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Leave a reviewVan and Driver does tip runs in Reading from £70 for a single item, £99 for a Mini load and up to £519 for a full load, and house clearances from £599. Disposal at a licensed recycling centre is included and there's no charge for the distance. The price is fixed and shown before you book, and you can book online in 30 seconds.
Tip run prices.
Tip runs in Reading from £70, all in, with no charge for the distance.
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What's included
Loading from your home or garden
Disposal at a licensed recycling centre
A waste transfer note
A fixed price
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We cover all of these, and the rest of Reading.
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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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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
Tip runs in Reading: what we take
How it works round here.
Reading, Reading • Tip Runs
A licensed recycling centre is the obvious destination once a house clear-out or garden tidy gets out of hand, but getting the load there without a van is the harder part for many households across RG1, RG30, RG6, RG2 and RG31.
Reading's terraces and flats near the centre often come with permit parking rather than driveways, which makes loading old furniture, DIY rubble or garden waste straight into a car impractical, and a boot rarely fits more than a few bags at a time. Van & Driver's Tip Runs are built for exactly this: a driver arrives, loads from your home or garden, and takes everything to a licensed disposal site, with a waste transfer note provided as proof it's been handled properly.
The price is fixed before you book, whether you're clearing a single armchair or filling most of the van with mixed household and renovation waste, and it covers Reading itself as well as short hops out to places like Shinfield and Caversham. That's useful if you're moving between a flat near the University of Reading's campuses and a new place further out, or simply need boxes and bags gone before a house move. There's no need to hire a vehicle, work out tip opening times, or make repeat trips in a car that wasn't built for the job.
Transparent rates
What it costs
Tip runs in Reading are a fixed price, with the charge at the recycling centre included and no charge for the distance.
Van and Driver’s own vans cover Reading while local partners join, so you can book any day and a van comes to you.
One item or a bin from £70, a load from £99 and a whole house clearance from £599. Several items cost the cheaper of item by item and the load they fill.
A 3-seat sofa£125Taken to a licensed recycling centre.
A wheelie bin emptied£85A 240 L bin; we take the waste, not the bin.
Mini load£991 wheelie bin or 8 bin bags
Medium load£2094 wheelie bins, 32 bin bags, or a 3-seater sofa and an armchair
Full load£51918 wheelie bins or a 2-bed flat
| Load | Similar to | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mini load | 1 wheelie bin or 8 bin bags | £99 |
| Small load | 2 wheelie bins or 16 bin bags | £149 |
| Medium load | 4 wheelie bins, 32 bin bags, or a 3-seater sofa and an armchair | £209 |
| Large load | 7 wheelie bins, 56 bin bags, or a corner sofa and 2 armchairs | £289 |
| X-Large load | 10 wheelie bins or 80 bin bags | £389 |
| XX-Large load | 14 wheelie bins or a 1-bed flat | £479 |
| Full load | 18 wheelie bins or a 2-bed flat | £519 |
The same anywhere in Reading and any day, with no charge for the distance.
What we move
The price is matched to how much you book, from a single item to a full load.
Old furniture
Garden waste
DIY and renovation waste
Boxes and bags
Tip runs
Recycling centres near Reading
The council’s nearest recycling centres are Household recycling centre (1.2 miles from the centre of Reading) and Padworth Integrated Waste Management Facility (7.6 miles from the centre of Reading).
A registered partner takes your rubbish to a licensed recycling centre, so you don’t need to load your own car or hire a van.
Opening hours, van rules and charges come from each council’s own page, with the date we last checked it. Type your postcode below to see how far each site is from you.
Household recycling centre · 1.2 miles1.2 milesMon–Sun 8:30am–5pm. Island Road, Reading, RG2 0RP. Charges: see the council page
Padworth Integrated Waste Management Facility · 7.6 miles7.6 milesOpening hours: see the council page. Charges: see the council page
Household recycling centre: Van rules: see the council page
From the council’s page, not yet checked against the council page
Padworth Integrated Waste Management Facility: Van rules: see the council page
From the council’s page, not yet checked against the council page
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Reading
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.
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
Where is the nearest tip to Reading?+
Household recycling centre, 1.2 miles from the town centre. Mon–Sun 8:30am–5pm. Check the council’s page before you go.
How much does a tip 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.
Who carries the waste?+
Only registered partners carry rubbish. You get a waste transfer note.
Is there anything you can’t take?+
Hazardous waste such as asbestos, gas bottles and chemicals can’t go. The booking flow tells you as you add items.
How much does a van and driver cost in Reading?+
A single item is £55 to £85 by size, a move £69 to £349 by load, a tip run from £70 and a house clearance from £599. The first 10 miles of a move are included, then £1.80 a mile. Every price is fixed and shown before you book.
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.
Can you take a mattress to the tip in Reading?+
Yes, mattresses are fine. A tip run in Reading starts at £70, and getting rid of it is included in the price.
What can't go in a tip run?+
Asbestos, gas bottles, chemicals and solvents, clinical waste, engine oil and petrol, and fireworks. The booking flags anything like that as you add it.
Do I get a waste transfer note?+
Yes. Every load of rubbish has one, and only partners with a checked, in-date waste carrier registration do tip runs.
Do you take garden waste in Reading?+
Yes. Garden waste, house clearances and old furniture all work the same way: a fixed price with the disposal included.
Where does my rubbish go?+
To a licensed recycling centre, never a lay-by, with a waste transfer note for your records.
Do I need a permit to take a van to the tip in Reading?+
If you're going yourself, the council's rule is: Van rules: see the council page. With a tip run, that's our job, not yours.
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Nearby towns
Towns near Reading
Tip Runs in Shinfield2.4 milesTip Runs in Caversham2.5 milesTip Runs in Woodley2.7 milesTip Runs in Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross3.2 milesTip Runs in Winnersh3.7 milesTip Runs in Twyford5.2 milesTip Runs in Sonning Common5.4 milesTip Runs in Burghfield Common5.4 miles
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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