Man with a Van Birmingham to Nottingham

This is a short one, about 55 miles east on the M42 then the M1, normally an hour to ninety minutes. Because it is such a quick hop, nearly every booking is picked up and dropped on the same day.

A move on this route is priced as one fixed figure before booking, never on a running clock. It is a short Midlands hop with plenty of drivers going each way, so loads often share a trip that is already happening, which is why the price starts from £54. The total depends on the amount to shift and any help lifting.

Even on a short trip a fixed price tends to beat the hourly route, because hourly firms usually set a minimum call-out that swallows a quick job. Porta gives you one number up front that holds whether or not the M1 is busy.

Yes. Nottingham to Birmingham is the same service the other way round. Send your Nottingham pickup and Birmingham drop-off for a fixed price on the return hop across the Midlands.

A single sofa or bed through to a whole flat, plus the bulky items couriers tend to decline. Moves to the University of Nottingham or Trent, house-share shuffles and marketplace collections all suit this short run.

Your driver loads and unloads alongside you at both ends. Point out anything heavy, or stairs with no lift, when you quote so the van turns up with the right level of help.

Very often. Drivers criss-cross the Midlands between the two cities all week, so same-day and next-day slots come up regularly. Quote your date to see what is open.

Pickups run across the whole of Birmingham, from Digbeth and Aston out to Solihull, and drop-offs cover Nottingham and around, from the Lace Market and West Bridgford to Beeston and Bulwell. Midlands towns on the way can usually be added.

Only Birmingham carries a charge here: its centre is a charging Clean Air Zone. Nottingham deliberately went a different way, with a Workplace Parking Levy on employers rather than a driver charge, so nothing applies at the Nottingham end. Any Birmingham charge that does land is already in your fixed quote.

Yes, small furniture sets are ideal for this short hop. A two or three-seater with a table and a few boxes usually fills a medium or Luton van, and the driver carries it all in. List the pieces when you quote so the right van is matched.

Over a run this short most flat-pack and two-door wardrobes go in a large van whole, and a bigger fitted or three-door one comes apart to keep the doors safe. Add the dimensions when you quote so the right vehicle is sent.

Yes. Drain and secure a washing machine first, and stand a fridge freezer upright for a couple of hours after the hop before switching it on. Both are heavy two-person items, so flag them when you quote. Large appliances also suit our large item courier service.