Point to point
A to B with nothing in between: no hubs, no cross-docking, no second pair of hands. The driver who collects is the driver who delivers.
- SVCPTP-04
- STOPSTwo — yours and yours
- HANDLINGLoaded once, unloaded once
- CUSTODYOne driver throughout
- COVERAGEMainland UK
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What it is
Point to point is the simplest shape a delivery can take, and simplicity is the product. In a parcel network, a Manchester-to-Birmingham package is typically driven away from Birmingham first — to a sortation hub — handled by several people, and delivered by someone who has never seen the sender. Point to point removes every one of those steps. The vehicle drives from your collection address to your delivery address, and that is the entire journey.
Fewer touches means less risk. Most transit damage happens during handling, not driving, and a point-to-point movement has exactly two handling events. It also means an unbroken chain of custody: one named driver can account for the goods for every minute of the journey, which is precisely what you need when the consignment is evidential, confidential or contractually sensitive.
It also means honesty about timing. Because there is no network schedule involved, the arrival time is simply the departure time plus the drive — we can tell you when the goods will arrive with an accuracy no shared service can match, and update you if the road disagrees.
Book it for anything from an envelope to a load. The value is not in what is carried; it is in how directly it travels.
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Who it suits
Business use
Contracts and originals that must not sit in a depot overnight. Samples going to a client meeting. Inter-company transfers where both ends need to know exactly who carried what. Anything where you would otherwise write “DO NOT LEAVE IN WAREHOUSE” on the label and hope.
Private use
Items you would not trust to a label and a conveyor: heirlooms, collections, a musical instrument, the one box that matters more than the rest of the move combined. You hand it to a person; a person hands it over at the other end.
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What we need from you
- Collection postcode and delivery postcode
- Dimensions and weight, or a description we can size from
- Timing — when ready, and when it must arrive
- Named contacts at both ends, if handover must be to a specific person
- Access and handling notes — fragile, signature requirements, restricted sites
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How it works
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Brief the two points
Both postcodes, the description and the deadline through the quick enquiry. We price the direct run and name the collection window.
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One driver assigned
A single driver takes the job end to end. If you need handover to a named person at delivery, we brief that requirement before the vehicle moves.
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The direct drive
Collection is confirmed to you as the vehicle departs. No other freight boards the vehicle; no depot appears in the route.
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Handover and proof
Delivery goes to the named contact where one is specified. You receive the signatory's name, the time, and the MNA reference — a complete custody record from door to door.
PTP-04 — Specification
- Typical vehicle class
- SWB or LWB van — sized to the consignment at quote
- Typical timings
- Departure plus direct drive time — stated on your quote
- Coverage
- Any two points in mainland UK
- Included
- Single driver · direct route · named-contact handover · proof of delivery
- Not included
- Additional stops (that is Multi-drop, MDR-07) · overnight holding
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Point-to-point questions
How is this different from same-day delivery?
Same-day describes the deadline; point to point describes the route. A point-to-point job can run same-day, but it can equally be booked for next Tuesday — what you are buying is the directness and the unbroken custody, whatever the date.
Can delivery be made only to a specific person?
Yes. Name the recipient in the brief and the driver hands over to that person and records their name. If they are unavailable, the driver calls us and we call you before anything is left with anyone else.
Do you carry documents as well as freight?
Constantly. Signed contracts, sealed bids, court papers and original certificates are classic point-to-point cargo — small in size, large in consequence.
What happens if there is a delay on the road?
The driver's ETA is live to our office and we pass changes straight to you. Because the vehicle carries only your job there is never a competing priority; the whole plan bends around getting your goods there.
Is point to point worth it for something small?
If losing or delaying the item would cost more than the vehicle, yes. The service is priced by the journey, not the weight — an envelope pays roughly what a box pays. What you are buying is certainty.