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City to city · same day

Same-day courier to a neighbouring city

One dedicated driver takes a package from your city to a neighbouring one, up to 160 km by road, and hands it over the same day: London to Reading, Leeds to Sheffield, San Francisco to San Jose.

  • Labs and clinics
  • legal ops
  • field service
  • dealerships
  • shops with two branches
  • agencies with offices in nearby cities
ProofPhoto and signature or OTP at handover; photo at pickup.
The problem

Something has to be in the next city today. A parcel network delivers tomorrow and sends it through a depot; booking a car yourself means nobody accountable and no proof. For much longer distances a parcel network is the right answer, so that is not what this is for.

How it works

  1. get_intercity_quote (or get_quote with service auto) with a pickup in one city and a drop-off in a neighbouring one

  2. The quote returns the price, the pickup time and the arrival time; it is priced like a local job plus the drive back

  3. A driver on shift collects within about an hour and drives straight there; you track the car live

  4. Proof at handover; settlement when you confirm

Worked example

Sample case London → Reading

Same morning, with one person accountable from pickup to signature.

rentadriver.ai · get_intercity_quote → create_delivery
  1. A clinic's agent books at 09:10 for a sealed sample case going to a lab in Reading
  2. The quote shows the price, collection around 10:10 and arrival by 11:30
  3. The driver collects at 10:02 and heads west on the M4; the clinic follows the car on the tracking link
  4. Signature at the Reading lab at 11:14; the clinic confirms and the delivery settles
Same morning, with one person accountable from pickup to signature.
Tool
get_intercity_quote → create_delivery
Proof
Photo and signature or OTP at handover; photo at pickup.
Price
The origin city's local rate card plus an allowance for the drive back; sample prices for every nearby city are on the city-to-city page.

Questions

Which cities can I send to?

Any launch city in the same country within 160 km by road of the pickup city. GET /v1/intercity/lanes lists every pair; further than that we decline the quote, because a parcel network is cheaper.

Can I cancel?

Free until a driver is assigned; 20 % of the price after assignment and before pickup; not after pickup.

Small packages. Important handovers.

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