Same Day Courier, Driven Straight There
Book a same day courier with us and one van, one driver and one job is exactly what you get. A driver is usually at your door within 30 to 60 minutes in London and the South East, then heads straight for the delivery address with nothing else on board. Photo or signature proof lands in your inbox the moment it’s handed over.
- Never shared, never co-loaded
- One fixed price, agreed first
- Photo and signature POD
- Insured to £10,000 per load
- DBS-checked drivers
- A real person, 24/7
Talk to Us, Get Moving
Tell us what’s going where. A real person quotes it back fast, day or night.
What does a same day courier actually do?
A same day courier collects your goods and drives them straight to the delivery address on the same day, in a van reserved for your job alone. Book with us and a driver is usually collecting within 30 to 60 minutes in London and the South East, the price is fixed before anything moves, and photo or signature proof of delivery is emailed to you at handover.
Our Couriers Across London and the UK
Our couriers carry anything from a single envelope to a Luton van of pallets, collected and driven direct across London and mainland UK. Every job is fast, reliable, direct and fairly priced, and it travels alone in its own van with no depot stops along the way.
Urgent Courier
Deadline saved: a driver dispatched the moment you call, with nothing else on board to slow the run.
Document and Legal Courier
Court bundles and signed originals placed in a named recipient’s hands, with signed proof back to you.
Medical Courier
Samples, medicines and equipment reach clinics and labs day or night, carried by DBS-checked drivers.
Car Parts Courier
Your VOR vehicle back on the road sooner, with the part driven straight from supplier to workshop.
Pallet Delivery
Pallets moved the same day on a dedicated van, with a tail-lift Luton when there’s no forklift.
Airport Courier (AOG)
Cargo at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton or City before the cut-off, planned back from the flight time.
Overnight Courier
Goods waiting on site before the morning shift starts, driven through the night in a dedicated van.
Contract and Regular Runs
Repeat routes at an agreed rate, run by drivers who get to know your sites and your goods.
Who we work for
Industries We Serve
Time-critical freight, fragile and high-value goods, and paperwork that can’t be late. Every load gets secure single handling, strapped and blanketed by one driver from collection to handover.
Same Day Courier UK: One Van, One Job
A gearbox that arrives on Thursday is no help to a ramp that’s stood empty since Monday. Ask any workshop manager. Late deliveries rarely cost the price of the delivery itself. They cost the fitter’s wasted day, the customer’s patience, the property completion that slips a week, or the exhibition stand still sitting in a warehouse when the doors open. For a lot of businesses, same day delivery is the cheap option once you count what the delay would have cost.
Parcel networks are built for volume. Ofcom measured 4.2 billion parcels in 2024-25, and a typical network parcel is handled four to six times between hubs. In Ofcom’s 2025 survey, 68% of recipients reported a delivery issue in six months. Our dedicated van service is loaded once and unloaded once. Not sure which you need? Our guide to same day versus next day lays out the trade-off.
Ring at 3am or 3pm and the same thing happens. A real person answers, fixes the price and dispatches the nearest driver, who is usually with you within 30 to 60 minutes in London and the South East. Vans covered 58.5 billion miles on British roads in 2024, so ETAs move. A controller updates you by phone or SMS at every stage, and breakdown and deadline jobs get a direct line. Photo or signature proof follows at handover.
Match the van to the load and you never pay for empty space. A small van takes around 400kg, a Luton with tail lift around 1,000kg with no forklift needed, and you can compare our van sizes before booking. Quotes are fixed and include fuel, Congestion Charge, ULEZ, tolls and ferry fares. Nights and weekends cost a little more inside that figure, with no postcode or rural surcharge. Goods-in-transit cover runs to £10,000 per consignment, and regular contract runs lock in an agreed rate.
How It Works
Four steps from first call to proof of delivery, with one fixed price agreed at the very first one.
Get a Fixed Quote
Call 020 4525 2039 or use the form with both postcodes, what’s moving and when. We come back with one all-inclusive price, so you know the full cost before anything moves.
Book Your Delivery
Say yes and we confirm it in writing: price, vehicle, driver ETA and the references we’ll quote at each end. Everyone involved knows exactly what’s coming, and when.
