Greater London · Man with a van
Man with a Van in London — All 33 Boroughs Covered
From £45 an hour with a two-hour minimum: single items, studio and 1-bed moves, marketplace pickups and storage runs, with a driver who lifts and a rate agreed before the van sets off.
- Two-hour minimum, no hidden fees
- Goods-in-transit insured
- DBS-checked drivers
- Same-day slots across London
The service, locally
Man with a van in London by the hour
Man with a van across London — every borough, every postcode. Man and van hire for single items, studio and 1-bed flat moves, IKEA and marketplace collections, student runs and self-storage trips, charged by the hour from £45 with a two-hour minimum and the rate confirmed in writing first.
- Boroughs covered
- 33Boroughs covered
- Named London areas
- 327Named London areas
- Man and van, per hour
- £45Man and van, per hour
- Minimum booking
- 2 hrsMinimum booking
How it works
Three steps and a rate that holds
Send the load and both postcodes
A photo, a list or a marketplace link is enough. We size the van and decide whether your London job needs one mover or two before quoting an hour.
Get the hourly rate in writing
Rate, minimum hours, the relevant council bay reality and any charges confirmed by message. No deposit, no doorstep re-quote.
We load, drive and carry it in
Bays, lifts and carries planned before your slot. Blankets, straps and a trolley come as standard, and the clock stops when the last item is inside.
Why us
Why London books our vans and books them again
The hourly rate is the whole rate
£45 for one mover, £65 for two, VAT and fuel inside it. Nothing is added for blankets, straps, the trolley or the drive between your two London addresses.
Billed in half hours, not rounded up
After the two-hour minimum we charge in 30-minute blocks. A job that runs fifteen minutes over costs fifteen minutes, not a whole extra hour.
Drivers who lift, insured and DBS-checked
Every van carries goods-in-transit and public liability cover, and the driver is part of the crew rather than someone who watches you carry a sofa.
One rate card across all 33 boroughs
£45 an hour for one mover, £65 for two, VAT, fuel, blankets, straps and the trolley inside it — and billing in 30-minute blocks after the minimum.
Fixed rates
Man with a van prices in London in writing
| Job | From | Typical crew and vehicle | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man and van, per hour | £45 | One mover + Luton van | 2-hour minimum |
| Two men and a van, per hour | £65 | Two movers + Luton van | 2-hour minimum |
| Single item collection and delivery | £69 | One mover + van | Under 90 minutes |
| Studio or 1-bed flat move | £220 | Two movers + Luton van | 3–4 hours |
| 2-bed flat move | £340 | Two movers + Luton van | 4–6 hours |
| Student or room move | £120 | One mover + van | 2–3 hours |
| Each additional hour | £45 | Charged in 30-minute blocks | As needed |
| Second mover added on the day | £25/hour | Extra pair of hands | Hourly |
| Marketplace, Gumtree or IKEA collection | £75 | One mover + van | 1–2 hours |
| Self-storage run, load and unload | £150 | Two movers + Luton van | 2–3 hours |
| Dismantle or reassemble, per item | £25/item | Inside crew time | 15–30 min per item |
| Boxes and materials starter pack | £35 | Delivered before your slot | Pack of 15 |
| Waiting time after the free 15 minutes | £15 | Per 30 minutes | Only if you need it |
Hourly rates include VAT, fuel, blankets, straps, a trolley and the driver's lifting help. Charging starts when the crew arrives at your collection address and stops when the last item is inside — travel between the two addresses is inside the hourly rate, and Congestion Charge and ULEZ are quoted up front, never added afterwards. Two-hour minimum.
- Parking and restriction hours checked at both addresses before your slot.
- Congestion Charge and ULEZ quoted with the rate, never added at the end.
- Lift and loading-bay slots agreed with building managers before the van arrives.
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Estimate your Greater London van job
Typical price band
£113 – £158
About 2.5 hours · Bed, sofa and a handful of boxes · includes VAT, two-hour minimum
Send a photo of the load and we confirm the hourly rate and the likely hours in writing before the van sets off.
