Choosing a Man & Van Service
Written by our Founder: James Beach

With such a small cost to enter the industry (the need for a van, and someone to drive it!), there are plenty of "Man & Van" services out there that offer truly terrible service to their customers. These bring shame to an industry that has some extremely dedicated and high quality services to offer. In fact, that's exactly why I started FindAManAndVan.co.uk in the first place!

Choosing the right Man & Van service is down to 2 key factors:

- Services required
- Quality of service required

Services Required

The Man & Van industry is more fragmented than people imagine. The instant starting point when choosing a Man & Van is to work out exactly what you need. This can be classed under the following areas:

Sector Are you after Removals (House Move, Move to University/back home, Removal of unwanted items...), a Courier or someone who can take your things into storage for you?
In this area, the search result details on this site will enable you to filter down your options.
Size What kind of vehicle(s) will your Man & Van require. Although most work with the Transit van sized vehicle, you may need a larger van, or even lorry. This can instantly put some Man & Van's out of your options.
Time How quickly do you need to move? Man & Van drivers are more flexible than many large removal companies, but the time of your required move (particularly how far it is into the future) is likely to impact your choices.

 


Finding a good one is obviously down to checking out their marketing carefully, but more than anything, I've always believed this industry is best understood by reputation. Personal recommendation from some whose used the service before is the best method of choosing a Man & Van that you'll ever find.

Most good Man & Van services can provide you with previous client feedback, but then they will always show you the best ones (and who wouldn't?!). To help you find the best Man & Van services, we allow previous customers to leave feedback on FindAManAndVan.co.uk for you to see. We don't filter through the feedback to pick the best or worst bits, we let previous customers have their say (within reason!). This can give you a truly unbiased viewpoint. As with any review sites, you have to look at the whole rather than too deeply into each piece of feedback, a single negative piece