Same Day Courier, London and UK-wide, 24 hours a day.
Collected within 30 minutes to an hour in London, or 1 to 1½ hours from our drivers elsewhere in England, and driven straight to the door. One driver per job, no depots, from £40 + VAT for the first 10 miles. Open every day, including bank holidays.
- Collected in 30 minutes to an hour in London1 to 1½ hours from our local drivers elsewhere in England. Quoted per job where no driver is nearby.
- Direct, door to doorOne driver, one job, no depots. Your consignment stays in the same vehicle from collection to handover.
- From £40 + VAT for the first 10 milesThen £1.30 a mile in a car or small van. You see the price before you book.
- Same rates 24/7, no surchargesNights, weekends, bank holidays and Christmas cost the same as a Tuesday morning.
Regular work or several sites? Talk to us about an account
Why businesses book Kangaroo
Trading since 2017, based in Kennington SE11, and built around one promise: your consignment travels in one vehicle, with one driver, from your door to theirs.
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Direct journeys: one driver, one job, no depots
Your consignment goes into one vehicle at collection and stays there until it is handed over. Nothing is sorted, cross-docked or left overnight at a hub.
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Clear mileage pricing: agreed before we move
From £40 + VAT for the first 10 miles, then a fixed rate per mile by vehicle. The same rates apply at 3am on a Sunday as on a weekday morning: no out-of-hours, weekend or fuel surcharge.
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The right vehicle: car to tail-lift Luton
Our own small, medium and long-wheelbase vans and 25 drivers across the UK, with Luton tail-lift and refrigerated vans hired in on demand. Bigger loads go to our licensed haulage partners.
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Medical-trained drivers: UN3373 and GDP
Our medical drivers are trained in the packaging and transport of UN3373 Category B biological substances by road, and in Good Distribution Practice for pharmaceutical transport. Dry-ice and ambient specimen work is routine.
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Insured and checked: cover you can ask to see
Goods-in-transit cover of £20,000 per day and £2 million public liability, with every driver DBS-checked. Tell us about anything high-value and we will confirm the cover before collection.
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Business accounts: for regular work
Preferential rates that improve with volume, monthly invoicing on 30-day terms (subject to credit check), and all-inclusive pricing for regular routes. One phone number, one point of contact.
A same day courier that starts with the price
Most people booking a courier want two answers: how much, and how soon. Send us both postcodes and we come back with the price for the right vehicle, from a car at £40 for the first 10 miles to a tail-lift Luton at £60. Say yes, and a driver is dispatched straight away: in London that means a collection within 30 minutes to an hour, at any hour of the day or night, at the same rate.
Around half of our work is medical: pathology samples, blood products and pharmacy deliveries carried for national logistics networks, with drivers trained for UN3373 Category B and Good Distribution Practice. The rest is what businesses need moved today: documents and passports, spare parts, IT equipment, exhibition kit, pallets and bulky items. We cover the whole of the UK, with Northern Ireland, Ireland and mainland Europe by dedicated van, and we do not do house moves, man-and-van work, passengers or pets.
Courier prices by vehicle
Choose the vehicle that fits your load. Each card shows the fixed charge for the first 10 miles and the rate per mile after that; the same rates apply nights, weekends and bank holidays.
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Car
Ideal for documents, passports, medical samples and small parcels that need to go now.
from £40 £40 for the first 10 miles, then £1.30 a mile
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Small van (SWB)
Ideal for boxed stock, spare parts, IT equipment and loads up to 869 kg.
from £40 £40 for the first 10 miles, then £1.30 a mile
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Medium van (MWB)
Ideal for larger parcels, exhibition kit and mixed loads between a small and a large van.
from £60 £60 for the first 10 miles, then £1.70 a mile
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Large van (LWB / XLWB)
Ideal for pallets, long lengths, bulky items and loads up to 1,192 kg.
from £60 £60 for the first 10 miles, then £1.70 a mile
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Luton van with tail-lift
Ideal for heavy pallets, machinery and bulky items where there is no forklift. Hired in for your job.
from £60 £60 for the first 10 miles, then £1.80 a mile
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All prices exclude VAT. Same rates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no out-of-hours, weekend or fuel surcharge. Congestion Charge and tolls are passed on at cost on one-off jobs.
Fleet overview
| Vehicle | First 10 miles | Then | Capacity | Load space (L × W × H) | Max payload | Quote |
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| Car | £40 | £1.30 per mile | Envelopes, sample boxes and a few small parcels | [internal dimensions] | [payload] | Get a quote |
| Small van (SWB) | £40 | £1.30 per mile | Around 6 m³; boxed stock and small pallets | 249 × 175 × 143 cm | 869 kg | Get a quote |
| Medium van (MWB) | £60 | £1.70 per mile | Between the small and large van [CHECK: internal dimensions and payload] | [internal dimensions] | [payload] | Get a quote |
| Large van (LWB / XLWB) | £60 | £1.70 per mile | 3 UK or 4 Euro pallets; around 11 m³ | 340 × 175 × 186 cm | 1,192 kg | Get a quote |
| Luton van with tail-lift | £60 | £1.80 per mile | 6 UK pallets; tail-lift for heavy items | 391 × 202 × 216 cm | 1,150 kg | Get a quote |
Dimensions are internal and approximate; width between the wheel arches is less. Any single item over 25 kg needs a two-person crew (+£30 or 25–30% of the job price, whichever is greater), or you provide the second person. Loads too big for a Luton go on a 7.5 t or HGV through our licensed haulage partners, quoted per job.
