One urgent item, driven straight to an HG5 address

Sent through the post or a carrier, an urgent item usually spends a night in a sorting hub. Booked as a same-day run, it is loaded at the collection point and driven straight to the drop. People book it when tomorrow is too late: a replacement part for a machine that has stopped, samples needed at a meeting in Harrogate, or contracts that have to be in someone's hands today.

Where in Knaresborough the drop is changes how quickly it turns round. A house on Eastfield, Aspin or Calcutt has the van at the kerb and the handover takes a minute. An address in the historic core around the castle means restricted parking and a short walk with the item, and on Wednesday the market fills the Market Place. If the person receiving it is out, the station makes a meeting point. Tell us the address and the deadline and the run is planned backwards from it.

Booking a same-day run to or from Knaresborough

Ring or message with the collection address, the drop and the deadline; same-day depends on the diary
Long or awkward items such as worktops, glass or unboxed parts travel flat in 3.4m of load length
For a drop near the castle or on Kirkgate, give a phone number for whoever is receiving it, so they can meet the van where it can stop
Nothing hazardous, nothing live and nothing that needs refrigeration
An urgent Knaresborough run is priced before collection

Knaresborough drop points and how quickly each one turns round

Knaresborough stationa fixed meeting point near the centre for a hand-to-hand handover
Around the castle and Kirkgateold-town addresses where the van stops where it legally can and the item is walked the rest
Eastfield, Aspin and Calcutthomes with kerb space, so an urgent drop is a doorstep handover
Scriven and Grimbald Cragnewer homes on the north side of town, with room to stop outside

Same-day journeys through Knaresborough

Bradford → Knaresborough22 miles on the A658, 40 to 55 minutes
Knaresborough → Yorkeast along the A59, for an item that has to be in York today
Knaresborough → the A1(M) at junction 47four miles out, for a consignment carrying on north or south

What a same-day courier price to Knaresborough reflects

How urgent it is, the distance between collection and drop, and any waiting time at either end all feed into the price, which is fixed when you book. See how we quote for the full breakdown.

Same-Day Courier in Knaresborough: your questions

Can you guarantee a same-day slot?

No, it depends on the diary that day. Ring as early as you can; if the van is free, the run is booked with a fixed price agreed before collection.

Can you collect in Knaresborough and deliver to Leeds or York?

Yes. York is east along the A59 and Leeds is south by way of Harrogate. The item stays in the van from collection to drop.

Can someone meet you rather than have it delivered to a building?

Yes. A car park or the station works for a hand-to-hand handover if there is no one at the address. Agree the spot and a phone number when booking.

Will the van get into the old town for a document drop?

Close enough, but not always to the door. The streets around the castle and the Market Place have tight parking rules, so the van stops where it legally can and the envelope or box is walked the rest. On a Wednesday, allow a little longer for the market.