London vehicle delivery

Car Delivery Service LondonDriven on Trade Plates, Insured to £100,000

Rapid Vehicle Delivery collects your car in London and drives it on trade plates to any address in mainland UK.

Price a car delivery from London

Guide prices on our calculator rates, city centre to city centre.

Deliver to Vehicle

£266plus VAT£319 including VAT, 199 road miles

A car from London to Manchester costs around £266 plus VAT, every driven delivery is insured up to £100,000, and the condition of the vehicle is recorded at collection and at handover. London to Manchester is 199 road miles and London to Edinburgh is 403 miles, and both routes are driven on trade plates when the vehicle is roadworthy.

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15 years in inspection and delivery £100,000 driven delivery cover Every vehicle inspected Mainland UK delivery

Cars from £70 plus VAT Vans from £80 plus VAT 7.5 tonne from £140 plus VAT Transported delivery quoted per route

What we move in London

Vehicle collections and deliveries we handle in London

A London collection can start at a dealer, a private seller on a residential street, a business with secure parking or an auction site inside the M25, and finish at any address in mainland UK. Each London car delivery is priced on the road miles between the two postcodes and the class of vehicle.

Dealer purchases

A car bought from a London dealer, collected from the forecourt and delivered to your door.

Private sales

A car bought or sold privately in London, moved without either side making the journey.

Auction collections

Lots won at auction sites around London, collected and delivered to a forecourt or a home.

Trade and fleet moves

Dealer stock, lease returns and fleet vehicles, moved one at a time or as repeat work.

Vans and 7.5 tonne vehicles

Vans, light commercials and vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes, driven on trade plates when roadworthy.

Non runners and no MOT

A vehicle that cannot be driven moves on a transporter through our transport partners.

London route prices

London car delivery prices on popular routes

Car delivery from London starts from £70 plus VAT for the shortest local moves and costs between £181 and £450 plus VAT for a car on the six routes below. The table lists each route with its road miles and the driven delivery price for a car, a van and a 7.5 tonne vehicle, excluding VAT.

Route	Road miles	Car	Van	7.5 tonne
London to Birmingham	118	£181	£206	£335
London to Bristol	118	£181	£206	£335
London to Manchester	199	£266	£287	£513
London to Leeds	196	£263	£284	£506
London to Edinburgh	403	£450	£491	£901
London to Glasgow	403	£450	£491	£901

These prices follow our calculator rates for the road miles between city centres, so the exact price for your two postcodes can be a few pounds higher or lower. London to Birmingham is the shortest route in the table at 118 road miles.

Four things set the price of a London car delivery.

Road milesDistance sets most of the price, and for a car the rate per mile drops after 100 miles and again after 200 miles.

Vehicle classThe starting charge is £70 for a car, £80 for a van and £140 for a 7.5 tonne vehicle.

Driven or transportedTransported delivery is quoted for the route, because it uses a transport partner.

VATVAT at 20% is added to every price, so a £100 job costs £120 in total.

Choosing the method

Driven or transported car delivery from London

Driven car delivery suits a roadworthy vehicle with a valid MOT, and transported delivery suits a vehicle that cannot or should not be driven. Around 95% of our movements are driven.

Driven, the core service

Driven on trade plates

Roadworthy vehicles with a valid MOT.
Trade plates cover vehicle tax for the journey.
Adds the road miles of the route, 199 miles from London to Manchester.
Collected and delivered door to door by our driver.
Insured up to £100,000 on every driven delivery.

Transported, when needed

Moved on a transporter

Non runners and vehicles without a valid MOT.
Classic and low mileage cars where added miles matter.
Arranged through established partners for the route.
Quoted before booking with the cover confirmed.

Driven delivery uses our own trade plates. Our trade plate delivery puts a driver at the wheel of your vehicle on our own DVLA issued trade plates.

Planning the route

Roads and clean air rules around London

Every London borough is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, so a car or van that does not meet the ULEZ standard owes £12.50 for each day it is driven in London.

Check the registration on the TfL vehicle checker before booking, and tell us about any charge so it is agreed before the movement.