We Collect
A driver is usually with you within 30 to 60 minutes in London and the South East. Your goods are checked against the booking, then strapped and blanketed so they travel without a scratch.
We Deliver Direct
No depot and no other customers’ parcels. The van goes straight to the address, hands over to your named recipient, and photo or signature proof reaches your inbox at once.
Have This Ready and Your Quote Takes Seconds
- Collection and delivery postcodes, with a name and number at each end
- What’s moving: rough size, weight and quantity (a phone photo helps no end)
- Timing: ready now, or the deadline we’re working against
- Access notes: loading bay, stairs, forklift, site inductions or booking references
Let Down by a Shared Van Before?
It happens when your goods are one stop out of forty. Here they’re the only stop, and the price we confirm is the price you pay.
Fixed All-Inclusive Quote
Fuel, Congestion Charge, ULEZ, tolls and ferry fares sit inside the written price. Nothing reaches the invoice that wasn’t agreed first.
Dedicated Vehicle
Your consignment is the only thing on board. Loaded once, unloaded once, never swapped between vans or left on a depot floor overnight.
Photo and Signature POD
Recipient’s name, the time, and a photo or signature, emailed at handover and kept on file if you need it months later.
24/7 Human Support
A real person answers day and night, 365 days a year, bank holidays included. No answering service, no ticket number, no queue.
Five Vans, Sized So You Never Overpay
One envelope or a van full of pallets, we match the vehicle to the load rather than sending the biggest thing on the yard.
Small Van
Boxes, spares, IT kit and fragile items up to around 400kg, or a single pallet. Nimble in traffic and the cheapest to run.
SWB Van
Around 800kg of stock, engine parts or boxed freight. It’s the van we reach for most often on same day work.
LWB Van
Around 1,200kg, plus the extra floor length that long or awkward freight needs, from shelving to rolled flooring.
XLWB Van
Around 1,000kg on the longest load floor in the van range, for lengths an LWB can’t take. Price on request.
Luton Van (Tail Lift)
Around 1,000kg of bulky freight with a tail lift fitted, so neither end needs a forklift or a loading bay.
Compare All Vehicles
Payloads, load lengths and pallet capacity side by side, so you can pick the right van in under a minute.
Same Day Courier Price Guide
Real starting prices by van size, so you can budget before you pick up the phone. Longer runs work out at roughly £1.10 to £1.80 per mile, depending on the van, the distance and how urgent the job is. Congestion Charge, ULEZ, tolls and fuel are already in the figure we confirm before collection.
| Vehicle | Starting price | Typical capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Small van | from £39 | Around 400kg, or 1 pallet |
| SWB van | from £49 | Around 800kg |
| LWB van | from £69 | Around 1,200kg, longer loads |
| XLWB van | Price on request | Around 1,000kg, longest load floor |
| Luton (tail lift) | from £89 | Around 1,000kg, no forklift needed |
These are guide figures for typical dedicated same day work, given so you can budget honestly. Your exact price depends on distance, timing and access. Wait-and-return, two-person and multi-drop jobs are all quoted up front as one fixed figure. Nights, weekends and bank holidays cost a little more, but that stays inside the same quote, and there’s no postcode or rural surcharge.
Dedicated Courier or Parcel Network: Which Do You Need?
We’d rather point you to the right service than the one we happen to sell. Here’s the trade-off, including when a cheap network parcel really is the smarter choice.
| Factor | Dedicated same day courier | Next-day parcel network |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Usually collected in 30 to 60 minutes, driven direct: hours, not days | Tomorrow, usually, inside a delivery window |
| Handling | Loaded once, unloaded once, with no hubs and no conveyor belts | Handled four to six times or more through depots |
| Updates | Phone or SMS from a controller you can actually ring | Automated scans, then a call centre if something goes wrong |
| Proof of delivery | Photo or signature, recipient’s name and time, sent at once | Varies, often just a doorstep photo |
| Fragile or high-value | Single handling, blankets, straps and space of its own | Higher damage risk, and many items excluded from cover |
| Cost | From £39 for a small van, priced per journey | Cheapest option for small, non-urgent parcels |
| Best for | Today’s deadline, fragile, valuable or business-critical items | Routine, replaceable, date-flexible parcels |
If it’s small, replaceable and the date can slip, book a network parcel. It’s better value and we’ll tell you so. The moment the deadline is today, or a delay costs more than the delivery, a dedicated van stops being a luxury and becomes the cheaper option overall.
