First Choice Transportation Ltd is a courier service based in Southgate, North London, covering the whole of the UK with one dedicated van and one driver per job. Collected within 30 to 45 minutes across London, within the hour elsewhere, 24 hours a day. From £40 for the first 10 miles plus VAT. Call 020 8202 2008.
Every courier service we run works the same way: you call, we quote, a driver collects within the hour and drives straight to the delivery address, where the recipient signs, the driver takes a photo, and the proof of delivery is texted to you.
Industry-specific work, including samples, documents and business accounts, is on business courier.
First Choice Transportation Ltd is a registered UK company (No. 15276847) founded by Allam, who has 15 years’ experience in courier and private hire work. It runs from Southgate, N14, with two operators on the phones around the clock, 30 drivers across the UK, and more than 500 customers served.
We are not a parcel network. There is no depot, no sorting hub and no round with other customers’ parcels: your goods are the only load in the van, and the same driver who collects them hands them over.
| Vehicle | First 10 miles | Each mile after | Typical load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or small van (up to SWB) | £40 | £1.25 | Documents, parcels, samples, parts |
| Long wheelbase van | £60 | £1.80 | Furniture, long items, several pallets |
| Luton van | £60 | £1.80 | Large furniture, white goods, bulk stock, pallets |
| HGV | Quoted per job | Loads beyond a Luton van | |
All prices are plus VAT, measured from collection to delivery, and the same 24 hours a day. More on the about us page.
A 24 hour courier service in the plain sense: two operators answer 020 8202 2008 at 3am, a driver is dispatched while you are on the line, and the rate is the same as at 3pm. No evening, weekend or bank holiday surcharge.
Night work is mostly hospitals and laboratories, restaurants and hotels, print finishers, events, and businesses whose deadline does not wait for the morning. Long runs for first-thing deliveries go as overnight courier jobs.
Among courier companies in the UK, we do one thing: dedicated-van, same day work from any address to any address, with 30 drivers based around the country. Collection within 30 to 45 minutes across London and the Home Counties, and within 45 minutes to an hour everywhere else.
City pages, each with road miles, worked prices and local collection times:
For the continent, see European courier.
If you are searching for a courier near me from Southgate, Enfield, Barnet, Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, Cockfosters or anywhere in North London, the driver is with you within 30 to 45 minutes of booking, and most local jobs fall inside the flat first-10-miles charge of £40 plus VAT.
The same applies across all 32 London boroughs and the surrounding counties. See courier service London.
First Choice Transportation is also a TfL-licensed private hire operator (licence 11737). The minicab service covers airport transfers to Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and City, school runs, business travel and local journeys across North London, booked on the same number 24 hours a day.
A car or small van is £40 for the first 10 miles then £1.25 per mile; a long wheelbase or Luton van is £60 for the first 10 miles then £1.80 per mile, plus VAT, measured from collection to delivery. The same rate applies 24 hours a day with no surcharges. You get the exact price before you book.
Within 30 to 45 minutes of booking across London and the Home Counties, and within 45 minutes to an hour anywhere else in the UK, 24 hours a day including weekends and bank holidays. Two operators answer 020 8202 2008 around the clock, and each driver takes one job at a time.
Yes. First Choice Transportation is based in Southgate, North London, with 30 drivers across the UK, and collects and delivers to any mainland address and Northern Ireland. Every job is one dedicated van and one driver, driven direct with no depot, so a London collection can be delivered in Manchester or Bristol the same day.
Anything that fits a car, small van, long wheelbase van or Luton van: documents, parcels, samples, parts, stock, furniture, white goods and pallets. The driver checks the load before accepting it and helps carry items between the door and the van. Loads beyond a Luton van are moved by HGV and quoted separately.
Every vehicle is GPS tracked throughout the job, and our operators phone you with updates as the driver collects, travels and delivers. On handover the recipient signs, the driver takes a photo, and the proof of delivery is sent to you by text message, usually within minutes of the drop.
Yes. First Choice Transportation is a TfL-licensed private hire operator (licence 11737) as well as a courier company. The minicab side covers airport transfers, school runs, business travel and local journeys across North London, booked on the same number, 020 8202 2008, 24 hours a day.
First Choice Transportation Ltd is a registered UK company (No. 15276847) based in Southgate, North London, founded by Allam, who has 15 years’ experience in courier and private hire work, with 30 drivers across the UK.
30 to 45 minutes across London and the Home Counties; 45 minutes to an hour anywhere else in the UK, 24 hours a day.
Your goods travel alone, straight from collection to delivery, GPS tracked.
£40 for the first 10 miles then £1.25 a mile; larger vans £60 then £1.80, plus VAT. Same rate 24/7.
Signature and photo on handover, texted to you.