The ULEZ covers all 32 London boroughs and runs 24 hours a day, every day except Christmas Day.
The central Congestion Charge is £18 a day from 2 January 2026, from 7am to 6pm on weekdays and from noon to 6pm at weekends and on bank holidays.
The M1, M40, M4, M11 and A1(M) leave the M25 for the Midlands, the North, the West and Scotland.

London to Birmingham and London to Bristol are both 118 road miles. Every London car delivery is priced on road miles like these.

London at a glance

ULEZ: £12.50 a day for a non compliant car or van, all 32 boroughs
Congestion Charge: £18 a day in the central zone
To Manchester: 199 road miles
To Edinburgh: 403 road miles

Cover and condition

Insurance and condition checks on London deliveries

Every driven London car delivery carries fully comprehensive insurance up to £100,000, and the driver records the condition of the vehicle at collection and again at handover.

Rapid Vehicle Delivery is run by Darryl Bosworth, who has 15 years of experience in vehicle inspection and delivery. If your vehicle is worth more than £100,000, tell us before booking so we can confirm the cover that applies.

Call Darryl on 07749 807143

£100,000Fully comprehensive cover on driven deliveries

15 yearsVehicle inspection and delivery experience

Own trade platesDVLA issued, for roadworthy vehicles

Both endsCondition recorded at collection and handover

Around 95%Of movements driven rather than transported

Up to 7.5 tonnesCars, vans and commercial vehicles

Booking

How a London car delivery is booked

A London car delivery is booked in four steps, and the price and the collection date are agreed before the vehicle moves.

Step 1Enter the two postcodes in the calculator, or send the vehicle details for a quote.
Step 2Agree the collection date and the handover details before the vehicle moves.
Step 3Hand over the keys after the driver inspects and photographs the vehicle.
Step 4Check the vehicle against the condition report at delivery, then sign for it.

Common questions

Car delivery service London questions answered

These answers cover collection times, local pickups, MOT rules, auctions, commercial vehicles and coverage for London car delivery.

How quickly can you collect a car in London?

Collection in London can often be arranged within a day or two, and sometimes sooner, depending on the route and availability. We confirm the collection window before booking, the same as any car collection and delivery we arrange.

Can you collect a car from a London street with permit parking?

Yes. Tell us the parking arrangements and any permit or bay rules when you book, so the handover point is agreed before the driver arrives.

Can you deliver a car from London without an MOT?

Yes, on a transporter. Trade plates cover the tax but not the MOT, so a car without a valid MOT is not driven unless a legal exception applies. Read the MOT and insurance rules for trade plates for the detail.

Do you collect auction vehicles around London?

Yes. We collect lots won at auction sites around London once the auction releases them, and deliver them to your home or forecourt anywhere in mainland UK. Our page on collection from auction covers the process.

Can you move a van or 7.5 tonne vehicle from London?

Yes. Vans and vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes are driven on trade plates when roadworthy, on the same road mile rates as a car. Read more about commercial vehicle collection and delivery and delivery for 7.5 tonne vehicles.

Can you bring a second vehicle back from London?

Yes. The return vehicle option in our calculator adds a second vehicle on the same route for £40 plus the same distance charge, so a swap or a part exchange is priced as one job.

Do you deliver from London to anywhere in the UK?

Yes. We deliver from London to any address in mainland England, Scotland and Wales, but not to Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland. The list of the areas we cover shows the cities with their own page.

Do you handle regular dealer and fleet work in London?

Yes. Alongside one off private jobs, we handle repeat movements for dealers, leasing companies and fleet operators in London, priced per route. Read more about our fleet and dealer vehicle movements.

Do you also deliver cars from Slough?

Yes. Slough is 22 road miles from London, and our car delivery service Slough page has the routes and prices from there.

Ready to move a vehicle?

Two postcodes are enough for a London price.

For a roadworthy car, van or 7.5 tonne vehicle, call or email with the collection and delivery postcodes. For a non runner or a car without a valid MOT, tell us and we quote transported delivery.

Call 07749 807143 help@rapidvehicledelivery.co.uk