Same Day Courier in London, collected within the hour.
Based in Kennington SE11, we collect anywhere in London within 30 minutes to an hour, 24 hours a day. From £40 + VAT for the first 10 miles, £1.30 a mile after. Documents, parcels, pallets and heavy items, driven direct with no depot.
- 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
A London courier company that answers the phone
One driver, one vehicle, straight from your door to theirs. Call 07342 942403 and you speak to a person who gives you a price, not a call centre and not a chatbot.
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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.
Where we collect and deliver in London
Every London postcode, every hour of the day. Our drivers are based around the capital, so a collection anywhere inside the M25 is usually 30 minutes to an hour from booking. These are the areas we are in most.
Central London and the City
EC, WC, W1, SW1
The Square Mile, Holborn and the Inns of Court, Westminster, Mayfair and Soho. Law firms, banks and agencies where a signed original or a sealed tender has to be on a desk inside the hour.
South London
SE, SW, CR, BR
Our home patch. We are based in Kennington SE11, minutes from Waterloo, London Bridge, Guy's and St Thomas', Croydon and the A3 and A23 corridors.
East London and Docklands
E, IG, RM
Canary Wharf, Stratford, Shoreditch and the Lea Valley estates, out to Ilford, Romford and the A13 trading estates at Barking and Dagenham.
North London
N, NW, EN
Camden, King's Cross, Islington and the Royal Free and UCLH hospital cluster, up through Finchley and Barnet to Enfield and the M25.
West London
W, UB, TW
Paddington, Hammersmith, Chiswick and Park Royal, the largest industrial estate in London, out to Ealing, Southall and Hounslow.
London airports
Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City
Collection from or delivery to cargo sheds, freight forwarders and passenger terminals, including lost luggage and documents for people already at the gate.
Beyond London we cover the whole of the UK by dedicated van, with Birmingham in 2½ to 3 hours and Manchester in 4 to 4½ hours after collection.
Driving in London: what you pay and what you don't
ULEZ: nothing to pay
Every vehicle we run meets the Ultra Low Emission Zone standard, so there is no ULEZ charge on any job, anywhere in Greater London.
Congestion Charge: at cost
If a one-off job enters the central zone during charging hours, the £18 daily charge set by Transport for London is added at cost, nothing on top. Account customers on regular routes get it built into an all-inclusive price.
Tolls and crossings: at cost
The Dartford Crossing, the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels and any other toll are passed on at exactly what we pay.
Bus lanes, red routes and loading bays
Our drivers know where they can stop and for how long. Tell us the goods-in entrance or loading bay when you book and the driver goes straight to it, which keeps waiting time, and the price, down.
Typical London courier jobs
Law firms and chambers
Court bundles, signed originals and sealed bids between Holborn, the Temple, the Royal Courts of Justice and client offices in the City.
Hospitals and laboratories
Pathology samples and blood products between the Guy's and St Thomas', Royal Free and UCLH clusters and the labs that serve them, carried by drivers trained for UN3373 Category B.
IT and offices
Laptops, servers and network kit to Canary Wharf and the City, and laptop collections from staff who are leaving, with photo proof of delivery.
Printers and creative studios
Proofs and finished print from Clerkenwell and Shoreditch to agencies, galleries and event venues before the doors open.
Jewellers and valuables
Hatton Garden to workshops, assay and clients, in one vehicle with one driver and goods-in-transit cover of £20,000 per day.
Events and exhibitions
Stands, signage and samples into ExCeL, Olympia, the Business Design Centre and Covent Garden venues, including overnight builds.
Need it there faster still? See our urgent courier service. For court bundles, signed originals and passports, see document courier; for samples and pharmacy work, medical courier.
