Cheap Man and Van in Hackney

The published card: Driver Help £70 per hour, 2 Men £85 per hour, 3 Men £100 per hour, with a 2-hour minimum, so the floor is £140. From this page's illustrations: Two-hour man and van job in Hackney: £85 × 2 hours = £170; Driver Help single run in Hackney: £70 × 2 hours = £140. Council parking charges are the council's and sit outside the quote.

If the van has to wait on a controlled street, a suspension covers it: £44 per bay per day plus £100 admin, at least 7 working days ahead. Short pickups may load under the street’s normal rules instead; we confirm what your addresses need at quote stage.

Take two-hour man and van job in Hackney: removals £170 (£85 × 2 hours), plus the council line: a suspension costs £44 per bay per day plus £100 admin, so two bays for one day come to £188. All in, the illustration comes to £358, before any stair charges (£5 per floor where the carry is by stairs). The council part is paid to Hackney Council, not to us.

Batch the small jobs into the 2-hour minimum: the single item, the boxes and the bags in one run, measured first so nothing needs a second trip. Driver Help at £70 per hour is the floor at £140 where one mover with the van covers the job; the mover loads and carries at this tier too, and you can lend a hand if you wish but are never required to. Where two people need to be carrying at once, 2 Men at £85 is the honest cheap option, because a one-person job that runs long costs more in hours than it saved on the rate.

When the hours fall faster than the rate rises. On the card, 2 Men for 2 hours is £170 against Driver Help for 3 hours at £210: if the second pair of hands takes an hour off the job, the dearer hour is the cheaper total. Heavy single items, stairs and long carries are where that usually happens.

For a smaller load, yes: a studio or 1-bed flat, a few rooms, one large item or a collection from a shop or seller. List every item with approximate sizes, say whether carrying help is needed at both ends, and the quote will confirm the crew and vehicle fit the job.

Tell us whether the building has a goods lift, a passenger lift or stairs only, and whether the lift or yard needs booking. A goods lift makes a heavy piece straightforward; a small passenger lift often means the staircase is the real route, and the crew is chosen for that.

£5 per floor for each floor above ground where the team carries by stairs, at pickup, at delivery, or both. Floors served by a lift are not charged, and the ground floor is £0. The written quote itemises every floor charge before you book.

We move your belongings to a storage unit rented in your own name, and collect them again when the new place is ready. We are a removals crew, not a storage operator: the unit contract is yours, and our part is the transport at the published hourly card, itemised in the written quote.

No deposit to book. Cancel or rearrange without charge up to 24 hours before your move; within 24 hours, a charge of up to 25% of the quoted price may apply. Quotes are valid for 7 days. Payment is taken at the time of service. Loading, unloading and carrying are included, as are dismantling and reassembly where booked in advance; packing is included only where booked and listed in your quote.

Insurance is as stated in your written quote: ask us to confirm in writing.