Dangerous goods courier, London
ADR-exempt, hazardous materials and chemical collections in and around London
We run dedicated dangerous goods jobs into London most weeks — one vehicle, one load, straight down, no hub. We carry Limited Quantity, Excepted Quantity and under-threshold loads with the transport document and extinguisher the regulations require. We hold no ADR vocational certificates and have no DGSA appointed, so a placarded full-ADR load is not ours to take — we say so on the first call rather than after your goods are on a van.
What moves in and around London
London moves packaged dangerous goods constantly and almost never in bulk. Research institutes, teaching hospitals and diagnostic laboratories send reagents and samples between sites; electronics and production companies move lithium cells; film, events and installation work brings aerosols, solvent-based products and batteries to addresses with narrow windows and no loading bay.
For a Northern operator the useful work here is the long dedicated run: something that has to leave a site in Yorkshire or Lancashire and be at a London laboratory, studio or warehouse without going near a consolidation hub. One vehicle, one driver, continuous custody and a single transport document is both the simplest compliance story and the fastest transit available.
How quickly we get there
Bradford to London is a four-hour drive, so a same-day delivery means an early collection. Congestion Charge and ULEZ are passed on at cost and shown on the quote rather than buried.
Towns we collect from in and around London: Central London, Park Royal, Barking, Enfield, Croydon, Wembley, Dartford, Heathrow, Stratford, Greenwich, Hayes, Acton. If your site is not on that list it is almost certainly still covered — the list is the main ones, not the limit.
What we will carry in and around London, and what we will not
We carry dangerous goods that fall under Limited Quantity, Excepted Quantity or the ADR 1.1.3.6 threshold today. For a placarded full-ADR load we will tell you so and help you find a carrier who holds the certificate, rather than take the job and work it out later.
Most carriers will not put that in writing until you have already booked. We would rather lose the enquiry at the first phone call than collect a load we are not certificated to move, because the consequence of getting that wrong lands on your consignment note as well as our licence.
What we need from you before collection
- The UN number and proper shipping name — this settles almost everything else.
- The class and packing group.
- The quantity per inner package and the total on the consignment, because that is what decides whether it stays under the threshold.
- Whether the outer packaging is marked and in date, and whether the goods are new stock or waste.
- The collection site and whether it needs a permit or induction, so the driver arrives able to get in.
Send those five things and we will tell you in writing which route the consignment travels under before anything is picked up. If it turns out to need placards and a certificated driver, we will say so and help you place it elsewhere.
Questions we get from shippers in and around London
Can you do a same-day dangerous goods run from Yorkshire to London?
Yes, with an early collection — it is around four hours each way. Ring first thing and we will confirm a realistic delivery time before you commit.
Will you deliver into the Congestion Charge or ULEZ zone?
Yes. The charges are passed on at cost and shown on the quote.
Can you collect in London and bring something back North?
Yes. A return leg on a dedicated vehicle is usually the cheapest way to move a consignment the other way, and it is still a dedicated run with nothing else on board.
Send us the UN number and we will tell you how it travels
One call settles it. The UN number, the packing group and the quantity per package, and you will have our answer in writing before a vehicle is sent.