What a courier from central London costs
Prices are worked out from our rate card for typical driving distances from Kennington SE11, so they are a guide, not a quote. Send us both postcodes for the exact price. All prices exclude VAT; the Congestion Charge is added at cost where the route enters the zone.
| From SE11 to | Approx. miles | Car or small van | Medium or large van |
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| The City (EC2) | 3 | approx. £40 | approx. £60 |
| Canary Wharf (E14) | 6 | approx. £40 | approx. £60 |
| Croydon (CR0) | 9 | approx. £40 | approx. £60 |
| Heathrow (TW6) | 17 | approx. £49 | approx. £72 |
| Watford (WD17) | 22 | approx. £56 | approx. £80 |
| Gatwick (RH6) | 28 | approx. £63 | approx. £91 |
| Stansted (CM24) | 40 | approx. £79 | approx. £111 |
Vehicles for London jobs
From a car for documents and samples to a tail-lift Luton for pallets. Each card shows the fixed charge for the first 10 miles and the rate per mile after that.
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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.
Same Day Delivery in London – Clear Prices, No Surprises
What does a same day delivery from London cost?
A fixed charge for the first 10 miles, then a rate per mile by vehicle, all plus VAT:
- Car or small van: £40, then £1.30 a mile
- Medium or large van: £60, then £1.70 a mile
- Luton with tail-lift: £60, then £1.80 a mile
So London to Birmingham (about 120 miles) is around £183 in a small van or £247 in a large van; London to Manchester (about 200 miles) around £287 or £383. Mileage is the driving distance from collection to delivery.
What is not in the price, and what never is
Never added: out-of-hours, weekend, bank holiday or fuel surcharges. The rate at 3am on a Sunday is the rate at 10am on a Tuesday. All our vehicles are ULEZ-compliant, so there is no ULEZ charge.
At cost, on one-off jobs: the London Congestion Charge (£18 a day, set by TfL), the Dartford Crossing, the M6 Toll and any other road toll. Account customers on regular routes get an all-inclusive price.
Only if it happens: waiting beyond 20 free minutes at each end (35p–43p a minute by vehicle); a two-person crew for any single item over 25 kg (+£30 or 25–30% of the job, whichever is greater); cancellation after booking (10% more than an hour before collection, 30% inside the hour, 60% once the driver has arrived).
Questions about our London courier service
How quickly can you get a courier to the City?
From our base in Kennington the City is about three miles, so a driver is usually with you in 30 minutes to an hour, at any time of day or night. Tell us if the consignment is ready now or at a set time and we dispatch to match.
Do you cover the Congestion Charge zone?
Yes, all of it, around the clock. The Congestion Charge itself (£18 a day, set by Transport for London) is passed on at cost on one-off jobs that enter the zone during charging hours. Account customers on regular routes get an all-inclusive price with it built in.
Is there a ULEZ charge on top?
No. Every vehicle we run is ULEZ-compliant, so there is nothing to add for the Ultra Low Emission Zone anywhere in Greater London.
Can you collect from an office reception or a loading bay?
Yes. Give us the name to ask for, or the bay or goods-in entrance to use, and we pass it straight to the driver. The first 20 minutes at each end are free, which covers a normal reception hand-over; after that, waiting is charged by the minute.
Do you deliver to Heathrow, Gatwick and the other airports?
Yes, to cargo sheds, forwarders and passenger terminals at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City. Give us the airline or handler reference and a contact number at the airport, and allow for security checks at the cargo gate.
What does a courier across London cost?
A car or small van is £40 plus VAT for the first 10 miles, then £1.30 a mile, so most journeys inside the North and South Circular are £40 to £50. A medium or large van is £60 for the first 10 miles then £1.70 a mile. There is no surcharge for nights, weekends or bank holidays.
Do you work nights and weekends in London?
Yes. We run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including bank holidays, at the same rates. Collection times at night are often faster because the roads are clear.
Will I get proof of delivery?
Yes. You can follow the driver live, and we send proof of delivery when the goods are handed over, with the name of the person who signed. Account customers get it by email on every job.