Same Day Pallet Delivery Nationwide
One pallet or six, our pallet delivery runs on a single dedicated van that goes from your dock straight to theirs. No hub. No trunk lorry, no overnight wait in a depot. In London and the South East a driver is usually with you within 30 to 60 minutes, and the tail-lift Luton means nobody at either end needs a forklift.
- Insured to £10,000 per load
- DBS-checked drivers
- A real person, 24/7
Get a Fast, Fixed Quote
Tell us how many pallets, what they weigh and where they’re going. A real person prices it back to you, day or night.
What is same day pallet delivery?
Same day pallet delivery puts your pallets on their own van for a direct run from collection to delivery, with no depot and no co-loading. An SWB takes two standard UK pallets (around 800kg) from £49, an LWB takes three (around 1,200kg) from £69, and a tail-lift Luton takes up to six (around 1,000kg in total) from £89. Collection is usually within 30 to 60 minutes in London and the South East, at a fixed all-inclusive price.
Our Pallet Delivery Services
Our pallet delivery service covers one urgent pallet, a full Luton load and everything in between, collected from your site and driven straight to the drop. Every run is fast, reliable, direct and fairly priced, and because the van carries only your freight, nobody else’s delivery can push yours back.
Single Urgent Pallet
Your one pallet gets the whole van, so it never waits for a lorry to fill before moving.
Get a QuoteMulti-Pallet Loads
Up to six standard pallets on one tail-lift Luton, kept together from your bay to theirs.
Get a QuoteTail Lift, No Forklift
The lift lowers each pallet to the ground, then the driver pump-trucks it across firm, level ground.
Get a QuoteBooked RDC Slots
Delivered inside your customer’s goods-in window, with the booking reference and driver details sent ahead.
Get a QuoteLine-Side Factory Freight
Components and packaging run straight to the production line before a shortage stops the shift.
Get a QuoteSite Materials Delivery
Fixings, tiles and plant parts on site before the next trade arrives, rather than tomorrow morning.
Get a QuoteEvening and Overnight Runs
Collected after your warehouse shuts, delivered before theirs opens. Nights cost a little more, inside the quote.
Get a QuoteRegular Pallet Shuttles
The same run every week, priced once, ideally with the same driver who already knows both sites.
Get a QuoteWho we work for
Who Sends Pallets With Us
Time-critical freight, fragile and high-value stock, and loads that can’t sit in a hub overnight. Each pallet gets secure single handling: strapped by the driver who collects it and handed over by that same driver.
Pallet Delivery That Skips the Hub
A pallet that misses its slot rarely costs just the delivery fee. Goods-in turns the driver away, the distribution centre rebooks you for Thursday, and the shelf sits empty until then. On a factory floor it’s worse. One late pallet of packaging can idle a filling line and everyone standing at it. So the real question isn’t what the pallet costs to move. It’s what your business loses if it lands tomorrow instead of today.
Pallets are the most common cargo on UK roads, at 27% of HGV journeys in the Department for Transport’s 2025 road freight figures. Most travel through a network: collected, tipped at a depot, sorted at a hub overnight, then reloaded for delivery. That’s four or more forklift moves. Yours is loaded once onto a tail-lift Luton van or smaller, and unloaded once. Still comparing prices? Our guide to what a pallet costs to send sets it out.
Most networks want your booking by late morning for a same-day collection, and they deliver tomorrow at the earliest. We’ll take the call at 3pm, 9pm or 4am. A driver is usually with you within 30 to 60 minutes in London and the South East, and further afield we send the nearest van with an honest ETA first. You hear from us if anything moves that ETA, then get photo or signature proof at handover. Need hands beyond the tail lift? Our two-person delivery team covers it.
Match the van to the weight, not just the count. Six light pallets fit a Luton, but its payload stops near 1,000kg, so three heavy ones belong in an LWB rated to about 1,200kg. Loads are strapped to the DVSA standard, which asks for restraint that holds the full load weight forwards and half of it sideways. Quotes include fuel, tolls, ULEZ and ferry fares, with cover to £10,000. Awkward one-offs go as heavy and oversized items, and weekly shuttles move onto regular contract runs.
Pallet Network or Dedicated Van?
If tomorrow is fine and the goods are tough, next day pallet delivery on a shared network is often the cheaper choice, and we’ll tell you so. Once the deadline is today, the slot is booked or the load can’t take four forklift moves, a dedicated van earns its price.
| Question | Typical pallet network | Our dedicated van |
|---|---|---|
| Booking cut-off | Usually late morning for collection that day | Any hour, 24/7, including bank holidays |
| Handling | Collection lorry, depot, hub, delivery lorry | Loaded once, unloaded once |
| Delivery day | Next day at best, often two to three days | The same day, driven direct |
| Timed slot | AM or timed options cost extra and aren’t always offered | Worked to your goods-in reference and window |
| At the delivery point | Usually kerbside only, short time on site | Tail lift and pump truck to an agreed spot on firm, level ground |
| Remote postcodes | Highlands, islands and remote areas often carry a surcharge | No postcode or rural surcharge, ferry fares included |
| Best for | Sturdy, non-urgent pallets on a budget | Deadlines, booked slots, fragile or high-value freight |
How It Works
Four steps from first call to signed proof, with one fixed price settled at the very first.
