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Leave a reviewVan and Driver provides a van with a driver in Shinfield 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
A call-out for the van size
A charge for the space your items take
Miles from pick-up to drop-off
No hourly rate
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We cover all of these, and the rest of Shinfield.
Do it yourself?
Our drivers' top tips for Shinfield.
Household recycling centre, Island Road. Mon–Sun 8:30am–5pm. Check the council page for van rules before you go.
The nearest retail parks are Reading Gate Retail Park (1.8 miles), Oldfield Retail Park (2 miles) and Brunel Retail Park (2.2 miles). Buy it there and we’ll bring it home.
Big Yellow Reading, 2.6 miles from the centre.
Shinfield station is 2.6 miles from the centre: handy for meeting a van on moving day.
Further afield.
Set prices for the runs people make most.
Van with driver prices in Shinfield: how they're worked out
How it works round here.
Shinfield, Wokingham • Prices
Shinfield's RG2 postcode sits just 1.2 miles from Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross, with Reading itself only 2.4 miles down the road.
This mix of village and city edge shapes how people move house, clear a room or shift furniture across the border into town. Van & Driver works here as a marketplace: you choose a van size for the job, whether that's a single item, a half van load, or a full van load, and pay a fixed price made up of a call-out charge for that van, a charge for the space your things take up, and the miles between pick-up and drop-off. There's no guesswork and no surprise add-ons once the job starts. A single item move within Shinfield, or on to Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross, or into Reading, costs £55, with a half van load at £139 and a full van load at £249. Head slightly further out to Winnersh and those figures step up a little, to £139 for a half van and £249 for a full van. Whether you're near the Reading Gate Retail Park end of town or closer to the University of Reading campuses on the Reading side, the price is agreed before the job begins, based on the van size and the route you need, not on how long the work takes. That fixed structure is meant to make comparing a single sofa move against a full house clearance straightforward, whichever direction out of Shinfield you're heading.
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What it costs
Real prices prices from Shinfield with today’s rates.
Van and Driver’s own vans cover Shinfield while local partners join, so you can book any day and a van comes to you.
Common trips from Shinfield: Shinfield to Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross (2 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van, Shinfield to Winnersh (4 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van and Shinfield to Woodley (5 road miles) from £55 for one item or £349 for a full van.
| Trip | Miles | Single item | Medium load | Full load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within Shinfield | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Shinfield to Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 1.5 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Shinfield to Winnersh | 4.4 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Shinfield to Woodley | 4.5 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Shinfield to Wokingham | 5.6 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Shinfield to Caversham | 6.1 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Shinfield to Reading | 3 | £55 | £139 | £349 |
| Shinfield to Slough | 21.4 | £76 | £160 | £370 |
| Shinfield to Central London | 45 | £118 | £202 | £412 |
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.
Prices in Shinfield
Prices to places in Shinfield
From the centre of Shinfield to places people move things to and from, at today’s weekday rates (one person; you help lift).
| To | Miles | Single item | Half van (4 yd³) | Full van (8 yd³) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Gate Retail Park | 3 | £55 | £139 | £249 |
| Oldfield Retail Park | 3 | £55 | £139 | £249 |
| Brunel Retail Park | 3 | £55 | £139 | £249 |
| Big Yellow Reading | 3.3 | £55 | £139 | £249 |
| Lok'n Store | 3.6 | £55 | £139 | £249 |
| Shurgard Self-Storage | 4.9 | £55 | £139 | £249 |
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Shinfield
Stations nearby are Earley (2.6 miles), Reading Green Park (2.6 miles) and Winnersh Triangle (3.1 miles).
University of Reading - Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading, London Road Campus and Dreadnought, University of Reading are within 3.5 miles, so term-time moves between halls and shared houses are common here.
Furniture from Reading Gate Retail Park, Oldfield Retail Park and Brunel 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 Shinfield have permit parking (V-bay): tell us about parking when you book so the driver can plan where to stop.
Shinfield covers the postcode district RG2 and had 5,417 people at the 2021 Census.
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Shinfield
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Questions people ask in Shinfield
How much is a van with driver from Shinfield to London?+
About £118 for a single item, £202 for a medium load and £412 for a full load to central London (around 45 road miles), with today’s rates. Your quote uses the real route.
Is it charged by the hour?+
No. The price is fixed when you book and doesn’t change on the day unless what you’re moving changes.
Are weekends dearer?+
The booking flow shows the price for the day you choose before you book.
How do I book a van and driver in Shinfield?+
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 Shinfield takes the booking.
Do you do tip runs in Shinfield?+
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 Shinfield?+
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.
How far will you go from Shinfield?+
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 Shinfield type into Google, answered.
How much is a man and van for an hour in Shinfield?+
We don't charge by the hour. Within Shinfield a single item is from £55 and a small load £69, fixed when you book however long the loading takes.
What's included in the price?+
The van, a driver who helps load and unload (and a second person when the job needs one), blankets and straps, and the miles.
Is there VAT on top?+
No, the price you see is the price you pay, all in.
Do prices change at the weekend?+
No, every day is the same price.
How much is a second person?+
Nothing extra: when the job needs two people, two come, and it's already in the price.
Why is my price different from the guide?+
The guide prices are for trips within Shinfield. Yours uses your real addresses and what you're moving.
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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