What price to pay for renting a moving truck with a driver?
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After helping hundreds of Brits to move, we’ve realised that people often face two major problems when planning a move:
How can I move if I don’t have a driving licence?
What should I do if I’m not comfortable driving a 20 cubic metre van?
We’ve found the perfect solution: offering a van hire service with a driver!
You’d like to take advantage of this, but want to know the cost? We explain everything using figures, concrete examples, and comparisons with traditional van rental companies.
The average cost of van hire with a driver
We’ve done the research, compiled the numbers, and here’s what we found for hiring a 20 cubic metre van with a driver, for a short distance of less than 10 miles*:
With Yoojo:
With a traditional mover :
*How did we calculate these rates?
For Yoojo:
The drivers booked on our plateform were hired for 4.5 hours of work on average. Hence the lower prices.
For the traditional mover:
You often have to book them for the whole day... hence the higher price!
Price comparison by van type : for 2 kind of move
As you know, the cost of your hire will depend on two factors:
The type of moving van you need
The distance to be covered
To give you a good idea of the price you'll pay, we’ve compared average prices in two scenarios:
An intra-city move in London (short distance)
A 500-mile move (equivalent to London-Manchester)
Average prices for an intra-city move
For this example, we’ve extracted all prices paid by our customers who used the van hire service with driver on Yoojo, for a move where the departure and arrival were within the same city.
We’ve compiled these figures to create an average price by type of van hired, and compared the results with the average price found on various traditional moving company websites offering the same service.
Here are the results:
| Type of Vehicle |
Traditional Removals Company |
On Yoojo |
Request a Quote |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Small Van
Up to 4 m³
|
£108 |
£50 |
|
| Medium Van 5 to 9 m³  |
£151 |
£70 |
|
| Large Van 10 to 15 m³  |
£190 |
£97 |
|
| Extra Large Van 16 to 20 m³  |
£259 |
£125 |
|
| Small Lorry 21 to 30 m³  |
£328 |
£172 |
|
| Large Lorry Over 30 m³  |
£431 |
£252 |
Average costs for a 500 km move (310 miles)
In this example, we averaged the costs for renting a van with a driver over a journey of approximately 500 km (the equivalent of a London-Edinburgh move).
Here, we’ve compared Yoojo's prices with those of traditional removal companies:
| Type of Vehicle |
Traditional Removals Company |
On Yoojo |
Request a Quote |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Small Van
Up to 4 m³
|
£390 |
£225 |
|
| Medium Van 5 to 9 m³ |
£605 |
£245 |
|
| Large Van 10 to 15 m³ |
£735 |
£298 |
|
| Extra Large Van 16 to 20 m³ |
£865 |
£393 |
|
| Small Lorry 21 to 30 m³ |
£1,210 |
£500 |
|
| Large Lorry Over 30 m³ |
£1,555 |
£610 |
No worries, check out my complete guide about moving truck sizes to find the right fit for you!
Concrete examples of van hire with Yoojo
Since examples are often the best way to understand, here are some real cases of customers who booked their moving van rental with driver on Yoojo and, most importantly, how much they paid for the service:
Example 1: A small intra-city move
A typical ad posted on Yoojo: someone needed a 4m³ van with a driver to move 6 miles away from home.
No need to hire a mover for the whole day for this small volume move.
In the end, the customer paid £34.50 for the service.
Example 2: Picking up furniture from a store
Sometimes, your favourite store doesn’t deliver to your home!
No worries for this customer who hired a driver with a van for 2 hours to pick up furniture in Birmingham.
Delivery price: £46
Example 3: In order to sell a sofa
Similar to Example 2, you can use Yoojo to deliver a piece of furniture you’ve sold to someone.
In this case, a Norwich customer delivered a sofa just 2 miles away for £23!
Example 4: When you have friends, but no van
The van hire service is perfect when you have friends to help you with the heavy lifting, but no one has a van.
Like the customer above, you can simply hire a driver with a van and handle the rest yourself.
In this case, the customer paid £92 for 4 hours of hire.
Example 5: Moving an entire flat
Sometimes, we make big life changes and just need a little help.
That’s what this customer did, moving from Leeds to Edinburgh for just £152!
Your driver is either self-employed or a private individual with a van
Your driver owns their own van
You book your driver by the hour
Yoojo movers are often your neighbours
Yoojo connects you directly with drivers—no middlemen!
How to request a personalised quote
Want to get in touch with drivers near you without breaking the bank? Great news, posting an ad on Yoojo is free!
- Posting a job on Yoojo is free and with no obligation
- You only pay if you book a service provider
- You can chat with providers before making a booking
- Option to book for as little as 1 hour of service
- Our community helps you choose with ratings and reviews on each provider's profile
- We only send your request to qualified and available providers
- You release the payment once the job is completed
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