Need a courier service in London? First Choice Transportation Ltd is based in Southgate, N14, and has a driver with you within 30 to 45 minutes of booking anywhere in the 32 boroughs, 24 hours a day. One dedicated van per job, driven direct, from £40 for the first 10 miles plus VAT. Call 020 8202 2008.
First Choice Transportation is a London courier company run from Southgate in the Borough of Enfield, with two operators on the phones around the clock and drivers across the capital. Every job is one van and one driver: collected from your door, driven direct, handed over with a signature and a photo.
Most London jobs fall inside the flat first-10-miles charge, so a run from Islington to Canary Wharf costs the same as one from Southgate to the City.
| Vehicle | First 10 miles | Each mile after | Typical London job |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or small van (up to SWB) | £40 | £1.25 | Documents, parcels, samples, a single item |
| Long wheelbase van | £60 | £1.80 | Sofas, long items, several pallets |
| Luton van | £60 | £1.80 | Wardrobes, white goods, bulk stock, shop deliveries |
All prices are plus VAT. Full rate card: courier prices.
Same day courier work is most of what we do in London: a contract from a solicitor in Holborn to a client in Richmond, stock from a warehouse in Park Royal to a shop in Westfield, a sample from a clinic in Harley Street to a lab in Hammersmith, a part from a supplier in Enfield to a site in Stratford.
The driver collects within 30 to 45 minutes of booking and goes straight to the delivery address. Across London that usually means delivered within two to three hours of your call, depending on traffic and distance; we tell you the realistic time when you book, not a promise we cannot keep.
See the full service: same day courier.
For a next day courier in London, book the day before and the van arrives at the agreed time: a timed delivery before 9am to an office in the City, a showroom delivery to a customer in Chiswick at 10am, exhibition kit to ExCeL or Olympia the morning of the show.
The rate is the same as same day. See next day courier.
An urgent courier in London is booked on the call: phone 020 8202 2008, give the two postcodes and a description of the item, and the driver is dispatched while you are on the line. Collection within 30 to 45 minutes, no urgency surcharge, GPS tracked all the way with our operators phoning updates.
See urgent courier service for what people send and how it works.
A furniture courier in London collects the sofa, bed or wardrobe from the seller or the showroom and delivers it to the buyer in a long wheelbase or Luton van, the same day if needed. The driver helps carry it between the door and the van; for heavy pieces someone at each end takes the other end. Tell us about stairs and parking when you book.
Flat-fee jobs across the capital start at £60 plus VAT. See furniture courier and large item courier.
Courier London to Manchester is the most common long run from the capital, and every other city is priced the same way: road miles from your collection address at the rate above. Approximate prices from North London:
| Route | Miles | Car / small van | LWB / Luton van |
|---|---|---|---|
| London to Manchester | 200 | £277.50 | £402.00 |
| London to Birmingham | 120 | £177.50 | £258.00 |
| London to Leeds | 195 | £271.25 | £393.00 |
| London to Bristol | 120 | £177.50 | £258.00 |
| London to Oxford | 60 | £102.50 | £150.00 |
| London to Brighton | 60 | £102.50 | £150.00 |
| London to Newcastle | 280 | £377.50 | £546.00 |
All prices are plus VAT; the exact mileage is confirmed when you book. The same rates apply in reverse, Manchester to London and so on. For Paris, Dublin and the continent see European courier.
The cheap courier option in London is the smallest vehicle that fits the job: a car or small van at £40 for the first 10 miles, plus VAT, covers most document and parcel runs across the capital in one flat fee. Only step up to a long wheelbase or Luton van when the item needs the space.
There are no surcharges for evenings, weekends, bank holidays or urgency, so the price you are quoted is the price you pay. Compare what is included on our courier prices page.
We are a 24 hour courier in London in the plain sense: two operators answer the phone at 3am, a driver is with you within 30 to 45 minutes, and the rate is the same as at 3pm. Night work is mostly restaurants, hotels, hospitals, print finishers, events and anyone whose deadline does not wait for the morning.
Most London jobs fall inside the flat first-10-miles charge: £40 in a car or small van, £60 in a long wheelbase or Luton van, plus VAT. Beyond 10 miles it is £1.25 or £1.80 per mile. Southgate to Croydon, about 20 miles, is £52.50 in a small van. You get the exact price before you book.
Within 30 to 45 minutes of booking, anywhere in the 32 boroughs and the surrounding counties, 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: all 32 boroughs and the City, from Enfield and Barnet in the north to Croydon and Bromley in the south, Hillingdon and Heathrow in the west to Havering and Bexley in the east, plus Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire at the same collection times.
Yes. A van collected in London mid-morning is in Birmingham by early afternoon and Manchester, Leeds or Bristol by late afternoon. The driver goes direct with no other stops. See the London to Manchester, Birmingham and other route prices on this page, or call 020 8202 2008 with your deadline.
Cars and small vans for documents, parcels and single items; long wheelbase vans for sofas, long items and several pallets; Luton vans for wardrobes, white goods and bulk stock. Loads beyond a Luton van are moved by HGV and quoted separately. The driver helps carry items between the door and the van.
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.
Anywhere in the 32 boroughs and the surrounding counties, 24 hours a day.
Your goods travel alone, straight from collection to delivery, GPS tracked.
Most London jobs are inside the first-10-miles charge: £40 or £60 plus VAT.
Signature and photo on handover, texted to you.
