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Same Day Courier to NEC Birmingham from Kent
If you are exhibiting at the NEC Birmingham and something missed the freight run, Same Day Couriers Kent can collect it from your site and drive around 155 miles to junction 6 of the M42, typically in 3 to 4 hours. You book the Voyage Control unloading slot; we time the run to meet it.
Delivery details
Delivering to NEC Birmingham: what to know
How do stand deliveries work at the NEC?
Deliveries via the rear of the halls need a slot booked through the NEC’s Voyage Control system, and you print your own unloading pass. The driver goes first to the lorry park named in your event’s traffic plan, usually North 12, the staging area, or South 2. Once the pass is checked, NEC security releases the vehicle to the halls, and ANPR cameras log it out afterwards.
How long does the driver get to unload?
Timed from entry: one hour for cars and vehicles up to two tonnes, two hours over two tonnes, three for articulated vehicles. A 3.5-tonne van or 7.5-tonne lorry falls in the two-hour band, which is plenty for one stand drop if someone is waiting. On busy days the NEC runs a deposit system for vehicles that overstay.
What do you need from me?
The unloading pass, hall and stand number, a contact on the stand, and what is going. We quote with the earliest collection time, then pick the vehicle, from a small car to a larger lorry. The route is the M25 and M40 to the M42, or the M1 and M6 when quicker, so a morning collection is usually on site by early afternoon. Cover up to £100 is standard; if your goods are worth more, tell us the value and, where extra cover can be arranged, we confirm the level and any cost before you accept.
Collection areas
Kent towns we collect from for NEC Birmingham 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, for stand deliveries via the rear of the halls. Same Day Couriers Kent needs your unloading pass, hall and stand number and a contact on the stand before the vehicle leaves Kent. The pass is checked at the NEC Birmingham lorry park before the vehicle is released to the halls.
Two hours for vehicles over two tonnes and one hour for vehicles up to two tonnes, timed from entry. Most vans and every 7.5-tonne lorry from Same Day Couriers Kent fall in the two-hour band. Overstaying on busy days can trigger the NEC’s deposit system, so have someone ready.
Around 155 miles from Maidstone, typically 3 to 4 hours via the M25 and M40 to junction 6 of the M42. Same Day Couriers Kent drives your consignment direct, so a morning collection in Kent usually reaches the halls by early afternoon.
The one named in your event’s traffic plan, usually North 12, the staging area where NEC security calls vehicles through to the halls, or South 2. Same Day Couriers Kent follows the signs on the internal roads, so share your event’s traffic instructions when you book.