Door-to-door vs depot-to-depot car transport: which one suits you?

Door-to-door means we collect from your address and deliver to the address at the other end. Home, work, a dealership, a mate's place, anywhere a truck can safely stop.

Depot-to-depot means you drop the car at our depot and collect it from the depot at the destination. You handle the first and last few kilometres yourself, and the price reflects that.

On our Tauranga to Christchurch run (and Christchurch back to Tauranga), depot-to-depot is a flat rate: $1,250 incl GST for a small car, $1,350 for a sedan and $1,450 for a ute or SUV. The Cook Strait ferry is included in that price.

Flat rate means exactly that. It is not a from price, the number you see is the number you pay for a vehicle that fits the category.

You're selling or buying privately and neither party can get to a depot during working hours.

The car is at a workshop, auction house or seller's address and you just want it sorted.

You're moving house and have enough on your plate already.

Rural addresses, tight driveways and tricky access are all fine, if a truck can't make it we'll arrange the nearest safe meeting point before the day.

You live or work near one of our depots and can drop off and pick up easily.

You want the sharpest price on an inter-island move and you're happy to do the short legs yourself.

Your timing is flexible. Depot drops suit people who can leave the car with us a day early or collect a day late.

Same trucks, same drivers, same care, same carrier's liability cover. The only difference is who drives the first and last few kilometres.

If convenience matters most, go door-to-door. If price matters most and a depot is handy, depot-to-depot is the smart play. Either way, request a quote or book the flat-rate run online and you'll have a fixed price before anything moves.