Trade plate vehicle movements in Ripon and the Ure valley

The A61, junction 50 of the A1(M) and the roads around Ripon

The A61 runs through Ripon from Harrogate to Thirsk, and most of our drives join the A1(M) at junction 50 by way of the A6055. The A6108 heads up the dale towards Masham and Leyburn. The last stretch into the city is on Vale of York A roads, so we agree a date that fits rather than promising the same day.

Kirkgate, the market place and the streets around the cathedral are narrow, and market days close parts of the centre. Units on Dallamires Lane or off Boroughbridge Road usually have barriers, so please share any access details with the booking.

Ripon has no passenger railway, so after a one way delivery our driver makes for Thirsk, Knaresborough or Harrogate station. We build that into the plan from the start.

Sharow, Littlethorpe and the villages around the city

Ripon is a small cathedral city with a lot of countryside around it. Sharow, Littlethorpe, Dallamires and the homes near the racecourse are all different last stretches, and Masham and Boroughbridge are separate towns. Give us the exact postcode and the place name and the driver will head straight there.

Local hops are as welcome as long runs. Collecting in Boroughbridge and delivering in Ripon is one job, and collecting in Ripon and delivering to Glasgow is another. Harrogate, Thirsk and Knaresborough are all near neighbours.

Auction lots from BCA Leeds, Manheim Leeds, Brighouse and Normanton

There is no auction site in Ripon, so most local buyers collect from BCA Leeds or Manheim Leeds, a straightforward run down the A61 or the A1(M). BCA Brighouse and BCA Normanton sit further south if you bought there.

Our team confirms with the auction that your lot has been released before a driver goes, so the run south is never wasted. More detail is on our auction collection after release page. Salvage vehicles cannot travel on trade plates and need a transporter.

Ure valley dealers, part exchanges and Dallamires fleet vans

A typical Ripon booking is an independent sending one car to a group site in Harrogate or Leeds, or a part exchange heading to BCA Leeds once it is legal to drive. A driven movement means that single car does not wait for a transporter to fill its deck on the A1(M).

Fleet vans come off units on Dallamires, and each needs a valid MOT before we can take it. If you have promised a customer in Sharow a delivery to the door, our driver arrives in the car and hands it over personally. See how we handle site transfers and retail handovers.

Closures on the A61, livestock traffic on market day or a Boroughbridge car booked as Ripon are the usual reasons for delay. Double check the address and the paperwork follows the same pattern on a Sharow hop as on a long run: photos at collection, a signature on delivery and one emailed report.

Booking an HG4 movement with OVM

We can only move vehicles that are roadworthy and legal to drive, with a valid MOT where one is required. Cars and light vans are fine; HGVs are not. Mileage and photographs are recorded first, and our motor trade road risk insurance covers the vehicle until it is signed for. Read about what a driven trade plate movement is and how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow.

Call 0141 459 1302 or use the quote form. Enter the registration, both postcodes and your dates and you will see an instant quote, with no account needed.