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Leave a reviewVan and Driver does tip runs in Sonning Common 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 Sonning Common 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 Sonning Common.
Do it yourself?
Our drivers' top tips for Sonning Common.
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The tip
Household recycling centre. 24/7. Check the council page for van rules before you go.
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Tip runs in Sonning Common: what we take
How it works round here.
Sonning Common, Oxfordshire • Tip Runs
Sonning Common is unusual in straddling two postcode districts, RG4 and RG9, a quirk that comes from its position between Reading and the Chilterns.
It makes finding a simple, fixed-price way to shift bulky waste more useful than in most villages, whether you're clearing a garage in the RG4 half of the village or a garden shed nearer the RG9 side. Van & Driver's Tip Run service is built for exactly this kind of job: old furniture, garden waste, DIY rubble, or just a stack of boxes and bags that have built up after a clear-out.
Every booking includes loading from your home or garden, disposal at a licensed recycling centre, and a waste transfer note as proof the job's been done properly, all for one fixed price agreed before you book. There's no need to hire a van, load it yourself, or queue at a recycling centre such as the household site around four miles from the village centre. Nearby Henley-on-Thames and Caversham are both a short trip away, and if your rubbish needs to go further, a Tip Run to Reading is priced just as clearly as one within Sonning Common itself. You can book a Tip Run for Sonning Common now, with the price fixed from the moment you confirm the job, and everything else handled for you.
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What it costs
Tip runs in Sonning Common 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 Sonning Common 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 Sonning Common 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 Sonning Common
The council’s nearest recycling centres are Household recycling centre (4 miles from the centre of Sonning Common) and Oakley Wood Recycling Centre (6.7 miles from the centre of Sonning Common).
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 · 4 miles4 miles24/7. Charges: see the council page
Oakley Wood Recycling Centre · 6.7 miles6.7 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
Oakley Wood Recycling Centre: Van rules: see the council page
From the council’s page, not yet checked against the council page
Local knowledge
Local knowledge: Sonning Common
Self-storage sites nearby include Wilkins (Henley) Ltd., Shurgard Self-Storage, Access Self Storage Reading and Safestore: a driver can take things straight to your unit.
Sonning Common covers the postcode districts RG4 and RG9 and had 5,264 people at the 2021 Census.
Why Van and Driver
Driver included vs self-drive van hire in Sonning Common
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 Sonning Common
Where is the nearest tip to Sonning Common?+
Household recycling centre, 4 miles from the town centre. 24/7. Check the council’s page before you go.
How much does a tip run cost in Sonning Common?+
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 Sonning Common, 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 Sonning Common?+
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 Sonning Common?+
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 Sonning Common?+
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 Sonning Common type into Google, answered.
Can you take a mattress to the tip in Sonning Common?+
Yes, mattresses are fine. A tip run in Sonning Common 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 Sonning Common?+
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 Sonning Common?+
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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Towns near Sonning Common
Tip Runs in Caversham2.9 milesTip Runs in Henley-on-Thames3.3 milesTip Runs in Reading5.4 milesTip Runs in Woodley5.8 milesTip Runs in Twyford6 milesTip Runs in Winnersh7.4 milesTip Runs in Shinfield7.8 milesTip Runs in Benson8.5 miles
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Prices checked October 2026 · Page updated 14 October 2026
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