Next out of London: collect WED 14 OCT, deliver TUE 20 OCT · collect WED 21 OCT, deliver TUE 27 OCT.
Covering: Preston, Penwortham, Fulwood, Leyland, Chorley, Longridge, Southport and the rest of the PR postcode area.
The local landmark: The Harris, Preston's Grade I listed museum and library, towers over the Flag Market.
Students: The University of Lancashire, known for decades as UCLan, fills the streets north of Preston's centre with student housing.
On the ground: Brick terraces and student lets around central Preston, newer estates in Leyland and Chorley, and long seaside avenues in Southport. 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: Term-time student moves dominate, with graduates heading to London and a steady trickle of families coming north for affordable family houses.
While you wait for the van: Britain's first stretch of motorway, the Preston By-pass, opened here in 1958 and is now part of the M6.
| 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 PR postcode area is on our Tuesday run. London collections are on Wednesdays and arrive 6 days later; Preston collections are on Tuesdays 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.
By 12:00 two days before your collection day. Preston collections close at 12:00 two days before the Tuesday; London collections close Monday noon for the Wednesday. The booking form shows the next three dates live.