MDM Vehicle Deliveries

28/09/2026

Three things a vehicle movement quote should tell you, and often does not.

One, is it driven on trade plates or on a transporter? They are different jobs at different prices and it changes who is liable for what.

Two, does the price include the driver getting back? If not, it will find its way onto the invoice eventually.

Three, is it a fixed price or an estimate? An estimate is not a price.

Ask all three of anyone quoting you, us included. A supplier who answers all three plainly is usually a supplier who turns up when they said.

24/09/2026

If you are having an EV moved, agree the arrival charge before it leaves. In writing.

Not "it will be fine". An actual percentage.

A long motorway run in cold weather can take a lot more out of a battery than the range figure suggests, and the difference between a car arriving at 60 percent and arriving at 8 percent is the difference between putting it straight on the forecourt and losing it for the rest of the day.

We have been moving EVs since 2017 and we quote the arrival charge up front. Whoever you use, ask for it.

21/09/2026

Prestige, performance and classics move differently.

Covered, door to door, strapped down and photographed at both ends. Fully insured throughout.

If it is the sort of car you would not hand to just anybody, that is rather the point.

Covered, door to door: https://mdmvehicles.co.uk/services/enclosed-transport/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=posts

18/09/2026

Bought at auction? Check the storage clock before you check anything else.

Most auction houses give you a few days before storage charges start, and they are daily. A car you meant to collect on Friday and got to the following Wednesday can quietly cost you more in storage than the movement itself.

So: find out the free period the moment you win it, book the collection before you arrange anything else, and if you cannot get there, get someone who can.

It is the cheapest mistake to avoid and one of the most common.

14/09/2026

"Exceptional service and value for money. Vehicle was collected from Colchester and delivered to Birmingham within 4 hours of making payment. Excellent communication and thorough pre-collection vehicle appraisal."

Thank you Usman. That is the job done properly.

Need something moving? Fixed price in a minute: https://mdmvehicles.co.uk/quote/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=posts

11/09/2026

"Retail ready" means whatever the person saying it wants it to mean, so it is worth pinning down.

Ask whoever preps your stock whether it includes: a proper valet inside and out, road safety checks, a full PDI, and whether an MOT or any repair work gets arranged or just gets reported back to you.

Those last two words are where the week goes. A car that arrives with a list of jobs is not on your forecourt, it is in your way.

Get the answer in writing before the first one turns up.

10/09/2026

Before you hand a car to anyone to move, take four photographs.

Both ends, both sides, wheels included, and one of the interior. Thirty seconds on your phone.

It sounds obvious and almost nobody does it, and it is the single thing that settles a damage argument before it starts. If a mark is queried a fortnight later, the only question that matters is what it looked like when it left, and a photograph is the only answer that ends the conversation.

We do it on every movement, at collection and at delivery. But do it yourself too. It costs you nothing and it protects you from everyone, us included.

08/04/2026

The day in the life as a trade plate driver.

20/02/2026

It’s the last one coming off the top which is so impressive, how drivers unload these lorries so easily!

12/02/2026

This mornings quiz. How well do you know your Porsche colours. Just swipe and like ❤️

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