Trade plate vehicle movements in Merthyr Tydfil and the valleys

Merthyr roads: the A470, the A465 Heads of the Valleys and junction 32

There is no motorway into Merthyr. Most of our drives leave the M4 at junction 32 and come up the A470, while the A465 Heads of the Valleys runs along the ridge to Hirwaun in the west and Tredegar and Abergavenny in the east. The A4054 follows the old Taff road and the A4102 links Dowlais to the A465. Valley distances look short on a map but buses and temporary lights add up, so we agree a date with you rather than promise a same day slot.

The centre around High Street and Glebeland Street is tight, the compounds at Goat Mill Road, Pengarnddu and Pentrebach usually have a barrier and homes towards Gellideg or the Taff often sit on steep streets. Dowlais, Troedyrhiw, Cyfarthfa and Cefn Coed are all different final stretches. If the car is really in Treharris or over the ridge in Rhymney, please name the village.

We cover Aberdare, Treharris, Rhymney, Pontypridd, Ebbw Vale and Hirwaun too. An Aberdare to Merthyr hop is one job, and so is Merthyr to Glasgow. Merthyr Tydfil station, at the top of the line to Pontypridd and Cardiff Central, gives our driver a way home after a one way delivery.

Auction collections from Wilsons Auctions Newport, BCA Bristol and Manheim Dursley

There is no auction site in the valleys, so Merthyr buyers usually collect from Wilsons Auctions Newport, a run along the M4 once the lot is released. Over the Severn, BCA Bristol and Manheim Dursley are the other common choices.

We confirm release before anyone is sent, and the lot must be roadworthy, because trade plates cannot make a non runner legal. Read about auction collection after release.

Dealer moves and fleet vans from Goat Mill Road and Pengarnddu

A Merthyr independent sending a car to a group site in Cardiff or Newport is a typical booking, along with part exchanges heading to Wilsons Newport once they are legal to drive. Fleet vans from Goat Mill Road and Pengarnddu need a valid MOT before we can take them.

Delivering to a customer in Dowlais is a different job from moving stock between locked units, so tell us which it is. Find out how we handle site transfers and retail handovers, and give us a named contact at both ends.

Moving single vehicles means your car never waits for a transporter to fill its deck on the A465.

Keeping valley bookings on track

Closures on the A465, queues on the A470 out of Cardiff and a Treharris address booked as Merthyr cause most delays. Put the estate name, any barrier code and a contact on the booking, tell us whether the car is at Wilsons Newport or a house near Gellideg, and choose a date you can keep.

A short hop from Aberdare is recorded just as carefully as a long run. We note condition and take photos at collection, the receiver signs on delivery and both proofs reach you together in one report by email.

Booking a CF47 vehicle movement with OVM

The vehicle must be roadworthy and legal to drive, with a valid MOT where one is required. If trade plates are not right for your vehicle, we will say so and it will need a transporter. Our motor trade road risk insurance covers it from collection until it is signed for. Learn more about driven trade plate vehicle movements and how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow.

Enter the registration, both postcodes and your dates for an instant quote, or call 0141 459 1302. Our office is at 48 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1BP.