You could try Shiply, or Palletline type operation or ask at general carriers you either know yourself or the seller knows of locally.

You are fortunate in that i expect times isn't of the essence so much so it can be fitted on or in with other deliveries that coincide.

If a Palletline type company it will need strapping well to a pallet, most collections and deliveries will be with a rigid but unless there is a fork truck available both ends you should specify that a tail lift vehicle will be required both ends, should be no problem in itself but might be a small extra charge, they'll transfer it via fork truck as groupage from thge collection lorry to an artic for probable overnight transfer to another depot local to you, where another tail lift rigid will deliver, so someone will have to be available both ends unless you can make suitable arrangements.

Might be worth mentioning on any forums you are a member of, someone running down empty with a car transport trailer could bring it down which would help pay for the fuel for the empty journey, similarly someone with a pick up running empty could do the same (or even stick it in the bed/boot of a pick up or old car being transported), this latter option would probably be cheapest as pound notes would be the order of the day.

Thinking cap on, get posting and telephoning.

Edited by gordonbennet on 19/09/2016 at 10:58

DPD will transport pallets within england and wales, the two-day service is

£85.54 per pallet that includes the first 250 kg.

www.dpd.co.uk/pdf/DPD_Tariff_Guide.pdf

You won't need a forklift, just a wogon that has a tail-lift. The standard pallet trucks that the drivers all have with them can comfortably take 500kg, and relatively easy to move around onto the tail-lift.

We use SLI : www.sli.co but we are account holders, so probably a lot cheaper than one-off rates. We can get a 500kg pallet from north wales to Essex for about £50.

Thanks for the comments. Quite a few options to follow up. My main reason for not transporting it myself is that L4 and L5 have prolapsed and the consultant has set a 28lb lifting limit.