Your van and driver in Dorking
How it works, what it costs and who turns up.
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What a van and driver is
A van, a driver, a fixed price – and no bidding.
A van and driver is the middle ground between hiring a van yourself and booking a removals firm.
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Van and driver versus man and van
Same idea, better promise.
"Man and van" is what people search for; it usually means one person with their own van, quoted on the phone, paid in cash, and you hope they turn up.
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What fits in each van
We measure in wheelie bins. One bin's worth is about eight bin bags.
Picture a wheelie bin. One bin's worth is a few boxes and bags. Two is a fridge or a washing machine with room to spare. Four is a room.
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How the price works
Fixed prices, the same everywhere.
A move's price depends on how much is moving, not where you live. A wheelie bin's worth is £69 anywhere in England; a full load is £349 in Salisbury, Sheffield or Southend.
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Who turns up
Checked, insured, rated – and paid properly.
Every driver is an independent partner who has shown us their licence, their hire-and-reward insurance, goods-in-transit and public liability cover, and their right to work, before they're offered a single job.
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Lifting, stairs and awkward things
Two people when the job needs them, at no extra cost.
We decide from what you're moving: a sofa, a wardrobe, a fridge, or a medium load and up gets two people, and that's already in the price. There's nothing to choose and nothing extra to pay.
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Booking, changing and cancelling
Two minutes to book. Change it yourself up to 48 hours before.
Book online for today (until 3pm; after that, tomorrow from 1pm) or any day up to about six months ahead, by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
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Same day? Yes, until 3pm.
Today, if you book by 3pm.
Book before 3pm and you can pick today: the earliest one-hour arrival is the hour after next (book at 10:20 and it's 12 to 1), if a partner's free. After 3pm, the earliest is 1pm tomorrow.
About Dorking
Dorking at a glance
Dorking sits between the RH4 and RH5 postcode districts at the foot of Box Hill, with three separate stations — Dorking, Dorking West and Dorking Deepdene — all within a mile of the centre, which says something about how compact the town is despite its steady stream of commuters and walkers heading for the surrounding hills. Van & Driver is preparing to launch here, covering van with driver and man and van work for house removals, furniture delivery, tip runs, next-day moves, storage transfers, student removals and small commercial moves. Once live, the service will connect Dorking customers with partner drivers for trips across the town and out towards neighbouring places such as Leatherhead, around four miles off, or further afield to Great Bookham and Fetcham and Reigate. Anyone needing to shift items to storage might find S F Harrison & Sons useful, just over a mile from the centre, while a run to a licensed recycling centre is another common reason locals need a van rather than a car boot. The town's tight streets and limited permit parking near the centre mean a properly sized vehicle for the move matters more here than in places with easier loading bays. We'll confirm as soon as Dorking is open for booking, with fixed prices set in advance so there are no surprises once a driver is on the way.
Dorking had 17,463 people at the 2021 Census. Furniture and flat-pack from The Swan Centre is a common single-item run. The council's nearest recycling centre is Dorking Community Recycling Centre, 0.8 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.
