A man and van is the simplest way to move something without booking a full removal crew. You get a van and at least one person who does the lifting, for as long as the job takes. Drophex Logistics runs man and van work across London and the surrounding areas — a single sofa collected from a private seller, a fridge delivered up two flights, a spare room cleared, or a studio flat shifted across town in an afternoon.
The difference between man and van hire and a self-drive van is the labour. You are not carrying anything, reversing into a loading bay or working out how a wardrobe gets round a staircase — that is the job we turn up to do. Bookings are taken by the hour for short local work or as a fixed price for longer runs, so you only pay for the time and the vehicle you actually need.
Tell us the two addresses, roughly what is moving and which floor it is on, and we will confirm the van size, how many people you need and how long it should take.
Man and van means a vehicle plus the muscle. Ask for a second pair of hands if the items are heavy or the stairs are tight.
Short local jobs are charged by the hour with a minimum booking. Longer or fixed-route work is quoted as a set price up front.
If a van and crew are free we can often collect the same day, which suits marketplace pickups and last-minute deadlines.
A sofa, fridge, mattress or wardrobe collected and delivered without booking a full removal crew.
Items are wrapped where needed, strapped down for the journey and carried into the room you want them in.
Shops, warehouses, storage units and private sellers, provided we have the address and access details.
Keep the van and crew for as long as the job takes, from one drop to a half-day of runs.
Short hops across London and longer runs out to the surrounding areas, quoted per job.
Man and van hire suits jobs that are too big for a car but nowhere near big enough for a removal lorry:
Moving an entire home is a different job — our house removals service sizes the vehicle and crew for the whole property. For something in between, such as a one-bedroom flat, look at small moves.
Because most bookings are priced on time, anything that slows the job down changes the total:
A van and at least one professional who does the lifting. We load your items, secure them for transit, drive to the destination and carry everything in. It is not a self-drive van hire, so you are not expected to move anything yourself.
Short local jobs are usually priced by the hour with a minimum booking, and longer or fixed-route work is quoted as a set price. What moves the figure is how long the job takes, the number of people needed to lift safely, the distance and the parking at each end. Tell us the two addresses and what is being moved and we will quote properly.
Yes. Single-item jobs are one of the most common reasons people book a man with a van - a sofa, fridge, mattress, wardrobe or something bought from a shop or private seller that will not fit in a car.
Often, yes. If a van and crew are free we can collect the same day or the next, which suits marketplace pickups and deadlines that appear without warning. Availability is tighter at weekends and month end, so call as early as you can.
Yes, carrying is part of the service. Tell us the floor level and whether there is a lift when you book, because a third-floor walk-up with a wardrobe needs two people and more time than a ground-floor collection.
For a studio or a lightly furnished one-bedroom flat it often is. Beyond that you are usually better off with our small moves service or, for a full property, our house removals service, where the vehicle and crew are sized for the whole job in one trip.
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