Multi-Drop Delivery by Dedicated Van
Multi-drop delivery from us starts with one collection and a list of addresses. After that it’s one driver, your load and nobody else’s, all day. We put the stops in the order your deadlines need, not the order a depot sorted them, and you get a photo or signature from every single drop.
- Goods in transit cover to £10,000
- DBS-checked drivers
- Proof at every drop
Price a Multi-Drop Run
Send the collection point, the list of drops and the times they need to land. We’ll price the whole route as one job.
What is multi-drop delivery?
Multi-drop delivery is one van making several deliveries in a planned order, usually from a single collection. With us the same driver keeps the whole load from first pickup to last drop, the route is built around your delivery windows, and you get a photo or signature for each address rather than one receipt for the batch. The run is priced as one fixed job before the van loads, with fuel, Congestion Charge, ULEZ and tolls included.
Our Multi-Drop Courier Services
Our multi-drop courier service takes one load, or a few collections, out to as many addresses as the day and the van can sensibly cover. Every run is fast, reliable, direct and fairly priced, and the driver who loads your goods is the one who hands over the last box.
Wholesale Trade Rounds
Shops, cafés and salons stocked before opening, from one warehouse pickup.
Get a QuoteBranch and Store Restocks
Every branch gets its own cages and cartons, signed for by a named person.
Get a QuoteMulti-Site Office Runs
Laptops, stationery and signage spread across your offices in a single day.
Get a QuoteLocal Order Batches
This morning’s local online orders on doorsteps by evening, with proof for each buyer.
Get a QuoteEvent and Venue Drops
Stands, samples and kit dropped at several venues, timed to each load-in slot.
Get a QuoteEngineer and Site Parts
Parts reach each engineer or site in turn, with faulty items brought back.
Get a QuotePalletised Multi-Drop Runs
Pallets lowered by tail lift at sites that have no forklift waiting.
Get a QuoteWho Books Multi-Drop Runs
Businesses with time-critical stock going to several places at once, fragile and high-value goods that shouldn’t be thrown on a conveyor, and loads that need secure single handling from the first collection to the final signature.
Retail and eCommerce
Store restocks, local order batches and shop-to-shop transfers on one route.
Manufacturing
Finished goods out to trade counters and customers, with a return leg for repairs.
Automotive
Parts to several garages or dealer sites before the ramps go quiet.
Healthcare and NHS
Supplies and equipment to clinics, surgeries and care homes, signed for at each door.
Print and Media
Leaflets, brochures and point-of-sale kit split across stores, offices or polling stations.
Events and Exhibitions
Hotels, venues and stands supplied in the order the build schedule needs.
Multi-Drop Delivery Without the Shared Round
Nine shops expecting stock before ten. Seven get it. The other two open with empty shelves, ring your sales team and quietly start looking at another supplier. That’s what one late drop costs a business that sends to several sites, and it rarely shows up on a delivery invoice. More of it travels by van every year: DfT figures show van traffic reached 58.5 billion vehicle miles in 2024, 9.5% above 2019.
Parcel networks run multi-drop rounds too, but the round belongs to the network. Your cartons go through a depot, get sorted onto whichever van covers each postcode and are handled four to six times on the way. In an Ofcom survey, 68% of people had a delivery problem in six months, delays being the most common. Our van is loaded once, in reverse drop order, by the driver who unloads it. That’s the point of booking a whole van.
Book, and a driver is usually with you within 30 to 60 minutes in London and the South East. Further out, we send the nearest vehicle and confirm an honest ETA before you commit. You’ll get a call or text as each stop is done, and photo or signature proof with a name and time for every address. Batching local online orders? Our same-day order deliveries page covers single urgent orders as well. Someone answers at 3am, too.
We match the van to the heaviest point of the route, from a small van at around 400kg to a Luton with a tail lift for palletised drops. One fixed price covers fuel, ULEZ, tolls and ferry fares, with goods-in-transit cover to £10,000 per consignment. Same drops every week? Regular contract runs lock in the time and the rate, and our guide to contract versus one-off bookings shows when that pays.
What to Send With Your Drop List
A good drop list is the difference between a quote in ten minutes and a run that stalls at stop three. Send these details for every address and we can sequence the route, size the van and give you a realistic time for each drop.
Postcode and Contact
A full postcode and a named person with a mobile number at each drop. The driver rings ahead, so a locked door or a missing manager doesn’t cost a second visit.
Time Windows
Tell us which drops are fixed (a 9am shop opening, a 2pm load-in) and which are flexible. We build the route around the fixed ones and fit the rest between them.
What Goes Where
The number of boxes, cases or pallets for each address, plus the heaviest single item. Labelling every carton with its drop number speeds up each stop by minutes.
Access and Parking
Loading bays, goods lifts, rear entrances, height barriers and red routes. In central London, where the van can stop often decides how long a drop takes.
Extra Collections
A run can start with two or three pickups, say parts from different suppliers, before the delivery legs begin. Give us every address and we’ll put them in order.
Returns and Backloads
If anything needs to come back, such as faulty stock, empty cages or signed paperwork, say so. The driver keeps space for it and logs it at each stop.