What do we carry?
If it fits in one of our vehicles and is legal to carry, ask us. Here are the kinds of goods we move.
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Medical and pathology
Specimens, blood products, pharmacy orders and dry-ice boxes for labs, clinics and pharmacies.
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Documents and passports
Contracts, court bundles, deeds and passports, signed for at the door.
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Parcels
Boxes of any shape, from one small package to a van full.
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Pallets
UK and Euro pallets, one at a time or six on a tail-lift Luton.
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Spare parts
The part that gets a vehicle, machine or production line running again today.
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IT equipment
Laptops and kit collected from a leaver's home and delivered to the employer or IT partner.
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Exhibition materials
Stands, banners, print and AV kit, at the venue before the doors open.
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Bulky and heavy items
Machinery, display units and white goods, with a tail-lift and a two-person crew where needed.
How booking works
Three steps from your postcodes to a delivered job.
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Tell us the route
Enter both postcodes and the date, or call 07342 942403. Tell us what you are sending and how heavy it is.
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Get your price
We confirm the vehicle and the price within minutes. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
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We collect and deliver
A driver is dispatched straight away: 30 minutes to an hour to collect in London, 1 to 1½ hours elsewhere in England. Live tracking and proof of delivery on every job.
Our courier services
- Same Day CourierCollected within the hour, driven direct, anywhere in the UK.
- Urgent CourierDriver dispatched immediately, 24/7, no emergency surcharge.
- Next Day DeliveryBooked today, delivered tomorrow, timed or AM.
- Dedicated Vehicle CourierExclusive use of the vehicle, no shared loads.
- Medical CourierPathology samples, pharmacy and blood products, trained drivers.
- Document CourierContracts, court bundles, passports, signed for.
- Pallet DeliveryOne to six pallets, direct, tail-lift available.
- Multi-Drop RoutesRegular rounds with several drops, one price per route.
Questions about our same day courier service
How quickly can you collect in London?
In London, 30 minutes to an hour from booking, 24 hours a day. Elsewhere in England, 1 to 1½ hours from our nearest local driver. Where we have no driver nearby, for example Scotland, Wales or the far South West, we quote the collection time with the price.
Can you deliver from London to anywhere in the UK the same day?
Yes. Every booking is a dedicated van or car, so the only limit is driving time. From London, Birmingham is typically 2½–3 hours after collection, Manchester 4–4½, Glasgow or Edinburgh 7½–8½ with a two-driver crew, and Belfast 10–12 hours including the ferry. Times are typical and traffic dependent.
How is the price worked out?
A fixed charge for the first 10 miles, then a rate per mile by vehicle: £40 then £1.30 a mile for a car or small van, £60 then £1.70 for a medium or large van, and £60 then £1.80 for a tail-lift Luton, all plus VAT. You always get the price before anything is booked.
Do you charge extra at night, at weekends or on bank holidays?
No. We work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including bank holidays, Christmas and New Year, at the same mileage rates. There is no fuel surcharge either. The London Congestion Charge and any road tolls are passed on at cost on one-off jobs; all our vehicles are ULEZ-compliant, so there is no ULEZ charge.
Which vehicle do I need?
Tell us the size and weight of what you are sending and we will suggest one. As a guide, a small van carries up to 869 kg, a large van 3 UK or 4 Euro pallets, and a tail-lift Luton 6 UK pallets. The fleet overview lists internal dimensions and payloads.
Do you provide proof of delivery?
Yes. You get live driver tracking from collection to delivery and proof of delivery when the consignment is handed over. [CHECK: confirm whether POD is name, signature and photo, and how it is sent to the customer.]
Are my goods insured while you carry them?
Yes. We hold goods-in-transit cover of £20,000 per day and £2 million public liability. For anything above that value, or for Europe (CMR cover of £20,000 per day), tell us when you book and we will confirm the cover before collection.
What happens if the driver has to wait?
The first 20 minutes at collection and at delivery are free. After that, waiting is charged per minute: 35p in a car, 40p in a small van and 43p in a medium or large van, plus VAT.
Can I add more than one drop?
Yes. Use + Add stop in the booking form, or list every address in the details box on the quote form. The whole route is priced as one job.
Do you do house moves or carry passengers?
No. We are a business and parcel courier: documents, parcels, pallets, medical consignments and bulky items. We do not do house moves, man-and-van work, passengers or pets.
Can my business open an account?
Yes, and it is the best way to send regular work from London or from several sites. Account customers get preferential rates that improve with volume, monthly invoicing on 30-day terms (subject to credit check), and all-inclusive pricing for regular routes.