North London · London Borough of Barnet
Man with a Van in Barnet
Hourly vans across 12 Barnet areas — £45 for one mover, £65 for two, two-hour minimum, parking and ULEZ quoted before you book.
- 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 Barnet by the hour
We run vans throughout Barnet, north London: 12 areas from N2 to EN5. Everything a man and van should include: blankets, straps, a trolley, a driver who lifts, and a rate agreed in writing before the van sets off. ULEZ is quoted with the hourly rate, never added at the end.
- Barnet areas covered
- 12Barnet areas covered
- Borough population
- 389,000Borough population
- Main postcode family
- N2Main postcode family
- Man and van, per hour
- £45Man and van, per hour
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 Barnet job needs one mover or two before quoting an hour.
Get the hourly rate in writing
Rate, minimum hours, London Borough of Barnet bay reality and any charges confirmed by message. No deposit, no doorstep re-quote.
We load, drive and carry it in
Van on the driveway, tail lift straight to the door. Blankets, straps and a trolley come as standard, and the clock stops when the last item is inside.
Why us
Why Barnet 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 Barnet 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.
Driveway loading in Barnet
Off-street parking is the cheapest van job in London: the tail lift goes down at your door, appliances go on the trolley, and a two-hour minimum genuinely covers a one-bed's worth of furniture.
Fixed rates
Man with a van prices in Barnet 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.
- Bay hours and suspensions checked with London Borough of Barnet before the slot, with any fee quoted up front.
- ULEZ is quoted with the rate, never added at the end.
- Access here: Mostly driveway parking, but Golders Green and Finchley Central have tight CPZs and busy A-road frontages.
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Estimate your Barnet 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 area of Barnet we cover
Related services
Other moving services in Barnet across the area
Moving Services in Barnet
Every move we run in N2, N3, N11, N12, N14, N20, NW4, NW7, NW9, NW11, EN4, EN5 — our general moving page for Barnet.
House Removals
A whole family home in Barnet — survey, lorry and a fixed price instead of the clock.
Office Removals
Evening and weekend office moves so Barnet businesses keep trading.
Packing Services
Boxes packed and labelled before your N2, N3, N11, N12, N14, N20, NW4, NW7, NW9, NW11, EN4, EN5 van slot starts.
Long Distance Moves
Leaving Barnet 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 N2, N3, N11, N12, N14, N20, NW4, NW7, NW9, NW11, EN4, EN5.
About the place
Van jobs in Barnet what they actually involve
Barnet is North London, served by N2, N3, N11, N12, N14, N20, NW4, NW7, NW9, NW11, EN4, EN5. London's largest borough by population — semi-detached suburbia, Hampstead Garden Suburb and green belt at the top. For an hourly man and van booking the borough's own rules decide the bill more than distance does: Mostly driveway parking, but Golders Green and Finchley Central have tight CPZs and busy A-road frontages. London Borough of Barnet sets the bay regime, and we check restriction hours before your slot.
Questions
Man with a van in Barnet answered
A man and van in Barnet starts at £45 an hour and most local jobs land between two and four hours. Barnet is outside the Congestion Charge zone, so only ULEZ applies and it is quoted with the rate, alongside any London Borough of Barnet bay fee.
Message us the load and both postcodes and we hold a Barnet slot the same day. There is no deposit for a standard hourly booking.
All 12 of them, across N2, N3, N11, N12, N14, N20, NW4, NW7, NW9, NW11, EN4, EN5, plus neighbouring camden, brent, haringey. Every area has its own page with local access notes, and the hourly rate is the same wherever the van goes in the borough.
A Luton van with a tail lift takes roughly a studio or a modest 1-bed: bed, sofa, white goods, a wardrobe and twenty or so boxes. 1930s semis with bay windows, mock-Tudor detached houses, garden-suburb Arts and Crafts homes and new towers at Colindale. If your load is bigger, two movers and two runs is usually cheaper than a lorry.
Nothing appears after the job that was not agreed before it. Barnet is outside the Congestion Charge zone, so only ULEZ applies and it is quoted with the rate, and where a London Borough of Barnet suspension is genuinely needed we quote the council fee up front so you can decide.
Goods-in-transit and public liability cover apply to every Barnet booking, and drivers are DBS-checked. Tell us about anything high-value — a piano, a glass table, artwork — when you book so cover and packing are confirmed in writing.
Yes, and it is worth telling us the floor number when you book. Mostly driveway parking, but Golders Green and Finchley Central have tight CPZs and busy A-road frontages. Two movers on a third-floor walk-up almost always costs less than one mover taking twice as long.
Not on a van booking — waste needs a licensed carrier, which is a different service. Our clearance team handles that and can attend the same day, so a flat move and a junk run can be booked together in Barnet.
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 guideWhat 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