Man with a Van London to Liverpool

It is about 210 miles up the M40 and M6, usually a four to four-and-a-half hour drive depending on traffic and your exact pickup and drop-off. One driver takes it the whole way, so there is no reloading at a depot.

You get one fixed price for the full run before you book, with no hourly meter climbing over a long drive. Because Porta often pairs you with a driver already heading north up the M6, a London to Liverpool move can come in well under a full removal, with fixed prices from £81. The figure depends on what you are moving and any help loading.

On a 200-mile-plus trip, almost always. An hourly rate keeps ticking through loading, four hours of motorway and unloading, so the bill mounts fast. Porta fixes the price before you book, and it does not move if the M6 is slow.

Yes, we run it both ways. Tell us your Liverpool pickup and London drop-off for a fixed price on the return leg, with collections and deliveries anywhere along the M6 and M40.

Anything from a single item to a full flat, and especially the large or heavy pieces many couriers turn down. Student moves, house-share moves and second-hand marketplace pickups all suit this run.

Yes, the driver loads and unloads with you at both ends, which matters on a long trip you would not want to tackle alone. Flag any very heavy items, or stairs without a lift, when you quote so the right help is matched.

Sometimes, though on a full-day haul it is worth quoting early. Where a driver is free for the whole run, same-day and next-day trips north can be arranged. A quick quote shows live options.

We collect across the whole of London out to the M25, and deliver right across Liverpool and Merseyside, from the waterfront and city centre to Allerton and Wavertree and out to Bootle and Crosby, with stops possible in towns along the way.

Only the London end carries a clean-air charge: your pickup may sit inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, with the Congestion Charge on top in the central zone. Liverpool has no Clean Air Zone, so there is nothing to pay at the delivery end. Most vans on the platform meet the ULEZ standard, and where a charge genuinely applies it is built into your fixed price.

Yes, both are common on this route. A bed frame and a flat-pack wardrobe often travel best partly dismantled to protect them over 200 miles, and the driver can help take them down and put them back together. Add the sizes when you quote so the right van goes out.

Yes. Secure and drain a washing machine before pickup, and let a fridge freezer stand upright for a few hours after such a long trip before it is switched on. These are heavy and usually need two people, so flag them when you quote. Big appliances also suit our large item courier service.

Yes. Moves into halls and shared houses around the University of Liverpool, John Moores and Hope cluster at the start and end of term, so booking ahead helps lock in both a driver and a price for the date you need.