Your van and driver in Oakley
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 Oakley
Oakley at a glance
Oakley sits in the RG23 postcode area, just 3.3 miles from Basingstoke, making it a village with easy reach into the town's shops, retail parks and transport links. Van & Driver offers van with driver and man and van services here, covering everything from house removals and furniture delivery to next-day van hire and tip runs. Whether you're moving within Oakley itself, heading into Basingstoke, or travelling further afield to Whitchurch or Tadley, you can book a van with a driver at a fixed price, so there's no surprise when the move's done. Local storage moves are straightforward too, with options such as Store & Secure and Now Self Storage within a few miles of the village. Basingstoke station and Overton station are both close by, useful if you're coordinating a move around train times or helping someone relocate without a car. Prices are set upfront for each type of trip, whether you need a single item collected or a full van load shifted, so you know the cost before you book. From student removals ahead of term time to commercial courier work for local businesses, Van & Driver covers the practical side of getting things from one place to another in and around Oakley, with moves carried out by drivers working through the marketplace.
Oakley had 5,264 people at the 2021 Census. Furniture and flat-pack from Buckingham Parade, Brighton Hill Retail Park and St Michael's Retail Park is a common single-item run. The council's nearest recycling centre is Basingstoke Waste/Recycling, 5.1 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.
