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Same Day Courier to Eurotunnel Folkestone from Kent
Your lorry can't board the shuttle at Folkestone until a missing document or part arrives. Same Day Couriers Kent collects it from your office, factory or agent in Kent and gets it to your driver before Eurotunnel check-in, typically 35 to 45 minutes from Maidstone down the M20.
Delivery details
Delivering to Eurotunnel Folkestone: what to know
Where will you meet my driver?
The 150-hectare terminal at Cheriton, with its own exit at junction 11A of the M20, is a controlled site, so handovers usually happen before check-in. Folkestone Services at junction 11, formerly Stop 24, has a lorry park where drivers wait, and LeShuttle Freight runs its own parking for booked freight. Sevington Inland Border Facility at junction 10A is where some goods are inspected. We confirm the meeting point with your driver before arrival.
How long will it take?
From Maidstone the terminal is typically 30 to 35 miles straight down the M20, around 35 to 45 minutes. The variable is Operation Brock, which runs a contraflow between junctions 8 and 9 for HGVs heading to Dover and the tunnel and slows everyone on that stretch. We check the M20 at collection and give your driver a live arrival time.
Do you cross to France?
No. Our job ends when your driver or agent at Folkestone signs for it; the freight shuttles, up to 745 metres long and carrying up to 32 trucks, take it from there. Customs work stays with your agent. Send the collection postcode, the driver’s name, mobile and registration, and what you’re sending. Cover is up to £100 as standard; if it’s worth more, tell us the value and we confirm any extra cover that can be arranged, and its cost, before you accept.
Collection areas
Kent towns we collect from for Eurotunnel Folkestone deliveries
Courier services
Which courier service do you need?
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Same Day Courier
Need it there today, or by a deadline you can’t move? We collect from your door in Kent and drive it direct to the recipient, anywhere in the UK, in a vehicle for your job alone.
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International Hand-Carry Courier
Too important to leave with a network? One of our couriers carries it personally from Kent to the recipient overseas, by road or on board a flight, and hands it over in person.
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Scheduled & Contract Courier
Booking the same journey every week? Agree your collection points, times and vehicle once, and we run it on the days you set.
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Medical & Healthcare Courier
Specimens due at the lab before it closes? We collect from your clinic, surgery or lab in Kent and drive them direct, signed for at each end.
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Schools & Education Courier
Something a school, college or trust needs today? We collect in Kent and drive it direct between sites, to a trip or to a supplier, with a named handover.
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Small Business Courier
No van or driver of your own? Book a courier when you need one. We collect from your business in Kent and drive it direct to your customer or supplier, anywhere in the UK.
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Engineering & Manufacturing Courier
Line down waiting on a part, or a batch due at the next process? We collect in Kent and drive it straight to your engineer, subcontractor or customer the same day.
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Legal Document Courier
Your court bundles, original deeds and completion papers, collected from your office in Kent and handed to a named recipient, with the time recorded.
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Aviation & AOG Courier
Aircraft grounded, or freight that has to make today’s flight? We collect in Kent and drive it to the hangar, MRO or cargo shed, planned around your cut-off.
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Exhibition & Event Courier
Stand kit, graphics, samples or the box that got left behind, collected in Kent and delivered to your venue’s loading bay, timed to your booked slot.
Why not a parcel network?
The Same Day Couriers Kent difference
Less handling on the way
For most same-day jobs, your consignment travels directly with the assigned driver. It is not normally taken to a depot, sorted or moved between vehicles.
The vehicle you actually need
We match the vehicle to your job, from a motorcycle for documents to a 7.5-tonne lorry with tail-lift for pallets, so you're not paying for spare capacity.
You know where it is
The driver keeps you updated while the job is running, and proof of delivery gives you the recipient's name and the time of handover.
Cover agreed before you book
Every consignment includes cover up to £100. Worth more? Tell us the value and, where extra insurance can be arranged, we confirm the cover and cost before you accept.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Same Day Couriers Kent takes documents from anywhere in Kent to your driver, usually at Folkestone Services on junction 11 of the M20 or another agreed point before check-in, typically 35 to 45 minutes from Maidstone. Give us the driver’s name, mobile and registration.
No. Same Day Couriers Kent hands over on the Folkestone side and the haulier takes the goods across. Your proof of delivery shows who received it at Folkestone and when, and your customs agent handles any export declaration needed for the crossing.
It mainly holds HGVs on the coastbound M20 between junctions 8 and 9, but the contraflow slows all traffic there. Same Day Couriers Kent checks the M20 before collection and sends live updates, so your waiting driver knows the real arrival time.
Yes. Same Day Couriers Kent collects the part from a supplier anywhere in Kent and drives it to the Folkestone lorry park or an agreed point near the terminal. Tell us the part, the supplier and where your driver is. Fitting is down to your driver or recovery provider.