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Leave a reviewVan and Driver provides a van with a driver in Gillingham from £55 for single items, £69 for moves and £70 for tip runs. The price is fixed and shown before you book, the driver helps load and unload, and you can book online in 30 seconds. The first 10 miles are included, then £1.80 a mile.
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What's included
A call-out for the van size
A charge for the space your items take
Miles from pick-up to drop-off
No hourly rate
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We cover all of these, and the rest of Gillingham.
Do it yourself?
Our drivers' top tips for Gillingham.
Shaftesbury Household Recycling Centre, Warminster Road. Open daily, 9am–4pm. Book a slot before you go.
SOS Storage, 7.3 miles from the centre.
Gillingham station is 0.4 miles from the centre: handy for meeting a van on moving day.
Further afield.
Set prices for the runs people make most.
Van with driver prices in Gillingham: how they're worked out
How it works round here.
Gillingham, Dorset • Prices
Gillingham's SP8 postcode sits right on the Dorset–Wiltshire border, with the town's own railway station just a few minutes from the centre and Shaftesbury a short hop up the road.
That location matters when you're moving a single item, a half van load or a full van load, because the price you're quoted is built from where you start and where you finish, not from watching the clock. A call-out covers the size of van needed, then there's a charge for the space your things take up plus the miles between pick-up and drop-off, so the figure you see is the figure you pay.
For a full van load within Gillingham itself, that works out at £249, while the same load taken out to Shaftesbury comes to £249. Heading further afield to Wincanton brings a full van load to £249, and a run to Sherborne is £258. Single items and half van loads follow the same pattern, priced lower for shorter trips within Gillingham and rising gradually as the distance to Wincanton or Sherborne increases. Whether you're clearing a single piece of furniture or shifting a full household load, the price is fixed before the van sets off, based on the size of the job and the route it takes from Gillingham to wherever it's headed.
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What it costs
Real prices prices from Gillingham with today’s rates.
Van and Driver’s own vans cover Gillingham while local partners join, so you can book any day and a van comes to you.
Common trips from Gillingham: Gillingham to Shaftesbury (5 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van, Gillingham to Wincanton (8 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van and Gillingham to Sherborne (15 road miles) from £64 for one item or £358 for a full van.
| Trip | Miles | Single item | Medium load | Full load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within Gillingham | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Gillingham to Shaftesbury | 5.4 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Gillingham to Wincanton | 7.5 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Gillingham to Sherborne | 15.1 | £64 | £148 | £358 |
| Gillingham to Warminster | 15.4 | £65 | £149 | £359 |
| Gillingham to Blandford Forum | 16.6 | £67 | £151 | £361 |
| Gillingham to Bournemouth | 33.8 | £98 | £182 | £392 |
| Gillingham to Bristol | 39.5 | £108 | £192 | £402 |
| Gillingham to Central London | 123 | £258 | £342 | £552 |
Prices with today’s rates, the same any day of the week. A medium load is 4 wheelie bins, 32 bin bags, or a 3-seater sofa and an armchair; a full load is 20 wheelie bins or a 2-bed flat. Road miles are estimated from the distance between town centres; your quote uses the real route and your items.
What we move
The price is matched to how much you book, from a single item to a full load.
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Gillingham
Gillingham station is 0.4 miles from the centre.
Self-storage sites nearby include SOS Storage: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Gillingham covers the postcode district SP8 and had 11,009 people at the 2021 Census.
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Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Gillingham
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Questions people ask in Gillingham
How much is a van with driver from Gillingham to London?+
About £258 for a single item, £342 for a medium load and £552 for a full load to central London (around 123 road miles), with today’s rates. Your quote uses the real route.
Is it charged by the hour?+
No. The price is fixed when you book and doesn’t change on the day unless what you’re moving changes.
Are weekends dearer?+
The booking flow shows the price for the day you choose before you book.
How do I book a van and driver in Gillingham?+
Add your items, your addresses and a day. You'll see the price straight away and can book in a few minutes. A local partner who covers Gillingham takes the booking.
Do you do tip runs in Gillingham?+
Yes: single items from £70, loads from £99 (Mini) to £519 (full load), and house clearances from £599. Disposal at a licensed recycling centre is included, with a waste transfer note, and there's no charge for the distance.
Can I get a van and driver today in Gillingham?+
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.
How far will you go from Gillingham?+
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 Gillingham type into Google, answered.
How much is a man and van for an hour in Gillingham?+
We don't charge by the hour. Within Gillingham a single item is from £55 and a small load £69, fixed when you book however long the loading takes.
What's included in the price?+
The van, a driver who helps load and unload (and a second person when the job needs one), blankets and straps, and the miles.
Is there VAT on top?+
No, the price you see is the price you pay, all in.
Do prices change at the weekend?+
No, every day is the same price.
How much is a second person?+
Nothing extra: when the job needs two people, two come, and it's already in the price.
Why is my price different from the guide?+
The guide prices are for trips within Gillingham. Yours uses your real addresses and what you're moving.
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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