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Same Day Courier to London Gateway from Kent
Getting something to DP World London Gateway from Kent means crossing at Dartford, taking the A13 east and turning onto the A1014 at the Manorway. Same Day Couriers Kent drives it from your site to the reception, warehouse or agent you name, typically 50 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes from Maidstone.
Delivery details
Delivering to London Gateway: what to know
London Gateway is DP World’s deep-sea container port at Corringham, near Stanford-le-Hope (SS17 9DY), with a logistics park of around 560 acres beside it. You’ll typically need us for engineering spares for handling equipment, documents for a shipping line or forwarder, samples released from a container, or urgent stock moving between your Kent site and a park occupier.
Can your driver go into the container terminal?
Usually not. Container collections and deliveries run through DP World’s mandatory Vehicle Booking System for registered hauliers, with an automated gate, and we’re not a container haulier. So we deliver to the port’s reception, a logistics park unit, or a terminal contact who meets the driver. Agree that point with your contact before we collect.
How long does it take from Kent?
From Maidstone it’s typically 35 to 40 miles: the M20 and M25, or the A2, to the Dartford Crossing, then the M25 to junction 30, the A13 and the A1014. The Dart Charge applies. From Dartford, Gravesend and the Medway towns it’s often under 45 minutes. For most same-day jobs your goods stay with the one driver, who sends live updates throughout. Cover is up to £100 as standard; if your goods are 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 London Gateway 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
Send Same Day Couriers Kent the collection and delivery details and we come back with a price and the earliest collection time. The driver then goes direct to DP World London Gateway, typically 50 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes from Maidstone via Dartford, the A13 and the A1014.
No. Container moves at London Gateway run through DP World’s mandatory Vehicle Booking System for registered hauliers. Same Day Couriers Kent carries the urgent items around them, such as documents, samples, spares and part-loads, to reception or a logistics park unit.
Yes. Same Day Couriers Kent delivers from Kent to warehouses on the London Gateway Logistics Park, around 560 acres beside the port. Each occupier runs its own goods-in, so give us the unit, any booking reference and the delivery window.
At Corringham, near Stanford-le-Hope in Essex, postcode SS17 9DY, reached from junction 30 of the M25 via the A13 and the A1014. Same Day Couriers Kent gets there from Kent over the Dartford Crossing, typically 35 to 40 miles from Maidstone.