Man with a Van Southampton

Through Porta it is a single fixed price for the job, set before you book, not an hourly rate. Hampshire firms tend to run a meter, often £40 to £60 an hour with a two-hour minimum, so a short move soon adds up once loading and the cruise-terminal traffic are counted. Porta puts the whole figure on the table first; it comes down to what you are moving, how far it goes across the city and whether you want a hand loading. Quote your postcodes for your number.

All of Southampton and out across Hampshire, from the waterfront, Ocean Village and Bedford Place to Portswood, Bitterne, Shirley and over the Itchen to Woolston. Drop your pickup and drop-off postcodes into the quote to see the drivers nearest you.

Often, yes. When a vetted driver is free near your Southampton pickup, Porta can take the job on the same day or at short notice. It hinges on who is around, so run a quote and the live options show up there and then.

Most things short of a full house-clearance. In Southampton that means single items, part-loads and small flat moves, with the bulky, two-person pieces a parcel firm refuses very much on the list: sofas, beds, wardrobes, washing machines and fridge-freezers.

Yes. Loading and carrying is part of the service, not an add-on, so you are not left wrestling a wardrobe on your own the way a self-drive hire leaves you. Heavy item or stairs with no lift? Say so when you quote and the right help comes with the van.

Tell us about both ends when you quote. Southampton has the pedestrianised Above Bar precinct, dockside apartments with set loading windows down at Ocean Village, and terraced streets with resident-permit parking through Portswood and Bedford Place, so a central pickup can need a loading spot planned. Note any permit bays, stairs or restrictions and your driver works out the approach.

No. There is no call-out fee and no two-hour minimum to pay through. The job is one fixed price agreed before you book, so a quick, short move costs what it costs rather than being rounded up to fill an hourly slot.

Yes. Southampton is a big student city, with the University of Southampton and Solent University drawing thousands into Portswood, Highfield and Swaythling, and a man and van suits moving between halls, shared houses and flats. Tell us the pickup, the drop-off and what is going for a fixed price.

No. Southampton looked at a charging Clean Air Zone for the port but met its targets with non-charging measures instead, so there is no daily charge to drive a van through the city. Your quote is simply one fixed, upfront price for the move, with nothing extra to settle on the day. Pop your exact Southampton postcodes in and the full figure comes back.