What We Commit to on Every Job
Trust only means something if you can hold someone to it. Every booking comes with the commitments below, in writing.
Response
A real person answers 24/7/365, with no answering service and no callback queue. Quotes are confirmed within minutes, and London collections usually start within 30 to 60 minutes of booking.
Fixed Pricing
The written quote is final and all-inclusive. Anything extra, such as waiting time at a busy goods-in or an added stop, is agreed and priced with you before it happens, never invoiced as a surprise.
Communication
You hear from us at booking, collection, en route and delivery, by phone or SMS. If traffic changes the ETA, we tell you before you ask, and if a deadline is at risk you hear it from us first.
Insurance and Cover
Goods-in-transit cover up to £10,000 per consignment, plus £1,000,000 public liability. Higher declared-value cover is arranged in writing before collection whenever your load needs it.
Evidence
Photo or signature proof of delivery, with the recipient’s name and a timestamp, emailed the moment the job’s done and kept on file for months afterwards.
Your Data
Booking details are used only to run your delivery, handled under UK GDPR and never sold. Addresses and contact names stay between you, our controller and the driver.
If something goes wrong, you speak to the people running the business, not a ticket system. Issues are answered the same day and claims are acknowledged within one working day.
Every London Borough, Then the Rest of the UK
Fast response across every London borough and the South East, with dedicated vans running daily trunk routes to every corner of mainland Britain.
London, Every Borough
Every borough and postcode, day or night, from the City’s towers to Croydon’s trading estates.
UK Cities and Towns
Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol and beyond, with the nearest vehicle sent and an honest ETA given before you book.
Popular Routes
London to Birmingham and London to Manchester run daily in both directions, along with other trunk corridors.
From Our Blog
Straight-talking guides on same day delivery: pricing, choosing a courier, urgent logistics and how this industry really works.
Proof of Delivery Explained: What a Courier POD Should Show
What Can You Send by Courier? A UK Item-by-Item Guide
Next Day Delivery Cut-Off Times: When Is It Too Late?
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions people type into Google before they book a courier, answered straight.
How much does a courier cost in the UK?
A dedicated same day courier with us starts from £39 for a small van, £49 for an SWB, £69 for an LWB and £89 for a Luton with tail lift. Longer journeys work out at roughly £1.10 to £1.80 per mile, depending on van size, distance and urgency. Every quote is fixed and includes fuel, tolls, Congestion Charge and ULEZ.
How does same day delivery work?
Same day delivery by dedicated courier means one van collects your goods and drives them straight to the destination, with no depot stop. You agree a fixed quote, a driver is usually with you within 30 to 60 minutes in London and the South East, and photo or signature proof is emailed to you at handover.
Can a courier collect a parcel from my home?
Yes. We collect from homes, offices, shops, workshops and warehouses anywhere in mainland UK, not just business addresses. In London and the South East a driver is usually with you within 30 to 60 minutes. Elsewhere, the nearest vehicle is dispatched and you’re given an honest ETA before you commit.
What happens if a courier loses or damages my parcel?
Every consignment we carry has goods-in-transit cover up to £10,000, and higher declared values can be arranged in writing before collection. Claims are acknowledged within one working day. The risk is lower on a dedicated run in the first place, because your goods stay in one van with one driver and are never sorted through a depot.
Does same day delivery work at weekends and bank holidays?
Yes. We run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including nights, weekends and bank holidays, and a real person answers the phone throughout. Out-of-hours jobs cost a little more, but that’s built into the fixed quote you agree before collection, so nothing extra appears later.
Do you charge extra for remote areas, islands or ferries?
No. There’s no postcode or rural surcharge anywhere in mainland UK, and where a journey needs a ferry crossing, the fare is already included in your fixed quote. Waiting time or an extra stop is only charged when it’s been agreed and priced with you first.
Need It There Today? Speak to a Courier Now
No call centre and no queue. You speak to the team handling your delivery, get a fixed quote in minutes, and a driver is usually collecting within the hour.