Coverage
Every London borough we cover
- City of LondonCentral
- WestminsterCentral
- CamdenCentral
- IslingtonCentral
- Kensington and ChelseaCentral
- HackneyCentral
- Tower HamletsCentral
- SouthwarkCentral
- LambethCentral
- BarnetNorth
- EnfieldNorth
- HaringeyNorth
- BrentNorth
- HarrowNorth
- Waltham ForestNorth
- NewhamEast
- RedbridgeEast
- Barking and DagenhamEast
- HaveringEast
- GreenwichSouth
- LewishamSouth
- WandsworthSouth
- MertonSouth
- CroydonSouth
- SuttonSouth
- Kingston upon ThamesSouth
- BromleySouth
- BexleySouth
- Hammersmith and FulhamWest
- EalingWest
- HounslowWest
- Richmond upon ThamesWest
- HillingdonWest
Related services
Other moving services in London across the area
Moving Services in London
Every move we run in All London postcodes — our general moving page for London.
House Removals
A whole family home in London — survey, lorry and a fixed price instead of the clock.
Office Removals
Evening and weekend office moves so London businesses keep trading.
Packing Services
Boxes packed and labelled before your All London postcodes van slot starts.
Long Distance Moves
Leaving London for another part of the UK, on a fixed door-to-door price.
Rubbish & House Clearance
Licensed waste carrier for the old sofa the van cannot legally take from All London postcodes.
About the place
Van jobs in London what they actually involve
A London van job is priced by time, and time in London is stairs, bays and traffic rather than distance. A second-floor walk-up in a Victorian conversion takes longer than a suburban driveway three times further out, and an honest man and van says which one you have before quoting. Add controlled parking zones, restriction hours, managed-block lift slots and the Congestion Charge, and the difference between a two-hour booking and a four-hour one is almost always planning, not speed.
Questions
Man with a van in London answered
£45 an hour for one mover and a Luton van, £65 an hour for two, both including VAT with a two-hour minimum. Fixed prices cover the common jobs: £69 for a single item collection and delivery, £120 for a student or room move, £220 for a studio or 1-bed flat and £340 for a 2-bed.
The clock starts when the crew arrives at your collection address and stops when the last item is inside the destination. Travel between the two addresses is inside the hourly rate. After the two-hour minimum we bill in 30-minute blocks, so a two-hour-fifteen job costs two and a half hours, not three.
A van is right for single items, studio and 1-bed moves, marketplace pickups, student runs and storage trips. Once you are moving a whole house with a loft, a garage and a completion date, book house removals instead: a survey, a lorry and a fixed price will cost less than an hourly crew running over.
Yes — all 33 boroughs and 327 named areas, from the City to the outer suburbs, with a page for each so you can see the local access and parking reality before you book.
They are quoted with the hourly rate before you book, never added at the end. Our vans are ULEZ-compliant, and where a job crosses the Congestion Charge zone the daily charge is shown as a line on your quote rather than a surprise on the invoice.
Usually. We hold same-day and next-day capacity across London for single items and small loads. Saturday mornings, bank holidays and the last few days of the month are the hardest slots, so book those as early as you can.
Goods-in-transit and public liability insurance apply to every booking and all drivers are DBS-checked. Declare high-value items when you book — pianos, artwork, glass — so cover is confirmed in writing and the right protection travels with the crew.
Waste removal, which needs a licensed carrier, and jobs that need a lorry or more than two movers. Packing materials are available but not included. Anything we cannot do we will say so when you ask, and point you at the service that can.
Guides
Read before you book three van-move guides
Man with a Van Prices in London: Hourly Rates Explained
What £45 an hour actually buys, when two movers cost less than one, and every charge to ask about.
Read the guide
What Fits in a Luton Van? A London Load Guide
Room-by-room load sizes, when one van is enough, and when two runs beat a lorry.
Read the guide
Moving a Single Item in London: Sofas, Mattresses and Marketplace Buys
How single-item delivery works, what it costs, and how to measure before you buy.
Read the guide