Get a Fixed Quote
Tell us the pallet count, each pallet’s weight and height, both postcodes and the access at each end. One all-inclusive figure comes back, so the cost is settled before anything moves.
Book Your Delivery
Confirm and it’s in writing: price, vehicle, ETA and any goods-in reference or site induction. Your customer’s warehouse knows who’s arriving and when, so the slot isn’t lost.
We Collect
A driver is usually with you within 30 to 60 minutes in London and the South East. Pallets are checked against the booking, then strapped in place, so nothing shifts on the road.
We Deliver Direct
No depot, no reload and no other drops. The van goes straight to the delivery address, and photo or signature proof with a timestamp lands in your inbox at handover.
Measure These Before You Call
- Pallet count and footprint: UK standard 1200 × 1000mm or Euro 1200 × 800mm
- Weight of each pallet, including the board and the wrapping
- Height from the floor to the top of the wrapped load, board included
- Access at both ends: loading dock, forklift, ground surface, goods-in reference
Pallet Delivery Cost by Van Size
Published starting prices by van, so you can budget before you call. Longer runs work out at roughly £1.10 to £1.80 per mile, depending on vehicle size, distance and urgency.
| Vehicle | Guide price | Load space (L × W × H) | Payload | Standard pallets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWB van | from £49 | 2.1 × 1.2 × 1.4 m | Around 800kg | 2 |
| LWB van | from £69 | 3.3 × 2.0 × 1.7 m | Around 1,200kg | 3 |
| XLWB van | Price on request | 4.2 × 1.2 × 1.75 m | Around 1,000kg | 4 |
| Luton van (tail lift) | from £89 | 4.2 × 2.0 × 2.1 m | Around 1,000kg | Up to 6 |
Weight usually runs out before floor space does. Six pallets of bottled drinks won’t go in a Luton, because they’d blow straight through its 1,000kg payload, so we’d split them across two vans on the same route. Height matters too: a wrapped load taller than about 1.7 metres rules out the LWB. What moves the price is the miles, the van, how soon it has to go and the time of day. Your postcode doesn’t. Waiting at a busy goods-in, or an extra drop, is only charged when it’s been agreed with you first.
Then be straight about the job. A sturdy pallet that can arrive on Thursday is cheaper on a network, and we’d rather you choose the right service than the one we happen to sell. When a line, a site or a booked slot is waiting, a dedicated van usually costs less than the delay it prevents.
Worried Your Pallet Will Miss Its Slot?
That worry comes from being one pallet among forty on a trailer. Here your freight is the whole load, 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 figure. Nothing reaches the invoice that wasn’t agreed first.
Dedicated Vehicle
Your pallets travel alone. Loaded once, unloaded once, never cross-docked between lorries or left on a hub floor overnight.
Photo and Signature POD
The recipient’s name, the time and a photo or signature, emailed at handover and kept on file if goods-in disputes it later.
24/7 Human Support
A real person answers day and night, bank holidays included. If traffic changes the ETA, we tell you before you ask.
Deadline Already Ticking?
Skip the reading. A controller can quote your pallets on one phone call and have a driver on the road within minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions people actually type before they book a pallet, answered straight.
How much does pallet delivery cost in the UK?
On a dedicated same-day van, pallets start from £49 in an SWB, from £69 for three in an LWB and from £89 for up to six in a tail-lift Luton. Longer runs work out at roughly £1.10 to £1.80 per mile, depending on vehicle size, distance and urgency. The quote is fixed and already includes fuel, tolls, ULEZ, the Congestion Charge and ferry fares.
How does pallet delivery work?
On a pallet network, your pallet is collected, taken to a depot, sorted at a hub overnight and delivered by a different lorry, usually the next day or later. A dedicated pallet courier sends one van to collect it and drive it straight to the delivery address. It’s loaded once, unloaded once and arrives the same day, with photo or signature proof at handover.
What is kerbside pallet delivery?
Kerbside delivery means the pallet is set down at the nearest safe point on the road or driveway, not taken inside. Most network pallet services work this way. On our tail-lift Luton, the driver lowers the pallet and moves it on a pump truck across firm, level ground to the spot agreed at booking. Mention steps, gravel or slopes in advance.
How heavy and how tall can a pallet be?
It depends on the van. A Luton carries around 1,000kg across all its pallets and an LWB around 1,200kg. The load must also clear the roof: about 2.1 metres inside a Luton, 1.7 metres in an LWB and 1.4 metres in an SWB. Measure from the floor to the top of the wrapped load, board included, and give us that figure when you book.
Do I need a forklift to receive a pallet?
No, if you book the Luton. Its tail lift lowers each pallet to the ground and the driver moves it with a pump truck, so no forklift or loading dock is needed at either end. SWB and LWB vans are loaded by forklift or pallet truck from a dock or level surface, so tell us what equipment each site has.
Is next day pallet delivery cheaper than same day?
Usually, yes. A pallet network shares lorry space between many customers, so a next day or two-to-three-day service often costs less per pallet. A dedicated van costs more per job, but it usually collects within the hour in London and the South East and delivers the same day. If tomorrow genuinely works for you, a network may be the better fit.
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