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Cost & reimbursementMixedCommissionNot publishedRoutesUK

As of 18 Aug 2026

Vehicle handover on a dealership forecourt: driver and customer exchange the keys.

For whom?

Registration country
United KingdomA full clean licence is essential; trade-plate experience optional with training provided; trial movement before joining.
  • Self-employed trade-plate drivers in mainland Britain; a full clean licence is essential, trade-plate experience optional with training provided.
  • Driven-only moves — “never loaded onto a transporter”; a trial movement runs before joining.

At a glance

Cost model, payout and access — grouped, not a wall.

Costs & reimbursement

Variable costs
MixedBetween-job travel (trains + lifts) is the driver's own; OVM plans routes around rail access.
Insurance
Platform“Motor trade insurance and goods in transit cover for every movement, so you are not arranging or paying for your own cover”; OVM carries comprehensive motor trade road risk + GIT (terms).
Insurance cost
Platform coversNo driver premium, no per-job figure.
Pricing
Fixed price“Rates are competitive and agreed up front” — a fixed per-job rate before acceptance, no bidding.
Fee
Not publishedNo % commission or deduction published. The “30 days from invoice” in the terms is the CUSTOMER payment term, not the driver payout (drivers are paid weekly).
Red plates
Help availableAll movements run “under trade plates … by a driver” and OVM carries the cover — OVM supplying the plates is inferred from the model, not explicitly stated; confirmation pending.

Pay & access

Payout
Standard“Pay is weekly and on time … paid every week without chasing.”
Signup
FreeApply form with no fee (name, location, contact number).
Return travel
No“You need to be able to get to a collection point and home again from a delivery, which for most drivers means a mix of trains and lifts.” — on the driver's own cost.

Access

Trips
UKMainland Britain.
Mode
On own wheelsAlways driven under trade plates — never loaded onto a transporter.
Return leg
Plannable“You pick the routes and days that suit you”; routes planned around rail.
Time to first job
Days4-step onboarding ending in a trial movement, then “Join the driver network … insured, and picking up work”.

Worked example: what's left on this platform?

€300 gross · 400 km · return 150 km · 1.80 €/L · 8 L/100km

Not enough verified data for a worked example — we show no number when the commission or fuel model isn't verified.

A sample calculation for a representative job, not your income. You can run the full estimator in the earnings estimator.

Driver signal

No tagged driver-review base for this platform yet — themes appear here once we have reliable driver voices.

Economics

  • Weekly, on-time pay; fixed rates agreed up front before a job is accepted.
  • In-house software with POC/POD as one PDF; driver app for acceptance, appraisal, mileage and signature.

Insurance

  • OVM provides motor-trade road-risk and goods-in-transit cover on every movement; drivers do not arrange their own cover.
  • No driver excess published; claims are handled within 48 h through the insurer.

Sources

No guarantee of completeness or currency. The platform's own statements are binding.

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