How Many Drops Fit in One Day
The honest answer is that distance and access matter far more than the number of boxes. A dozen central London drops can fill a working day once parking and stairs are counted, while six drops spread across a county may be finished by lunchtime.
| Type of run | Typical shape | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| City centre round | 6 to 12 small drops, tight parking, loading bays | Small van |
| Regional trade run | 4 to 8 drops across a county, mixed box sizes | SWB or LWB van |
| Palletised or heavy round | 2 to 5 drops, no forklift at the delivery end | Luton with tail lift |
Long runs also have a legal ceiling. Under the GB domestic drivers’ hours rules, a van driver can’t drive for more than 10 hours in a day or be on duty for more than 11. Unloading counts as duty time, so a route with 20 stops and an hour of motorway at each end needs planning. If your list won’t fit safely in one shift, we’ll tell you when you call and suggest splitting it across two vans or two days.
What a Multi-Drop Run Costs
A run is priced as one job: the van size, the total mileage and the time the route takes. That’s usually cheaper than booking each drop on its own, and it’s always one fixed figure agreed before the van loads.
| Vehicle | Guide price | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Small van (around 400kg) | from £39 | Parcels and cartons to city addresses |
| SWB van (around 800kg) | from £49 | Branch restocks and trade rounds |
| LWB van (around 1,200kg, 4m loads) | from £69 | Bigger rounds, long items, event kit |
| Luton with tail lift (around 1,000kg) | from £89 | Up to 5 pallets, sites with no forklift |
Longer routes work out at roughly £1.10 to £1.80 per mile depending on vehicle size, distance and urgency. Evening, weekend and bank holiday runs cost a little more, and that’s inside the fixed quote. Congestion Charge, ULEZ, tolls and ferry fares are included, and there’s no postcode or rural surcharge, so a drop in a Cumbrian village is priced on the miles like any other.
When a Parcel Network Is the Better Choice
We’d rather you choose the right service than the one we happen to sell. A dedicated run earns its cost when timing, handling or proof at each address matters.
Hundreds of Light Parcels
Two hundred small parcels to scattered homes, with two or three days to spare, suit a network account. We’re the backup for the ones that go wrong.
One Urgent Address
If only one drop is genuinely urgent, send it on its own as a same-day job and put the rest on a cheaper service. We’ll say so when you call.
Drops Days Apart
A list where half the addresses can’t receive until Friday is two runs, not one. Splitting it is usually cheaper than paying a van to wait.
How It Works
Four steps from sending your list to the last signature, with the price agreed before anything moves.
Get a Fixed Quote
Send the collection point, every drop with its postcode and time window, and what goes where. One all-inclusive price comes back for the whole route, so you know the cost per drop.
Book Your Run
Confirm by phone or online. Written confirmation follows with the van, the drop order, the price and a direct line to the controller running your route, day or night.
We Collect
A DBS-checked driver arrives, usually within the hour in London, checks each consignment against your list and loads the last drop first, so nothing is dug out at the kerb.
We Deliver Each Drop
The driver works through the stops in the agreed order and rings ahead where needed. Photo or signature proof with a name and time lands in your inbox at every address.
Worried One Missed Drop Will Cost You a Customer?
Your stops can’t slip behind another firm’s parcels, because there aren’t any on board. If a site changes its slot, the driver reorders the route instead of failing the delivery.
Fixed All-Inclusive Quote
One agreed price for the whole route, covering the driver, fuel, ULEZ, tolls and ferry fares, however many stops there are.
Dedicated Vehicle
Your goods are the only load in the van, so the drop order is set by your deadlines and nobody else’s.
Photo and Signature POD
A separate record for every address, with the recipient’s name and a timestamp, ready to send to each customer.
24/7 Human Support
A real person answers at any hour, knows which stop the driver is on and can change the route mid-run.
Several Drops in One Day?
Send the list and the time windows. We’ll plan the run, confirm the van and quote it as one job on the same call.
Frequently Asked Questions
What businesses ask before they hand us a drop list, answered straight.
What does multi drop delivery mean?
Multi drop delivery means one vehicle collecting a load and delivering it to several addresses in a planned order on the same trip. A parcel network does this through depots and shared rounds. We do it with a dedicated van, so your goods are the only ones on board, the same driver handles every stop and each address gets its own proof of delivery.
How much does a multi drop courier service cost?
It’s priced as one job on the van size, total mileage and route time, not per parcel. Our guide prices start from £39 for a small van, £49 for an SWB, £69 for an LWB and £89 for a Luton, and longer routes work out at roughly £1.10 to £1.80 per mile. The quote is fixed and includes fuel, ULEZ, tolls and ferry fares.
Can you deliver multiple items to different addresses in one booking?
Yes. One booking can cover a single collection and as many drops as the day allows, or several collections feeding several drops. Send every address with its contents and time window, and we’ll sequence the route, choose the van and confirm a rough arrival time for each stop before you commit.
How many drops can one van do in a day?
It depends far more on distance and access than on the number of parcels. A dozen central London drops is a full day once parking is counted, while six across a county can be quicker. Drivers’ hours rules also cap a van driver at 10 hours’ driving a day. Send the list and we’ll tell you what fits.
How are you different from other multi drop delivery companies?
Many multi drop delivery companies run shared rounds, where your goods ride alongside other customers’ parcels and the stop order suits the network. We book one van for your route only, plan the order around your deadlines and give you a direct line to the controller. You get a photo or signature for every address, not one receipt for the batch.
What happens if one address can’t take the delivery?
The driver calls you while still nearby. Depending on what you want, the goods come back to you, go to another address on the run, or are attempted again later the same day once the rest of the route is done. You’re told before anything happens, and nothing is left on a doorstep without your say-so.
Book a Multi-Drop Run
One van, one driver, every address proved, at a price fixed before the first collection.