Trade plate vehicle movements in Lancaster and the Lune valley

Auction collections from BCA Preston, Accrington and Haydock

Lancaster has no auction yard of its own, so most local buyers collect from BCA Preston a little way down the M6. Central Car Auctions Accrington serves east Lancashire, and Manheim Haydock and Manheim Manchester cover lots bought further south.

We confirm your lot has been released before a driver heads off. There is more on auction collection after release if you buy regularly. Salvage vehicles need a transporter, because they cannot go on trade plates.

For moves into the city, see trade plate vehicle movements in Manchester. Kendal has its own page if that is the other end of your move.

Caton Road, Scotforth and getting the Lancaster address right

The A6 is the old road north and south, the A589 runs out to Morecambe and the A683 heads up the valley to Caton and Kirkby Lonsdale. Morecambe, Heysham, Carnforth, Garstang, Preston and Kendal are all close neighbours.

Trade units on Caton Road and the Lune Industrial Estate have barriers and site managers, while Penny Street, Market Street and the streets around the castle are tight. Customers in Scotforth or Skerton need a legal place for the driver to stop.

Morecambe and Heysham are separate towns with LA3 and LA4 postcodes, and White Lund belongs to Morecambe, so please give the exact address. Sailings from Heysham Port need a conversation with our office first. A short hop from Caton Road to Scotforth is one job, and so is a run from Lancaster to Glasgow.

Lancaster station on the West Coast Main Line

Lancaster station sits on the West Coast Main Line, which gives our driver a quick way home after a one way delivery. Bare Lane and Morecambe serve the seaside side of the bay, and we plan whichever stop suits the drop.

Dealer moves and fleet vans across north Lancashire

A typical Lancaster booking is an independent sending a car to a group site in Preston or Manchester, or a part exchange heading to BCA Preston once it is legal to drive. Fleet vans come off Caton Road, and each one needs a valid MOT.

When a customer in Scotforth is waiting for their car, our driver brings it to the door, with no trailer blocking a terrace off Penny Street. More on handovers and site transfers is a click away.

We move one vehicle at a time, so your car never waits for a transporter to fill its deck on the M6. Add a named contact and any barrier code for locked units on the Lune estate.

Planning around junction 34 and the A6

Closures on the M6 at junction 34, queues on the A6 and a Morecambe address booked as Lancaster are the usual causes of delay. Give us the estate name, barrier code and who to ask for, so the driver goes straight to Skerton or BCA Preston without a detour through town.

The paperwork never changes, however short the run. A hop from Scotforth into the city centre gets photos at collection and a signature on delivery, just like a long drive to Scotland.

Booking an LA1 movement with OVM

We supply the trade plates, but the vehicle needs its own valid MOT where required and must be legal to drive. Anything that is not will need a transporter. Our guides to driven vehicle movements and coverage across the UK explain more.

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