Trade plate vehicle movements in Hawick and the Borders

Borders roads: the A7, the A698 and Carter Bar

The A7 is the main road in and out, north to Selkirk and Galashiels and south to Langholm and Carlisle. The A698 heads for Jedburgh and Kelso, and the A6088 climbs over Carter Bar towards Newcastle. None of them is a motorway, so we plan a TD9 booking on Borders road timings rather than central belt ones.

The High Street and the streets down to the Teviot are tight, and Stirches and Weensland each have their own last stretch. Selkirk, Jedburgh, Kelso and Langholm are neighbours with their own postcodes, so tell us exactly where the car is.

A short run from Selkirk to Hawick is as welcome as a drive from Hawick to Glasgow. For moves within the city itself, see our trade plate vehicle movements in Glasgow.

Auction collections from BCA Newbridge and the Tyne

There is no auction in the Borders, so Hawick buyers usually collect from BCA Newbridge on the Edinburgh side, with BCA Livingston a little further west. Heading south, BCA Newcastle upon Tyne, Wilsons Auctions Birtley and Manheim Washington cover lots bought on Tyneside.

We confirm the release with Newbridge, or whichever site you used, before a driver is sent, so the drive up the A7 is never wasted. See auction collection after release for how a Newbridge pickup works. Salvage stock from Tyneside or Newbridge needs a transporter rather than plates.

Single car moves for Borders dealers

Independents in Hawick, Selkirk and Jedburgh mostly send cars to group sites in Edinburgh, Carlisle and Newcastle. Part exchanges go to Newbridge once they are legal. Fleet vans from knitwear and industrial units along the A7 go too, provided each has a valid MOT.

For a customer handover on a steep street off the High Street, our driver arrives in the car and needs nothing more than someone at home. See how we manage site transfers and retail handovers. For a mill yard, please add a contact who will answer the phone, because a locked gate on a wet morning costs everyone time.

Snow at Carter Bar and getting home without a station

Closures on the A7 and winter weather towards Carter Bar are what most often affect a Hawick job, so choose a date you can keep and we will plan around the forecast. A Jedburgh collection booked under a Hawick postcode sends the driver to the wrong town, so the full address matters.

Hawick has no railway station of its own, so after a one way delivery our driver heads back by road to Carlisle, Tweedbank or Galashiels. That hop is built into our plan, and the paperwork is the same as anywhere: photos at collection, a signature on delivery and one report by email.

Booking a TD9 movement with OVM

Cars and light vans from the Borders must be roadworthy and legal to drive, with a valid MOT where one is required. We cannot move HGVs or rigids. Our motor trade road risk insurance protects it all the way from collection to signature. Find out more about driven trade plate vehicle movements and how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow.

Booking works exactly as it does anywhere else. Put the registration, both postcodes and your dates into the instant quote form, or call 0141 459 1302.