Pricing Policy

Price: £70+VAT

Most of our jobs are done on a one off basis and it is not, therefore, possible to give an exact price. We mainly calculate on mileage with some allowance for loading time, urban traffic, size of vehicle, tolls and the route used (motorways, narrow country roads etc).

The mileage element is generally calculated on the basis of the “loaded” mileage and not the return element but sometimes this is unfairly excessive because most of the journey is loaded so a round trip mileage is used and charged at half the cost of the loaded mileage.

As a guide we try to charge in such a way that the price would work out the same whether it was done on distance or time taken.

All our work is dedicated or urgent. We do not do delivery routes or overnight deliveries based on weight. For this service you would need one of the well known national or international carriers. These are listed in the Yellow Pages as Delivery and Collection Services.

In order to give you an accurate price we will need the postcodes of the pick-ups and destinations. The start place is usually our office but for journeys not close to Shrewsbury we would need to consult with a possible driver firm first.

We have a minimum charge of £35+VAT (small van) or £50+VAT (large van) which applies if the mileage figure comes below the minimum charge.

We have a flat rate figure for many cities since mileage becomes meaningless in certain situations eg. it can take an hour to travel a mile in London!

As a general rule you can calculate the approximate cost by using mapping software. You should set the calculation to fastest route and put the start postcode as SY2 5XR. Enter the pick up and drop off and calculate the mileage at the rate of £1.20 a mile. If the load requires a larger vehicle but under 3.5 tonnes add 20p a mile. The result is exclusive of VAT.

Below are a few examples of our fixed prices:

Shrewsbury to Birmingham

Pricing Policy