Multi-drop
One vehicle, one planned route, many delivery points — each with its own contact, window and signature.
- SVCMDR-07
- STOPS2 to dozens, sequenced
- ROUTEPlanned before departure
- PODPer delivery point
- COVERAGELocal, regional or national
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What it is
When one consignment splits into many destinations, booking a separate vehicle for each is waste, and pushing everything into a parcel network means losing control of timing and handling. Multi-drop sits between: a single vehicle loads everything at once and works through a route we plan before it leaves.
The load is stacked in reverse drop order, so the first delivery comes off first and nothing is climbed over. Each stop has its own delivery note, its own named contact where you give one, and its own confirmation — you learn that drop three is done while the vehicle is driving to drop four, not in a summary at the end of the day.
Routing is where the service earns its keep. We sequence the drops around geography, site opening hours and any timed slots, and we tell you the planned order before departure so the people receiving can be told when to expect the vehicle. If a site throws a surprise — closed doors, a missing signatory — we call you from the kerb and agree what happens, rather than improvising with your goods.
Multi-drop works at any scale of geography: ten addresses across Greater Manchester in a morning, or a route down the spine of the country calling at five cities.
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Who it suits
Business use
Wholesale orders going to a day's worth of customers. Marketing material to a region's branches. Installers delivering kit to several sites ahead of a crew. Ecommerce sellers batching local orders into one controlled run instead of two dozen parcel labels.
Private use
Furniture and belongings going to more than one address — a house clearance split between family members, or items dropped to a charity, a buyer and a storage unit on one booking. One vehicle, one price, every stop confirmed.
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What we need from you
- Collection postcode — and the full list of delivery postcodes
- What goes to each address — items, sizes, weights per drop
- Timing constraints per drop — opening hours, timed slots, no-go windows
- Contact name and number for each delivery point
- Standing instruction for failed drops — retry, return or hold
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How it works
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Send the drop list
Use the movement brief — the message field takes your address list, or attach it when we reply. We price the whole route as one job.
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Route plan back to you
We sequence the stops and send you the planned order, so every recipient can be told roughly when to expect the vehicle.
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Load in reverse order
Everything is collected once and stacked so each drop comes off cleanly — no rummaging, no crushed boxes at the bulkhead.
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Confirm drop by drop
Each delivery is confirmed as it happens with the signatory's name and time. At route end you hold a complete record under one MNA reference.
MDR-07 — Specification
- Typical vehicle class
- LWB van typical — sized to total load and route length
- Drops per route
- Priced per route — from two stops to a full day's run
- Coverage
- City, regional or national routes across mainland UK
- Included
- Route planning · sequenced loading · live drop confirmations · POD per stop
- Not included
- Sortation or labelling of unsorted stock · cash collection at drops
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Multi-drop questions
How many drops can one route include?
As many as fit a working day once driving and unloading time are added up honestly. Send the list and we tell you whether it is one route or two — before you book, not after drop nine.
Can I set the delivery order myself?
Yes — if certain drops must land first, say so and we plan around it. Otherwise we sequence for efficiency, which usually gets every drop done earlier.
What proof do I get for each delivery?
Each stop is confirmed with the recipient's name and delivery time, reported to you as the route runs and summarised under your reference at the end.
What if nobody is in at one of the addresses?
Your standing instruction decides: retry later in the route, deliver to a neighbour or safe place you have authorised, return to you, or hold. We agree this before departure so a closed door never becomes an improvised decision.
Is multi-drop cheaper than separate bookings?
Almost always, substantially — you pay for one vehicle and one route rather than several journeys that each cross the same ground.