Need a courier service in Manchester? First Choice Transportation Ltd sends one dedicated van and one driver per job, collected within 45 minutes to an hour of booking anywhere in Greater Manchester, 24 hours a day, and driven direct. Manchester to London is about 200 miles, from £277.50 plus VAT. Call 020 8202 2008.
Same day courier work in Manchester runs between the city centre, Salford Quays, Trafford Park, Manchester Airport and the ring of towns around the M60: stock between a Trafford Park warehouse and a Northern Quarter shop, parts to a site in Salford, documents from Spinningfields to a client in Didsbury, samples to a lab near the university.
Every job is one dedicated van and one driver. The driver collects within 45 minutes to an hour of booking, often faster, checks the load, drives direct to the delivery address and hands over with a signature and a photo, texted to you as proof of delivery. The van is GPS tracked throughout and our two operators are on the phone 24 hours a day.
| 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 |
All prices are plus VAT. Jobs that start and finish inside Manchester are usually within the flat first-10-miles charge. Full rate card: courier prices; the service in detail: same day courier.
A courier from Manchester to London, or London to Manchester, is about 200 road miles and about four hours on the M1 and M6, or the M40 and M6. The driver goes direct with no other stops, so a collection mid-morning is a delivery the same afternoon. Overnight runs for early-morning deadlines are the same price: see overnight courier.
| Route | Miles | Car / small van | LWB / Luton van |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester to London (either direction) | 200 | £277.50 | £402 |
| Manchester to Birmingham | 85 | £133.75 | £195 |
| Manchester to Leeds | 45 | £83.75 | £123 |
| Manchester to Liverpool | 35 | £71.25 | £105 |
| Manchester to Sheffield | 40 | £77.50 | £114 |
| Manchester to Glasgow | 215 | £296.25 | £429 |
All prices are plus VAT; the exact mileage is confirmed when you book. Something that has to move now: urgent courier service. Large or heavy loads: large item courier.
Among logistics companies in Manchester, First Choice Transportation does one specific thing: dedicated-van, same day work with the whole vehicle on your job. We do not run a parcel network, a warehouse or a pallet hub. For a single consignment that has to be somewhere today, with a signature and a photo at the other end, that is the service you want; for 500 parcels a day, it is not.
Businesses in Trafford Park, Salford Quays and around the airport use us for the jobs their network carrier cannot do today: an urgent part, a replacement order, a customer delivery that cannot wait for tomorrow’s slot. See last mile delivery and business courier.
Collection within 45 minutes to an hour across Greater Manchester and the towns around the M60, including:
Nearest city pages: courier Liverpool, courier Leeds, courier Sheffield. All areas: courier service UK.
London to Manchester is about 200 road miles. In a car or small van that is £40 for the first 10 miles plus 190 miles at £1.25, about £277.50. In a long wheelbase or Luton van it is £60 plus 190 miles at £1.80, about £402. Both plus VAT, and the same price in reverse.
Within 45 minutes to an hour of booking, often faster, 24 hours a day including weekends. Two operators answer 020 8202 2008 around the clock and the job is booked while you are on the phone. One job per driver, so once booked, your driver is on the way to you and nowhere else.
Yes. The driver collects in Manchester and drives direct to the London address, about about four hours on the M1 and M6, or the M40 and M6, with no depot or transfer on the way. Collected mid-morning, delivered the same afternoon. The same applies to any other UK city: see our courier Liverpool and courier Leeds pages.
Most jobs inside Manchester fall within the flat first-10-miles charge: £40 in a car or small van or £60 in a long wheelbase or Luton van, plus VAT, however short the run. Beyond 10 miles it is £1.25 or £1.80 per mile, measured from collection to delivery. You get the exact price before you book.
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.
Yes. 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 photographs the delivery, and the proof of delivery is sent to you by text message.
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.
In Manchester and the surrounding area, 24 hours a day including weekends.
Your goods travel alone, straight from collection to delivery, GPS tracked.
About 200 miles at £40 for the first 10 then £1.25 a mile, plus VAT. Same rate 24/7.
Signature and photo on handover, texted to you.
