Trade plate vehicle movements in Yeovil and south Somerset

Into Yeovil on the A303, the A37 and the A30

The A303 passes north of the town at Sparkford, so our drivers still have the A37 or the A3088 to go before they reach your door. Inside the town, the A30 runs east to Sherborne and west to Crewkerne, the A37 links Ilchester with Dorchester and the A359 heads for Bruton. We plan around these roads and agree a realistic date rather than a same day promise.

Middle Street and the streets around the Borough are narrow. Compounds on Westlands, Lufton Trading Estate and Houndstone sit well away from the centre and often have gates that close, so please put the person who can open them on the booking. For a house in Preston Park or near Pen Mill, tell us who will hand over the keys.

Collecting in Brympton and delivering in Yeovil is one job, and so is collecting in Yeovil and delivering to Glasgow. Sherborne, Crewkerne, Ilchester, Sparkford and Dorchester are all close neighbours.

Yeovil Junction or Pen Mill: two stations, one plan

Yeovil has two railway stations and we make sure the driver uses the right one after a one way delivery. Yeovil Junction lies south of the town on the West of England line between Exeter and Salisbury.

Yeovil Pen Mill is east of the centre on the Heart of Wessex Line, running between Castle Cary and Weymouth. Planning the return properly keeps every booking running to time.

Collecting lots from BCA Bridgwater, BCA Westbury and BCA Bristol

Yeovil has no auction site, so most buyers collect from BCA Bridgwater and have the car driven home along the A37 or the A303. BCA Westbury is the next choice over the Wiltshire border, BCA Bristol and Manheim Dursley lie further north and we also collect from Manheim Saltash.

Once the auction confirms your lot is released, we send a driver to the gate. Find out more about collecting auction lots after release. Salvage lots cannot travel on trade plates, so they need a transporter.

South Somerset dealer transfers and retail handovers

A typical Yeovil job is an independent sending a car to a group site in Taunton or Dorchester, a part exchange heading to Bridgwater once it is legal to drive or a fleet van leaving Lufton. Because each one travels alone, it goes when you need it to.

If you have promised a customer in Summerlands their car at the door, our driver brings it to them in person. Read how we run site transfers and retail handovers. A car booked as Yeovil that is really in Sherborne is already in Dorset, so the exact postcode always helps.

Short local hops get the same treatment as long runs. Condition and photos are recorded at collection, the receiver signs on delivery and you get one report by email.

What your BA20 vehicle needs before we drive it

Every car or van we move from Yeovil must be roadworthy and legal to drive, with a valid MOT where one is required. Light vans are welcome, but we do not move HGVs or non runners. From collection to signature, the car is covered by our motor trade road risk insurance.

Read about what a driven trade plate movement involves and how OVM covers the UK from Glasgow. Use the form for an instant quote, or call 0141 459 1302.