Birmingham Van Centre

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver asked his colleague: ‘Did you hear that Birmingham Van Centre is haunted now?’ His friend raised an eyebrow and replied: ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Really?’ said his friend with a smile. ‘I heard they found ghosts delivering vans every Tuesday night.’ They both laughed until another coworker overheard and joined in, saying, ‘That’s nothing—did you see the van they delivered last week? It had “Spooky Delivery Service” written on the side!’

2. At dawn, when Birmingham Van Centre usually hummed with activity, an old truck idled outside the gates. Its headlights were off, but its engine roared like a lion's roar, waking up sleepy neighbors and startling early birds. Suddenly, from inside the truck emerged a gruff voice: 'Morning, everyone!' A regular delivery driver stretched lazily and yawned, climbing down from his cab. The neighbors smiled sleepily, knowing that another day of noisy deliveries had begun. As the van drove away, one old man chuckled, ‘Same time tomorrow, I bet.’

3. At closing time one Friday, a security guard noticed something odd: the van parked outside seemed to be shifting slightly, as if it were breathing. Curious, he approached and saw that the van’s rear doors were ajar—a bit too wide for comfort. Inside, a delivery driver dozed off with his head resting on a box of donuts. ‘Mate,’ whispered the guard, ‘your van is trying to wake you up!’

4. At dusk, a delivery driver muttered to himself as he left the Birmingham Van Centre: 'I wonder if those vans ever party after hours?' As he walked away, an old van slowly backed out of the yard, its headlights casting eerie shadows on the walls. The next morning, no one noticed the empty beer cans or loud music still playing inside. A curious neighbor knocked on the door, only to be greeted by a sleepy-eyed delivery driver who yawned and said, ‘Just checking everything’s working fine.’