Trade plate vehicle movements in St Albans, Hertfordshire

Auction lots from BCA Enfield, BCA Bedford and Manheim Northampton

St Albans buyers tend to collect from BCA Enfield to the east or BCA Bedford up the M1, and Manheim Northampton is the next choice further north. If your car is waiting at Enfield, you can collect from BCA Enfield after release and our driver will bring it back to your door.

We confirm the release with the auction you name before a driver heads onto the M25, so nobody waits at a locked gate. Read more about auction collection after release. Salvage stock has to go on a transporter rather than on plates.

Moving between nearby towns? We also cover vehicle movements in Enfield, vehicle movements in Houghton Regis and, if the other end is inside the capital, vehicle movements in London.

Reaching St Albans from the M1, the M25 and the A405

Long runs usually arrive at junction 7 of the M1 or junction 21A of the M25 and finish along the A405. The A414 links Hemel Hempstead with Hatfield, and the A1081 runs north to Harpenden and south towards London. A closure at junction 21A or a busy market day around the clock tower can slow the last stretch, so we plan the timing with you.

Harpenden, London Colney, Hatfield, Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Redbourn are all close by, and a car in London Colney or Harpenden is not strictly in St Albans. Give us the exact postcode and place name so the driver goes straight to the right address. If the delivery is inside the ULEZ, let us know at booking.

Local hops are as welcome as long runs. Collecting at Porters Wood and delivering in Marshalswick is one job, and so is collecting in St Albans and delivering to Glasgow. St Albans City station on the Midland Main Line gives our driver an easy way home, and the Abbey line through Park Street and How Wood helps when the drop is further south.

Hertfordshire dealer transfers and home deliveries

A typical St Albans booking is an independent sending a car to a group site in Watford or Luton, or a part exchange heading to BCA Enfield once it is legal to drive. Fleet vans come off Porters Wood, Brick Knoll and the AL3 estates, and each one needs a valid MOT.

If you have promised a customer on Hatfield Road a delivery to their door, our driver arrives in the car itself rather than with a trailer on Holywell Hill. Our page on dealer site transfers and retail handovers explains how it works.

Because we move single vehicles, your car is never left waiting for a transporter to fill its deck, which suits a dealer who only needs one car moved.

Around the Cathedral, Holywell Hill and St Peter's Street

The streets around the Cathedral, Holywell Hill and St Peter's Street are tight, so a collection in the centre needs somewhere our driver can stop legally. Homes towards Marshalswick, St Stephen or Batchwood are usually simpler, while an industrial unit at Porters Wood often has a barrier. Add the gate code and a named contact to the booking.

The process is the same on a short hop from London Colney to Marshalswick as on a long run north. We record condition and photos at collection, the receiver signs on delivery and the full report lands in your inbox.

Booking an AL postcode movement

We bring the trade plates; the vehicle needs to be roadworthy with a valid MOT where one is required. Our motor trade road risk insurance covers it from collection until it is signed for. Find out more about driven trade plate movements and how we cover the UK from Glasgow.

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