Trade plate vehicle movements in Paignton and Torbay

Into the bay on the A380 and the A3022

Longer drives reach Torbay on the A380 from Newton Abbot. The A3022 runs along the seafront to Torquay in one direction and Brixham in the other, and the A385 heads inland to Totnes. The final stretch into town is on busy local roads, especially in summer, so we agree a date you can keep rather than promising a same day slot.

Winner Street and the streets behind the green are tight. A unit on Yalberton Industrial Estate needs a barrier code and a named contact, while a house near Goodrington Sands may have parking or height restrictions you will not spot on a map. Put those details on the booking and the driver arrives prepared.

Paignton station sits at the end of the Riviera Line from Exeter, which gives our driver a simple way home after a one way delivery.

Local runs to Torquay, Brixham and Totnes

Collecting in Marldon and delivering to Paignton is one job, and so is collecting in Paignton and delivering to Glasgow. Torquay, Brixham, Goodrington, Totnes and Newton Abbot are all close neighbours.

If the car is really in Churston, Collaton St Mary or Preston, put that on the booking. Torbay towns run into one another, and the right postcode saves the driver a crawl along the seafront.

Auction collections from BCA Bridgwater and Manheim Saltash

There is no auction site in Torbay, so most Paignton buyers collect from BCA Bridgwater, up the M5 in Somerset. Manheim Saltash sits on the Tamar to the west, and we also collect from BCA Westbury and BCA Bristol further north.

We confirm with the auction that your lot has been released before a driver goes, then bring it straight down the M5 and the A380 to your forecourt. We explain the release process on our auction collection page. Please note that salvage vehicles need a transporter, as they cannot run on plates.

Dealer transfers and Yalberton fleet vans

A typical Paignton booking is a Torbay independent sending a car to a group site in Exeter, or a part exchange heading to BCA Bridgwater once it is legal to drive. Fleet vans come off units on Yalberton Road, and each one needs a valid MOT before we can take it.

If you have promised a customer in Goodrington a delivery to their door, our driver arrives in the car itself, with no trailer holding up seafront traffic in August. See how dealer deliveries and site transfers work with OVM. Seafront streets and industrial estates keep different hours, so please give us a contact who will be there.

Booking a TQ3 or TQ4 movement with OVM

Before we book, make sure the vehicle is roadworthy and road legal, with its MOT in date where required. We take cars, light vans and electric vehicles, but HGVs are outside what we do. Photos and condition are recorded at collection, the receiver signs at handover and both proofs arrive together by email. More detail is on our trade plate movements and coverage pages.

Enter the registration and both postcodes for an instant quote, naming the compound if it is an auction lot. You can also call 0141 459 1302.