Trade plate vehicle movements in Minster on the Isle of Sheppey

Over the Sheppey Crossing on the A249

Every drive to Minster comes off the M2 at junction 5 and follows the A249 over the Sheppey Crossing, before splitting for Sheerness or Minster. The A250 is the older road into Sheerness. When the crossing is stopped, nothing moves on or off the island, so we agree a sensible collection time rather than promising a same day slot.

The streets climbing the cliff from Halfway Houses up to Minster are steep and narrow, which is exactly where a car transporter struggles and a single driver does not. If the car is in Warden, Eastchurch or Queenborough, give us that postcode rather than just Minster and the driver will head straight to the right place.

Please make sure the booking says Minster on Sea in ME12. Minster in Thanet, near Ramsgate, is a completely different part of Kent.

Local runs between Minster, Sheerness and Sittingbourne

Short island hops are welcome. Collecting in Sheerness and delivering to Minster is one job, and so is a car crossing the Swale to a group site in Sittingbourne or Maidstone, or a long run up to Glasgow.

Minster has no passenger station of its own, so our driver uses Sheerness on Sea or Queenborough on the Sheerness line to get home after a one way delivery. We factor that in when we plan the drive.

Auction collections from Wilsons Auctions Maidstone and BCA Paddock Wood

There is no auction site on Sheppey, so most island buyers collect from Wilsons Auctions Maidstone or BCA Paddock Wood, both a straightforward run along the M2 and through Kent. If you bought further west, we also collect from BCA Crawley.

We confirm with the auction that your lot has been released before a driver sets off, so nobody crosses the bridge for nothing. Our auction collection service explains how release works. Salvage vehicles cannot travel on trade plates and need a transporter instead.

Part exchanges, fleet vans and retail handovers on Sheppey

A typical Sheppey booking is an independent in Minster or Sheerness sending a car to a Sittingbourne or Maidstone group site, or a part exchange heading to Wilsons Maidstone once it is legal to drive. Fleet vans come off units around Queenborough and Ridham Dock, and each one needs a valid MOT before we can take it.

Promised a customer on the cliff top a delivery to their door? Our driver arrives in the car itself, with no trailer to wrestle up a steep residential street. Find out more about our dealer deliveries and site transfers.

Docks, cliff streets and holiday bungalows towards Eastchurch each have their own last stretch, so add a named contact and any gate or barrier details to the booking.

Booking your ME12 movement with OVM

We can only move vehicles that are roadworthy and legal on the road, with an MOT where the law needs one. We supply the trade plates, and our motor trade road risk insurance covers it from collection until it is signed for. Condition, photos and keys are recorded at collection, and proof of collection and delivery arrive together in one email. Get the details on 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, with no account needed. For a planned move you can email [email protected], or call 0141 459 1302 if you need a car off the island soon.