Next out of London: collect WED 14 OCT, deliver WED 14 OCT · collect WED 21 OCT, deliver WED 21 OCT.
Covering: Dartford, Bexleyheath, Sidcup, Welling, Erith, Greenhithe, Gravesend and the rest of the DA postcode area.
The local landmark: The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge carries the Dartford Crossing over the Thames, with Bluewater shopping centre sunk into a former chalk quarry nearby.
Students: Rose Bruford College, the drama school at Sidcup, is the area's best known higher education name.
On the ground: Dense interwar semis and terraces through Bexleyheath and Dartford, with new riverside flat blocks at Greenhithe and Ebbsfleet. If carrying is the hard part, Assisted from £349 brings us inside, with a two-person crew when furniture or bikes are aboard (£15 per end for 2nd or 3rd floor with no lift, £30 for 4th and up).
Who makes this move: Mostly first time buyers and young families edging out of south east London into Dartford and Ebbsfleet while keeping a London commute.
While you wait for the van: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met on a platform at Dartford station in 1961, a meeting now marked with a plaque.
| What you send | Example | Kerbside | Assisted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 4 pieces | 2 suitcases and 2 boxes | £199 | £349 |
| Pieces 5 to 10, £15 each | 10 boxes | £289 | £439 |
| Pieces 11 and over, £12 each | 20 boxes and bags | £409 | £559 |
| Bike, £59 each | A bike on its own | £199 | £349 |
| Small furniture item, £45 each | 8 boxes and a desk chair | £304 | £454 |
| Stairs, no lift, 2nd or 3rd floor | Per end | n/a | +£15 |
| Stairs, no lift, 4th floor or higher | Per end | n/a | +£30 |
Kerbside: you bring everything to your front door and the driver loads. Assisted: we carry from inside, any floor; boxes and bags need one of us, and furniture or bikes bring a two-person crew. A piece is any box, bag or suitcase up to 30 kg. Standard cover of £50 per piece is included. Prices include VAT and are the same in both directions, to every destination.
Yes. The whole DA postcode area is on our Wednesday run, which is the same van as the London Wednesday run, so collection and delivery happen the same day. London collections are on Wednesdays and arrive the same Wednesday afternoon; Dartford collections are on Wednesdays and arrive in London on the Wednesday.
The same as every destination: up to 4 boxes, bags or suitcases £199 including VAT, 10 pieces £289, 20 pieces £409. Assisted, where we carry from inside, starts at £349. A typical man and van on this run charges null.
By 12:00 two days before your collection day. Dartford collections close at 12:00 two days before the Wednesday; London collections close Monday noon for the Wednesday. The booking form shows the next three dates live.