Man with a Van in London

Hire a van with a driver in London

Book a van and driver for a furniture collection, room move or journey to or from storage. Choose the space and loading help for your belongings, then bring the collection and delivery arrangements together. In London, a useful move plan connects the items, the people carrying them and the time each address is ready to receive the van.

The situations below help you prepare a clear brief, whether you are collecting from a seller, leaving a rented room or moving belongings into a flat. For a whole household or a larger coordinated inventory, explore London removals.

Furniture collections and room moves

For a seller collection, start with the item itself. Ask for its dimensions, whether it is assembled and where it will be handed over. A sofa's length is only part of the plan: measure its depth and height, then check doorways and stair turns at collection and delivery. Agree a collection window with the seller and include any dismantling or carrying help you would like to book.

Bring the seller's handover arrangements into your own schedule. Confirm who will meet the driver, how the item reaches the loading point and who will receive it at the destination. If the collection uses a TfL red-route loading bay, have the goods ready for the permitted loading window. That makes the road arrangements and the handover work together.

For a room move, count your boxes, bags and furniture together, separating them from furnishings that stay with the property. An upstairs room can involve several carrying trips even when the destination is nearby. Include the floor, lift arrangements and route to the van at each end, then choose customer loading or the booked assistance that suits the work.

With customer loading, arrange your carrying team at delivery as well as collection. For heavier or awkward pieces, share the item details and choose the loading team shown in your quote. Our van sizes and loading help guide helps you compare the setup.

Storage collections and managed flats

A storage collection begins with the site's release and access arrangements. Confirm who can collect the goods, your appointment time and whether the handover takes place at the unit or another collection point. Include everything coming out of storage in the inventory, including loose items and furniture as well as boxes.

Ask the site about the route from the unit to the van: the usable lift, trolley arrangements, loading entrance and any vehicle-height limit. Share those details with your move requirements so the transport and loading help fit the collection. At delivery, arrange a contact with access to the property and a place ready for the belongings.

For a managed flat, coordinate the furniture handover with the building arrangements. The concierge or managing agent can explain any goods-lift reservation, private loading space and delivery entrance. Check the lift opening and route beyond it against your largest item, and bring the building slot and the van's arrival arrangements into the same plan.

Plan street loading and private-building access together. A building reservation covers the arrangements managed by the building; the road outside follows the signs and the responsible authority's loading rules. Include the entrance, carrying distance and receiving contact in your brief, whether the property has a street-facing door, shared approach or gated entrance.

Prepare your two-address brief

Bring these details together for collection and delivery:

• Your complete item list, bulky-item dimensions and whether furniture is packed, assembled or ready for dismantling.
• The move date, every stop and any seller appointment, storage release or building access window.
• The floor, usable lift, stair turns and carrying distance from the loading point to each door.
• The van capacity and loading team for the whole move, including your own carrying team if you choose customer loading.
• The street-loading arrangements, any building or lift reservation and the contact giving access at each end.
• The packing and furniture services you would like to add.

Planning example: for a chest of drawers travelling from a seller to an upstairs flat, bring together its dimensions, the two carrying routes, seller attendance and receiving keys. If dismantling will help it pass a stair turn, include that preparation when arranging your move. Use the complete plan to choose the van, loading help and time for your quote.

For the rest of your preparation, use the moving-day checklist.

Arrange loading at your London addresses

Start with the place where the van will load at each end. Check the signs, permitted activity and loading times, then measure the carrying route to the door. For a TfL red route, TfL's public loading guidance explains the bays and the need to have goods ready for collection or delivery.

For borough-managed streets, check the relevant council's arrangements. For example, Westminster's bay-suspension guidance provides an online application route for its ordinary parking bays and a separate application for housing-estate land. Use the authority responsible for your actual loading point and coordinate private access with the building manager.

Our London moving-house parking checklist helps organise these checks. For vehicle and journey planning, read the London ULEZ and route guide alongside TfL's current van guidance.

Choose and book your London move

Compare van space using your full inventory and the dimensions of bulky items. Choose loading help using the weight, floors and carrying route. For a managed building or storage site, include its vehicle access arrangements too. This gives you a setup based on the whole job.

Find My Man and Van calculates your move price from the journey, booked time, van size, loading help, access and extra stops. You book through the platform, and we allocate a suitable vetted provider. Your booking is confirmed when a driver accepts, is allocated and we send your confirmation.

The calculated examples on this page show the vehicle, loading team, journey and time for each setup. Use them alongside the London moving costs guide to plan your own requirements. Your quote shows the price for your addresses and selected services. Additional time uses the half-hourly rate shown during booking; parking and applicable route charges are handled separately. The pricing and booking guide explains the details and payment options.

Comparing a driver service with self-drive hire? Read our van hire with a driver guide and moving-value checklist to compare driving, loading help and the work included.

Collections and deliveries across London and beyond

Use the area directory to explore local collection and delivery pages, then give both full postcodes when requesting your price. A move can stay within London or connect a London address with another part of the UK. Include all stops and access arrangements so the journey and loading work can be planned together.

For an address with a shared drive, gate or longer approach, describe where the van can reach, the turning space and the route to the door. Pair those details with the inventory and receiving arrangements in your two-address brief.