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Leave a reviewVan and Driver provides a van with a driver in Shaftesbury 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
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 Shaftesbury.
Do it yourself?
Our drivers' top tips for Shaftesbury.
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The tip
Shaftesbury Household Recycling Centre, Warminster Road. Open daily, 9am–4pm. Book a slot before you go.
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Storage
SOS Storage, 6.8 miles from the centre.
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By train
Shaftesbury station is 3.9 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.
Gillinghamabout 15 minutes
from£55
Wincantonabout 35 minutes
from£60
Blandford Forumabout 35 minutes
from£60
Warminsterabout 30 minutes
from£68
Sherborneabout 35 minutes
from£70
Bournemouthabout 55 minutes
from£89
Kingswood and Fishpondsabout an hour and 5 minutes
from£116
Central Londonabout 2 hours and 50 minutes
from£252
Commercial courier in Shaftesbury: business runs
How it works round here.
Shaftesbury, Dorset • Commercial Courier
Shaftesbury sits within the SP7 postcode district, on the Dorset–Wiltshire border, with Gillingham the closest town at just over four miles away.
For businesses here, moving stock, pallets or office furniture between premises often means finding a vehicle at short notice, without committing to a full removals job. Van & Driver's Commercial Courier service is built for exactly that: a fixed price per job, agreed before you book, covering business-to-business deliveries where a driver helps with the loading as well as the driving.
The service handles the kind of jobs that don't fit neatly into a personal move — trade deliveries to and from shops, pallets of stock that need to go van to van, or a run of office furniture between sites. Prices are set by route rather than by the hour, so a delivery within Shaftesbury itself is priced differently from a trip out to Gillingham, Wincanton or Blandford Forum, all of which sit within a short drive of the town. Whether you're supplying a shop on a schedule or shifting equipment between business premises, you know the cost of the job before it starts. You can book a Commercial Courier job for Shaftesbury now, with the price fixed in advance and the loading help included as part of the service.
Transparent rates
What it costs
Real commercial courier prices from Shaftesbury with today’s rates.
Van and Driver’s own vans cover Shaftesbury while local partners join, so you can book any day and a van comes to you.
Common trips from Shaftesbury: Shaftesbury to Gillingham (5 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van, Shaftesbury to Wincanton (13 road miles) from £60 for one item or £354 for a full van and Shaftesbury to Blandford Forum (13 road miles) from £60 for one item or £354 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 Shaftesbury | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Shaftesbury to Gillingham | 5.4 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Shaftesbury to Wincanton | 12.6 | £60 | £144 | £354 |
| Shaftesbury to Blandford Forum | 12.9 | £60 | £144 | £354 |
| Shaftesbury to Warminster | 17 | £68 | £152 | £362 |
| Shaftesbury to Sherborne | 18.5 | £70 | £154 | £364 |
| Shaftesbury to Bournemouth | 28.8 | £89 | £173 | £383 |
| Shaftesbury to Kingswood and Fishponds | 43.8 | £116 | £200 | £410 |
| Shaftesbury to Central London | 119.7 | £252 | £336 | £546 |
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: Shaftesbury
Gillingham station is 3.9 miles from the centre.
Self-storage sites nearby include SOS Storage: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Shaftesbury covers the postcode district SP7 and had 9,163 people at the 2021 Census.
Gillingham3.9 milesRailway station
SOS Storage6.8 milesSelf storage
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Shaftesbury
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 Shaftesbury
How much does a courier run cost in Shaftesbury?+
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 Shaftesbury, 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 Shaftesbury?+
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 Shaftesbury 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 Shaftesbury?+
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 Shaftesbury?+
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 Shaftesbury type into Google, answered.
Do you do business deliveries in Shaftesbury?+
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 Shaftesbury
Commercial Courier in Gillingham4.3 milesCommercial Courier in Wincanton10.1 milesCommercial Courier in Blandford Forum10.3 milesCommercial Courier in Warminster13.6 milesCommercial Courier in Sherborne14.8 milesCommercial Courier in Wilton15 milesCommercial Courier in Verwood16.3 milesCommercial Courier in Frome16.4 miles
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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