How much does it cost to deliver a car UK?

How much does it cost to deliver a car UK?

How do car delivery drivers get home?

Many of the world's biggest car brands are cutting back on the number of people driving their cars to customers. BMW is stopping delivering cars to customers from 2025. Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover, and Kia are also moving away from car deliveries.

The reason? It's a lot cheaper to ship your car to your home than to have a car delivery driver deliver your car to you. The main reason why we are not using car delivery drivers any more is cost, says Sbastien Loeb, head of product strategy at BMW Group UK. The whole thing is expensive and complicated and it would be too expensive for us to continue with car delivery drivers.

A few years ago, car delivery drivers still enjoyed an enviable salary and benefits package. They received a generous salary plus they were entitled to company car, pension, holiday pay, a chauffeur allowance, discounts at petrol stations and supermarkets, as well as access to free healthcare.

But now that car delivery drivers no longer exist, the wages and perks that were once offered to them have been significantly reduced. So has the amount of money they are able to save.

A car delivery driver was once paid around 10 per hour on average, says Loeb. Now they are paid around 7.50 an hour and that is because of the changes in the economy, he adds.

The average salary for a car delivery driver in the UK has decreased by 21% since 2025, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. You have to take into account the cost of transport of goods and cars, explains Loeb. It costs less to ship a car to your house. If you make a delivery then you pay for your fuel and you pay for your time and for your petrol.

Car delivery drivers are facing some of the same challenges as other UK workers. There are still fewer than two million people employed in the UK, according to the ONS. The figures show that the number of people working in the UK fell by 500,000 in 2025.

The growth of automated technology and job losses as a result of the growing use of online shopping have also impacted the employment levels.

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Most customers are able to buy cars from us without any pressure. We will not offer a price that we cannot deliver.

If you have bought from us before, please do let us know if you would like to re-purchase or would like to purchase another car. Our cars are sold on 'as is' basis and we do not offer a warranty on the car. Can you sell me an already owned car? Yes, this is our standard policy. Our vehicles are sold 'as is' and are not warranteed.

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I have just returned from a long trip and the car has been in the garage. What are the penalties for selling my car too soon after a long trip? If the vehicle has been in the garage for 3 months or more then you will have to pay 175 towards the car's depreciation. If the vehicle has been in the garage for less than 3 months then you will only be liable for 25 for the loss of the vehicle's value. If you sold your car to us before it had been in the garage for more than 6 months, we will provide you with a break down of the depreciation, please click here for more details. What does the 'after sale service' cover? Your car will be detailed by our team of fully qualified mechanics to ensure that it is in the best possible condition for its next owner. All service work will be carried out onsite and will be free of charge. This also includes MOT's.

We do not use third party 'after sales services'. We carry out all repairs ourselves and have a team of mechanics fully qualified in the repair of all makes and models of vehicle. All work carried out by our own mechanics will be completed to the highest standard of automotive workmanship. We pride ourselves on carrying out repairs and services at very reasonable prices.

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How much does it cost to deliver a car UK?

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A few hours ago, we published our first article about the British economy, showing you that the UK needs an economic miracle if it wants to pull itself out of the recession and start to recover. The government's economic advisor, former Goldman Sachs' economist Simon Wren-Lewis, has suggested that the answer lies in a large-scale public works program. With this in mind, we've asked around a few people who deliver cars from new to see how much it costs them to do their job.

If were to make it a competition, the winner would be Chris, who is able to deliver a car from a new supplier to the customer in 30 minutes, for an average of 45, which is about 9 per mile. He told us that he does about 100 jobs in total, but it's always difficult to get a figure of what delivery drivers average in terms of earnings. I'm not sure, as there's a lot of different things going on at the same time, Chris said. At the end of the day it all adds up and you're taking on other jobs just to keep afloat.

I usually earn 30 or 35 per day. I've never quite had that with the mileage as there are often times where I will pick up an extra job here and there.

If you really have a good run of it, I guess it can be anywhere between 50 and 75 a job. Nick runs his delivery van over 300 miles per day. It's not a cheap job, but he says the time it takes for his customers to be home after ordering their cars will make it very worthwhile.

I'd say 30 per job, he says. 30-40 to deliver a car, and 20-30 is profit, if the car takes three weeks to make it. You'll be losing money if the car is a couple of days.

If you do the job, like I do it, you'll be earning more in half an hour than you could earn all day.

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