Tell us about the animal
Breed and age are important because they help us determine the appropriate carrier arrangement.
Specialist animal transport · Mainland UK
Carefully planned journeys for the animals you care about.
Pet Taxi UK provides scheduled and exclusive animal transport across mainland England, Scotland and Wales. Every booking is assessed around the animal, the route, compatibility and available vehicle capacity.
11+ years' experience
One specialist vehicle
Limited, managed capacity
ENGLANDSCOTLANDWALESMAINLAND UK
How the service works
Your animal is assessed first. The journey comes second.
We do not use an automated capacity calculator. Our carrier selection and run planning are based on the animal's breed, age, size, species, compatibility with other animals booked on the run and our 11+ years of practical experience.
Tell us the journey
Collection and delivery are arranged from the animal's main residence, with your preferred date and any flexibility you have.
We plan the load
We assess carrier requirements, compatibility, existing bookings, route and the 12-hour operating limit.
We confirm the quotation
Every journey is individually quoted because route conditions and operating costs can vary significantly.
What we transport
Built around the animals — not a one-size-fits-all booking system.
01
Small furries
Our core service. Pet Taxi UK provides carriers for suitable scheduled/shared journeys.
Explore small-fur transport →
02
Dogs & cats
Carrier selection is made by Pet Taxi UK from breed, age and journey requirements.
Explore dogs & cats →
03
Ferrets & suitable species
Compatibility matters. Predator/prey combinations are not placed together in shared compartments.
See specialist transport →
04
Specialist animals
We assess unusual and specialist journeys individually against the animal and available vehicle configuration.
See specialist services →Two ways to travel
Scheduled runs or an exclusive journey.
Our one-vehicle operation has flexible internal capacity, so the practical number and type of animals we can accept varies by run.
We therefore assess every booking manually rather than selling fixed “spaces”.
Scheduled / shared
Planned mainland UK routes
Share a suitable planned run with other customers where the animals and carrier arrangements are compatible.
- Pet Taxi UK provides the carriers
- Animal compatibility assessed
- Limited capacity on each run
- Dates and routes subject to availability
Exclusive
Your journey, your vehicle
The vehicle is used exclusively for your booking, subject to agreement and route viability.
- Your own suitable carrier may be used
- Private journey arrangement
- Route and timing individually agreed
- Individually quoted
Illustrative image only — Pet Taxi UK operates a silver 2012 Vauxhall Vivaro LWB Sportive. We will replace this image with our own van photography when available. Reference image: 2012 Vauxhall Vivaro Sportive.
Capacity & compatibility
One van. Flexible configuration. Human judgement.
We configure the vehicle around the animals travelling rather than treating every booking as the same size. Cats and dogs are kept separate in shared configurations, and predator/prey combinations such as ferrets with rabbits, mice or gerbils are not placed together.
The final carrier size and run capacity are determined by Pet Taxi UK based on breed, age, species, existing bookings and our experience.
Every booking is individually assessed before we confirm that we can accept it.
Who we work with
Private owners
Long-distance moves and new-pet collections where the journey meets our service requirements.
Breeders
Customer deliveries, breeder-to-breeder movements, stud work and suitable breeding-stock journeys.
Rescue organisations
Suitable rescue, foster and rehoming movements planned around route and animal compatibility.
Customer experience
Trusted by people who put animal welfare first.
“Derek is the only courier I allow to courier my bunnies and is the only courier I accept.”
— Becky R.
“Brilliant service, professional, friendly, knowledgeable. I wouldn't use anyone else.”
— Jean B.
“Derek is very professional and the welfare of the animals he transports are his priority.”
— Linda D.
Ready to plan a journey?
Get a Quote
Tell us about the animal, the route and your preferred date.
We will assess the carrier requirements, compatibility, route and available capacity before confirming a quotation.
Service boundaries
✓England, Scotland and Wales — mainland UK
✓Main residence to main residence
✓Breed and age assessed for every animal
✓Pet Taxi UK carriers for standard/shared journeys
×No Northern Ireland or EU journeys
×No airport, railway or veterinary transfers