Man and Van Prices: The Full UK Guide

Man and van hourly rates by van size

Every rate includes the driver, fuel, and help loading and unloading. 2-hour minimum on all bookings. Second helper £12/hr. First 15 miles included, then per-mile beyond that.

The hourly rate is the whole story: there is no separate charge for the driver's labour, no fuel surcharge and no card fee. The clock covers loading, driving and unloading, and because most man and van jobs are short, hourly pricing works out cheaper than day-rate removals for anything up to a 2-bed home. If you only need help with one heavy piece, our single item delivery service uses the same rates.

What your move will actually cost

These are weekday totals for moves within the included 15 miles. The pattern to remember: the 2-hour minimum sets the floor at £70, and each extra hour costs the van's hourly rate, not a new booking fee. A 2-bed move with a second helper on a Luton runs £72/hour (£60 van + £12 helper), so 5 hours comes to £360 - still well under a traditional removals firm's day rate. Larger homes are usually better served by our full house removals service with a dedicated crew.

What changes the price - and what never does

Five things move the number: van size, whether you add a second helper, how many hours the job takes, distance beyond the included 15 miles, and whether you book a weekend or evening slot. Stairs deserve a special mention - they don't carry a separate charge, but a third-floor flat with no lift simply takes longer, and time is what you pay for. Adding a £12/hour helper often pays for itself on stair-heavy jobs because two people carry in half the trips. If your move is flexible, a weekday morning avoids the 1.3x multiplier entirely - that alone saves £27 on a 3-hour medium van job. And the list of things that never change the price matters just as much: fuel, deposits, call-out fees and membership charges simply do not exist here, which is a big part of how our cheap man and van bookings stay cheap.

How these prices compare across the UK

The honest picture: a good local independent can match or beat any headline rate, especially for cash. What you give up is certainty - phone quotes drift, "about £50 an hour" becomes £65 when the van turns out smaller than promised, and there's rarely written proof of insurance. Marketplaces fix that with binding quotes, but you post the job, wait for bids and generally pay more for the middleman. TowManVan's model is different: the rates above are standard everywhere we operate, every driver is DBS-checked and carries goods-in-transit insurance (£10,000 minimum) plus public liability, and the app calculates a fixed total from your job details before you confirm. No bidding, no quotes to chase, no doorstep renegotiation - the price on the screen is the price on the receipt.

How your fixed price is locked in

There is no membership and no joining fee - you only ever pay for the move itself. Same-day availability is standard, so the price guide above applies whether you book a week ahead or need a same-day man and van within the hour.