Your van and driver in Twyford
How it works, what it costs and who turns up.
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What a van and driver is
A van, a driver, a fixed price – and no bidding.
A van and driver is the middle ground between hiring a van yourself and booking a removals firm.
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Van and driver versus man and van
Same idea, better promise.
"Man and van" is what people search for; it usually means one person with their own van, quoted on the phone, paid in cash, and you hope they turn up.
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What fits in each van
We measure in wheelie bins. One bin's worth is about eight bin bags.
Picture a wheelie bin. One bin's worth is a few boxes and bags. Two is a fridge or a washing machine with room to spare. Four is a room.
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How the price works
Fixed prices, the same everywhere.
A move's price depends on how much is moving, not where you live. A wheelie bin's worth is £69 anywhere in England; a full load is £349 in Salisbury, Sheffield or Southend.
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Who turns up
Checked, insured, rated – and paid properly.
Every driver is an independent partner who has shown us their licence, their hire-and-reward insurance, goods-in-transit and public liability cover, and their right to work, before they're offered a single job.
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Lifting, stairs and awkward things
Two people when the job needs them, at no extra cost.
We decide from what you're moving: a sofa, a wardrobe, a fridge, or a medium load and up gets two people, and that's already in the price. There's nothing to choose and nothing extra to pay.
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Booking, changing and cancelling
Two minutes to book. Change it yourself up to 48 hours before.
Book online for today (until 3pm; after that, tomorrow from 1pm) or any day up to about six months ahead, by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
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Same day? Yes, until 3pm.
Today, if you book by 3pm.
Book before 3pm and you can pick today: the earliest one-hour arrival is the hour after next (book at 10:20 and it's 12 to 1), if a partner's free. After 3pm, the earliest is 1pm tomorrow.
About Twyford
Twyford at a glance
Twyford's RG10 postcode sits tight around the station, with permit parking covering the streets just 0.3 miles from the centre, so anyone loading a van here needs to work around those restrictions rather than a wide-open driveway. Van & Driver connects Twyford residents with a van and driver at a fixed price, whether that's a single item collection, a full house removal, or a next-day tip run. The town's compact size means most local moves are quick, but plenty of people also need to reach further afield: Woodley is just 2.6 miles away, Winnersh a short hop at 3.3 miles, and Henley-on-Thames within easy reach at 4.3 miles, all covered by fixed prices agreed before you book. Students at the University of Reading's various campuses, a few miles down the road, often use the service for term-time moves in and out of Twyford, while others heading to nearby storage options around Reading rely on the same fixed-price booking. Because Twyford's centre is so close to the station and its parking permit zone, having a driver who can manoeuvre a van efficiently in tight conditions matters more here than in towns with more generous parking. Whatever the move, from furniture delivery to a full house removal, the price is agreed upfront, with local partner drivers carrying out the work.
Twyford had 8,072 people at the 2021 Census. Furniture and flat-pack from Loddon Vale Shopping Centre and Forbury Retail Park is a common single-item run. The council's nearest recycling centre is Household recycling centre, 4.8 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.
