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Leave a reviewVan and Driver does tip runs in Bristol from £70 for a single item, £99 for a Mini load and up to £519 for a full load, and house clearances from £599. Disposal at a licensed recycling centre is included and there's no charge for the distance. The price is fixed and shown before you book, and you can book online in 30 seconds.
Tip run prices.
Tip runs in Bristol from £70, all in, with no charge for the distance.
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What's included
Loading from your home or garden
Disposal at a licensed recycling centre
A waste transfer note
A fixed price
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We cover all of these, and the rest of Bristol.
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Our drivers' top tips for Bristol.
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The tip
St Philips Household Waste Recycling Centre, Folly Lane. 8am–4:15pm. Check the council page for van rules before you go.
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Further afield.
Set prices for the runs people make most.
Long Ashtonabout 10 minutes
from£55
Filtonabout 15 minutes
from£55
Stoke Giffordabout 15 minutes
from£55
Keynshamabout 15 minutes
from£55
Patchwayabout 20 minutes
from£55
Kingswood and Fishpondsabout 15 minutes
from£55
Swindonabout an hour and 5 minutes
from£116
Central Londonabout 3 hours and 10 minutes
from£276
Tip runs in Bristol: what we take
How it works round here.
Bristol, Bristol, City of • Tip Runs
Van & Driver's Tip Runs service in Bristol is built around that kind of timing problem, covering postcode districts BS5 and BS4 and taking the whole job off your hands: loading from your home or garden, disposal at a licensed recycling centre, a waste transfer note for your records, and a fixed price agreed before anyone arrives.
The service handles old furniture, garden waste, DIY and renovation rubble, and general boxes and bags, so it suits house clearances, garden tidy-ups and building projects alike. It's aimed at anyone in Bristol who wants the waste gone without the hassle of driving it to a recycling centre themselves, whether that's a flat near Temple Meads or a house further out towards Kingswood and Fishponds. You book online, get a fixed price for the size of load you need moving, and a driver takes care of the loading and the tip run itself. There's no need to hire a van, find a parking space at the recycling centre, or work out where your local site actually is and when it shuts for the day.
Transparent rates
What it costs
Tip runs in Bristol are a fixed price, with the charge at the recycling centre included and no charge for the distance.
Van and Driver’s own vans cover Bristol while local partners join, so you can book any day and a van comes to you.
One item or a bin from £70, a load from £99 and a whole house clearance from £599. Several items cost the cheaper of item by item and the load they fill.
A 3-seat sofa£125Taken to a licensed recycling centre.
A wheelie bin emptied£85A 240 L bin; we take the waste, not the bin.
Mini load£991 wheelie bin or 8 bin bags
Medium load£2094 wheelie bins, 32 bin bags, or a 3-seater sofa and an armchair
Full load£51918 wheelie bins or a 2-bed flat
| Load | Similar to | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mini load | 1 wheelie bin or 8 bin bags | £99 |
| Small load | 2 wheelie bins or 16 bin bags | £149 |
| Medium load | 4 wheelie bins, 32 bin bags, or a 3-seater sofa and an armchair | £209 |
| Large load | 7 wheelie bins, 56 bin bags, or a corner sofa and 2 armchairs | £289 |
| X-Large load | 10 wheelie bins or 80 bin bags | £389 |
| XX-Large load | 14 wheelie bins or a 1-bed flat | £479 |
| Full load | 18 wheelie bins or a 2-bed flat | £519 |
The same anywhere in Bristol and any day, with no charge for the distance.
What we move
The price is matched to how much you book, from a single item to a full load.
Old furniture
Garden waste
DIY and renovation waste
Boxes and bags
Tip runs
Recycling centres near Bristol
The council’s nearest recycling centres are St Philips Household Waste Recycling Centre (0.8 miles from the centre of Bristol) and Bristol Waste (1.9 miles from the centre of Bristol).
A registered partner takes your rubbish to a licensed recycling centre, so you don’t need to load your own car or hire a van.
Opening hours, van rules and charges come from each council’s own page, with the date we last checked it. Type your postcode below to see how far each site is from you.
