln or Hull, or a part exchange heading to Leeds or Nottingham once it is legal to drive. When the other end is Hull, allow for delays on the Humber Bridge.

If a customer in Nunsthorpe, off Freeman Street or on the Cleethorpes seafront is waiting for their car, our driver arrives in it, with no trailer blocking the road. Here is how site transfers and retail handovers work with us.

Give us a date you can rely on and we will plan the Grimsby collection around it. A short hop from Cleethorpes gets exactly the same paperwork as a long run north: condition recorded before the car moves, a signature on delivery and one report by email.

Booking a DN31 movement with OVM

We supply the trade plates, but a valid MOT on the vehicle is down to you. Anything that is not roadworthy and legal to drive needs a transporter instead. Read about driven trade plate vehicle movements and find out how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow.

You do not need an account to get a price, as an account only changes how you are invoiced. Add the registration, both postcodes and your dates for an instant quote, or call 0141 459 1302.