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Leave a reviewVan and Driver provides a van with a driver in Reading 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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Your van and driver in Reading, from £55 in town.
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What's included
Business-to-business deliveries
A driver who helps load
A fixed price per delivery
Ring a bell?
We cover all of these, and the rest of Reading.
Do it yourself?
Our drivers' top tips for Reading.
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The tip
Household recycling centre, Island Road. Mon–Sun 8:30am–5pm. Check the council page for van rules before you go.
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Parking a van
Permit parking in Reading: 2 areas within 3 miles (V-bay, 1.7 miles). Loading in RG1, RG30, RG6 and RG2 permit streets may need a visitor permit.
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Shop runs
The nearest retail parks are Brunel Retail Park (0.6 miles), Oldfield Retail Park (0.6 miles) and Reading Link Retail Park (0.6 miles). Buy it there and we’ll bring it home.
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Storage
Big Yellow Reading, 0.5 miles from the centre.
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By train
Reading station is 1.3 miles from the centre: handy for meeting a van on moving day.
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Further afield.
Set prices for the runs people make most.
Shinfieldabout 10 minutes
from£55
Cavershamabout 10 minutes
from£55
Woodleyabout 10 minutes
from£55
Spencers Wood and Three Mile Crossabout 10 minutes
from£55
Winnershabout 15 minutes
from£55
Sloughabout 40 minutes
from£75
Hillingdonabout 55 minutes
from£89
Central Londonabout an hour and 5 minutes
from£119
Commercial courier in Reading: business runs
How it works round here.
Reading, Reading • Commercial Courier
Reading's cluster of retail parks off London Road, within sight of the Royal Berkshire Hospital and the University of Reading's London Road campus, sits close to the trade counters and shop units that make up much of the town's commercial traffic, with Brunel, Oldfield and Reading Link retail parks all within a few minutes of the centre.
Van & Driver's Commercial Courier service covers business-to-business deliveries across RG1, RG30, RG6, RG2 and RG31, moving stock and pallets, office furniture, and trade or shop orders between sites in Reading and out towards Shinfield, Caversham or Woodley. Each job is quoted as a fixed price before you book, whether it's a single item or a full van load, so there's no meter running and no surprises when the driver arrives. The driver helps load as well as drive, which matters for the kind of short-notice pallet or furniture run that businesses near the retail parks and university campuses tend to need. It's built for the practical end of moving goods around a working town: getting stock from a supplier to a shop, shifting furniture between offices, or covering a delivery a business can't fit into its own van. You can book a fixed-price van and driver for this kind of job in Reading now, whether it's a one-off delivery or a regular trade run between local sites.
Transparent rates
What it costs
Real commercial courier prices from Reading with today’s rates.
Van and Driver’s own vans cover Reading while local partners join, so you can book any day and a van comes to you.
Common trips from Reading: Reading to Shinfield (3 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van, Reading to Caversham (3 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van and Reading to Woodley (3 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van.
A single item£55up to an armchair or a washing machine
A small load£691 wheelie bin or 8 bin bags
A medium load£1394 wheelie bins, 32 bin bags, or a 3-seater sofa and an armchair
A full load£34920 wheelie bins or a 2-bed flat
| Trip | Miles | Single item | Medium load | Full load |
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| Within Reading | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Reading to Shinfield | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Reading to Caversham | 3.1 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Reading to Woodley | 3.4 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Reading to Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 4 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Reading to Winnersh | 4.6 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Reading to Slough | 21.1 | £75 | £159 | £369 |
| Reading to Hillingdon | 29 | £89 | £173 | £383 |
| Reading to Central London | 45.3 | £119 | £203 | £413 |
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.
Stock and pallets that fit a van
Office furniture
Trade and shop deliveries
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Reading
Stations nearby are Reading (1.3 miles), Reading West (1.5 miles) and Reading Green Park (1.9 miles).
University of Reading, London Road Campus, University of Reading - Whiteknights Campus and Dreadnought, University of Reading are within 1.5 miles, so term-time moves between halls and shared houses are common here.
Furniture from Brunel Retail Park, Oldfield Retail Park and Reading Link Retail Park can be collected and brought home the same day when a partner is free.
Self-storage sites nearby include Big Yellow Reading, Lok'n Store, Shurgard Self-Storage and Wilkins (Henley) Ltd.: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Parts of Reading have permit parking (V-bay): tell us about parking when you book so the driver can plan where to stop.
Reading covers the postcode districts RG1, RG30, RG6, RG2 and RG31 and had 203,789 people at the 2021 Census.
Reading1.3 milesRailway station
Reading West1.5 milesRailway station
Reading Green Park1.9 milesRailway station
University of Reading, London Road Campus0.6 milesUniversity
University of Reading - Whiteknights Campus0.7 milesUniversity
Dreadnought, University of Reading1.5 milesUniversity
Brunel Retail Park0.6 milesShopping and retail park
Oldfield Retail Park0.6 milesShopping and retail park
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Reading
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 Reading
How much does a courier run cost in Reading?+
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 Reading, with today's rates.
Can you do regular runs?+
Book each run on its own; each one is priced the same way.
How do I book a courier run in Reading?+
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 Reading takes the booking.
What if something gets damaged on a courier run?+
Report it from your booking page within 7 days of the move, with photos. HQ looks into it and holds the partner’s payment while it does.
Can I get a van and driver today in Reading?+
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 Reading?+
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 Reading type into Google, answered.
Do you do business deliveries in Reading?+
Yes: stock, office furniture and trade deliveries, at a fixed price each time.
Can you take a pallet?+
Yes, if it fits the van; add it as a load and the price shows before you book.
Do you offer business accounts?+
Every delivery is booked and paid for on its own. Ask us on WhatsApp.
Can I get a receipt for my business?+
Your booking reference comes by email when you pay; for anything more for your accounts, talk to us. Ask us on WhatsApp.
Is business waste a tip run?+
Yes, if it's rubbish: only partners with a checked waste carrier registration take it, with a waste transfer note.
Are deliveries insured?+
Every partner carries goods-in-transit and public liability insurance that we've checked.
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Nearby towns
Towns near Reading
Commercial Courier in Shinfield2.4 milesCommercial Courier in Caversham2.5 milesCommercial Courier in Woodley2.7 milesCommercial Courier in Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross3.2 milesCommercial Courier in Winnersh3.7 milesCommercial Courier in Twyford5.2 milesCommercial Courier in Sonning Common5.4 milesCommercial Courier in Burghfield Common5.4 miles
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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