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Legal Courier Service
Completion packs, court bundles and wet-ink originals, carried by one DBS-checked driver from your desk to the other side's. If it needs signing, ask for wait and return: the driver waits and brings it back the same day.
From £35 including VAT · Wait and return on request · Typically collected within the hour in London · 24/7
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Legal Document Courier: What We Carry
Law runs on originals. A completion can't happen on a PDF of a transfer deed, and a court won't wait for a bundle that's stuck in a sorting office.
- Completion packs and transfer deeds for exchange and completion days, when the keys wait on the paperwork
- Court bundles and skeleton arguments boxed, heavy and due at a listing office by a set time
- Wet-ink originals contracts, wills, powers of attorney and statutory declarations that a scan can't replace
- Settlement agreements signed by one side and needed by the other before an offer lapses
- Witness statements and exhibits including sealed envelopes that must arrive unopened
- Files between offices when a matter moves between a firm's branches, or to counsel
A Courier for Legal Documents, Not Parcels
A parcel network is built to move volume, so your envelope is scanned, sorted and loaded with everyone else's. Ours goes in one vehicle with one driver and nothing else, which is what legal document delivery needs: you know who has it, and where, at every point.
Wait and Return Courier for Signatures
Most legal jobs aren't one-way. A client has to sign, a witness has to attest, and the originals have to be back on your file before close of business. Wait and return is available on request, so you book the round trip once.
- 01 · We collect the papers From your office, chambers or a client's address.
- 02 · The driver waits While the documents are read and signed in front of them.
- 03 · Straight back to you The signed originals come back the same day, with nothing else on board.
- 04 · Confirmed both ways Who signed for them, who received them back, and when.
Ask for wait and return when you book and we'll confirm the price for the whole job before you commit.
Same Day Legal Courier for Completions and Deadlines
Completion day is a chain: the money can't move until the paperwork has, and every firm in the chain is waiting on the one before. We start with a collection time, run the job on its own and tell you the moment it's handed over, so you can ring the next firm rather than waiting to hear.
We're open 24 hours, every day of the year. A contract signed at 11pm can be on the other side's desk before they arrive in the morning, at the same rate as a daytime run.
Court Courier: Bundles, Filings and Lodging Deadlines
- Deadline first. Tell us the time the bundle must be lodged and we work back from it.
- Heavy bundles are fine. Lever-arch boxes go in a car or small van at the same rate.
- Straight to the door. No sorting office, so the driver is at the court building, not a depot.
Published prices
Legal Courier Prices
One rate, published, so you can quote the disbursement to a client before you book. No account needed, no minimum and no surcharge for evenings, weekends or bank holidays.
Our rate
Prices include VAT and are based on one-way mileage (collection to delivery). This is our entry rate for a car or small van — larger vehicles are priced higher, and we'll always confirm your exact price before you commit.
What that works out at
| From Chancery Lane (WC2A) to… | About | From |
|---|---|---|
| Canary Wharf | 5 miles | £35 |
| Croydon | 12 miles | £37.60 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 13 miles | £38.90 |
| Watford | 19 miles | £46.70 |
| Guildford | 33 miles | £64.90 |
| Chelmsford | 35 miles | £67.50 |
| Cambridge | 57 miles | £96.10 |
| Birmingham | 125 miles | £184.50 |
| Leeds | 195 miles | £275.50 |
| Manchester | 200 miles | £282 |
Indicative road miles. Indicative, VAT included, car or small van. Longer or heavier jobs and out-of-hours work are quoted individually.
Distance
The one-way mileage from your collection postcode to the delivery address.
Vehicle
The rate below is for a car or small van. Larger vans, Lutons and 7.5t are priced higher.
Urgency
A dedicated same-day run, or a scheduled next-day or timed delivery.
Legal Courier London: Chambers, Courts and the City
Inside London most legal runs are short and tight: Chancery Lane to the Strand, Lincoln's Inn to a client in Canary Wharf, a high-street practice to a buyer's solicitor across town. The deadline matters more than the distance, so when you need a London legal courier a driver is sent straight to you rather than being added to a round.
Our base is in Colindale, north-west London, minutes from Hendon, Edgware and Barnet, and close to the North Circular for the rest of the capital.
Legal Courier Services Across the UK
Matters don't stay in one city. We take originals from London to any city in Britain the same day and give you a realistic arrival time before you book.
Not legal paperwork? Contracts, certificates and HR files for any business go through our document courier service. For regular runs, a business courier account gives your firm monthly invoicing.
Five Questions to Ask Before You Book
- 1 Will the same person carry it all the way? If the envelope changes hands at a hub, nobody can tell you who had it at 2pm.
- 2 Can they wait for a signature? A one-way courier means booking, and paying for, a second job to get the originals back.
- 3 Do they publish a price? A rate you can see is one you can put on a client's bill without a phone call.
- 4 Are the drivers DBS-checked? Confidential papers deserve a vetted driver, not whoever is nearest.
- 5 Will they work tonight or on Sunday? Completions and hearings don't keep office hours.
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Legal Courier FAQs
Do you offer wait and return?+
Yes, on request. The driver waits while the documents are signed and brings the originals straight back to you the same day. Ask for it when you book and we'll confirm the price before you commit.
How quickly can a legal courier collect?+
Typically within the hour across London, at any time of day or night. Outside London we give you a firm collection time when you book.
How much does a legal courier cost?+
From £35 for the first 10 miles, then £1.30 per mile, including VAT. Chancery Lane to Watford is about £46.70, and to Manchester about £282. Nights and weekends cost the same.
Who handles our documents?+
One DBS-checked driver collects and delivers. The papers never go through a depot, and we tell you the name of the person who signed for them.
Can you deliver court bundles?+
Yes, including heavy boxed bundles. Tell us the lodging deadline when you book and we'll plan the collection around it.
Can you set up an account for our firm?+
Yes. A business account gives you monthly invoicing and one point of contact, which suits firms that send documents every week.
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One base. Every UK city.
From our North London HQ, 40+ professional drivers are on the road every day — delivering same-day, direct and dedicated, with no depots and no sorting hubs, to every city, borough and county in the UK.
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