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Leave a reviewVan and Driver collects and delivers furniture in Reading from £55 for one piece (a sofa is £65 to £85 by size) and £69 for two or more. 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.
Marketplace prices.
Your van and driver in Reading, from £55 in town.
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What's included
Collection from the seller
Delivery to your door
Help carrying
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
Marketplace delivery in Reading: seller to door
How it works round here.
Reading, Reading • Marketplace Delivery
Reading's permit parking near the centre sits barely a tenth of a mile from where most collections start, which is why marketplace sellers across RG1, RG30 and RG2 postcodes often have their goods loaded before the meter even runs out.
Van & Driver connects you with a local partner driver who collects your purchase from the seller and brings it straight to your door, whether that's a sofa found nearby or garden furniture picked up further out towards Caversham or Woodley. Help carrying is included, so heavier appliances or gym kit don't need to be wrestled up the stairs alone.
This service covers the full range of marketplace buys: sofas and chairs, appliances, garden furniture, and bikes or gym kit, all collected and delivered as one job rather than a string of separate arrangements. With Reading's retail parks and storage sites clustered close to the centre, and the town itself well placed near Shinfield and Woodley, drivers can usually reach sellers quickly and get your item home the next day. The price is fixed before you book, so there are no surprises once the van arrives.
Transparent rates
What it costs
Real marketplace delivery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Sofas and chairs
Appliances
Garden furniture
Bikes and gym kit
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 marketplace delivery 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.
Do I need to be at the collection?+
No. Give the seller’s address and contact in the notes; pay the seller yourself before the driver arrives.
Does a marketplace delivery include help carrying?+
Yes. The driver loads and unloads with you. For heavy or bulky items such as sofas, wardrobes and fridge freezers, choose two people when you book.
How do I book a marketplace delivery 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.
Do you do tip runs in Reading?+
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 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 I need to be at the Marketplace collection?+
No. Put the seller's address and phone number in the notes, and pay the seller yourself before the driver arrives.
What if the item's bigger than the listing said?+
The price is for what you book, so if you're not sure of the size, pick the bigger option. Ask us on WhatsApp.
Can you pick up from a seller in another town?+
Yes, anywhere in England; the miles are in the price, which you see before you book.
How much is a Marketplace pick-up in Reading?+
A single item within Reading is from £55, by size; two or more pieces start at £69 for a small load.
Can you check the item before I pay the seller?+
The driver collects what you've bought; checking it over isn't part of the job. Ask us on WhatsApp.
Can the seller help load?+
They can, but they don't have to: the driver helps load, and a big piece comes with two of us, already in the price.
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Nearby towns
Towns near Reading
Marketplace Delivery in Shinfield2.4 milesMarketplace Delivery in Caversham2.5 milesMarketplace Delivery in Woodley2.7 milesMarketplace Delivery in Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross3.2 milesMarketplace Delivery in Winnersh3.7 milesMarketplace Delivery in Twyford5.2 milesMarketplace Delivery in Sonning Common5.4 milesMarketplace Delivery in Burghfield Common5.4 miles
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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