St Philips Household Waste Recycling Centre · 0.8 miles0.8 miles8am–4:15pm. Folly Lane, Bristol, BS2 0QS. Charges: see the council page
Bristol Waste · 1.9 miles1.9 milesOpening hours: see the council page. Charges: see the council page
St Philips Household Waste Recycling Centre: Van rules: see the council page
From the council’s page, not yet checked against the council page
Bristol Waste: Van rules: see the council page
From the council’s page, not yet checked against the council page
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Bristol
Self-storage sites nearby include UK Storage Company, Safestore, Big Yellow Self Storage and Vanguard Self Storage: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Parts of Bristol have permit parking (Welsh Back): tell us about parking when you book so the driver can plan where to stop.
Bristol covers the postcode districts BS5 and BS4 and had 425,196 people at the 2021 Census.
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Bristol
A driver who helpsLoading and unloading are included; you don’t drive or carry alone.
A fixed priceYou see the price before you book; it doesn’t change on the day unless the move does.
Registered partnersRubbish is carried by registered partners, with a waste transfer note.
Damage reportsReport damage from your booking page within 7 days, with photos.
Good to know.
Questions people ask in Bristol
Where is the nearest tip to Bristol?+
St Philips Household Waste Recycling Centre, 0.8 miles from the town centre. 8am–4:15pm. Check the council’s page before you go.
How much does a tip run cost in Bristol?+
You get a fixed price before you book. It's worked out from the van size your items need, the space they take and the miles from pick-up to drop-off. The prices on this page are real examples for trips from Bristol, with today's rates.
Who carries the waste?+
Only registered partners carry rubbish. You get a waste transfer note.
Is there anything you can’t take?+
Hazardous waste such as asbestos, gas bottles and chemicals can’t go. The booking flow tells you as you add items.
How much does a van and driver cost in Bristol?+
A single item is £55 to £85 by size, a move £69 to £349 by load, a tip run from £70 and a house clearance from £599. The first 10 miles of a move are included, then £1.80 a mile. Every price is fixed and shown before you book.
Can I get a van and driver today in Bristol?+
Yes, if you book by 3pm and a driver is free: the earliest arrival is the hour after next. After 3pm, the earliest is 1pm tomorrow. The price is the same any day.
Will two people come?+
When the job needs them (a sofa, a wardrobe, a fridge, or a medium load and up) two people come, and that's already in the price. We decide it from what you're moving; there's nothing to choose or pay extra for.
How far will you go from Bristol?+
Anywhere in England. A move includes the first 10 miles, then £1.80 a mile, shown in the price before you pay; over 150 miles we give you a quote instead. Tip runs have no distance charge.
Is the price fixed?+
Yes. You see the whole price before you book and that's what you pay: no hourly rate, and nothing added on the day for stairs, waiting or a heavy sofa, unless what you're moving changes.
People ask
What people in Bristol type into Google, answered.
Can you take a mattress to the tip in Bristol?+
Yes, mattresses are fine. A tip run in Bristol starts at £70, and getting rid of it is included in the price.
What can't go in a tip run?+
Asbestos, gas bottles, chemicals and solvents, clinical waste, engine oil and petrol, and fireworks. The booking flags anything like that as you add it.
Do I get a waste transfer note?+
Yes. Every load of rubbish has one, and only partners with a checked, in-date waste carrier registration do tip runs.
Do you take garden waste in Bristol?+
Yes. Garden waste, house clearances and old furniture all work the same way: a fixed price with the disposal included.
Where does my rubbish go?+
To a licensed recycling centre, never a lay-by, with a waste transfer note for your records.
Do I need a permit to take a van to the tip in Bristol?+
If you're going yourself, the council's rule is: Van rules: see the council page. With a tip run, that's our job, not yours.
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Nearby towns
Towns near Bristol
Tip Runs in Long Ashton3.5 milesTip Runs in Kingswood and Fishponds4.1 milesTip Runs in Filton4.3 milesTip Runs in Stoke Gifford4.3 milesTip Runs in Keynsham4.9 milesTip Runs in Patchway5.6 milesTip Runs in Bradley Stoke5.7 milesTip Runs in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne7 miles
More towns in Bristol, City of.
Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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