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How vehicle size
shapes your price
A larger vehicle is a larger asset to run, so the trick to a sensible price is matching your goods to the smallest one that fits comfortably.
Bigger vehicle, bigger cost
The size of vehicle is one of the clearest influences on a courier price. A motorcycle, a small van and an articulated lorry are very different machines to buy, fuel and run, and the cost of a job tracks the vehicle it needs. Step up a size and the price steps up with it.
Sometimes the vehicle is not the only factor. A genuinely heavy or bulky load can be a two-person job for safe handling, and a second pair of hands is another real cost that feeds into the figure you are quoted.
Matching the smallest suitable vehicle
The way to keep the price down is not to under-book and hope, but to match your goods to the smallest vehicle that carries them safely and legally. Pay for a lorry when a van would do and you have overpaid; squeeze into a van that is too small and the job may not work at all.
A spread of vehicle sizes exists precisely so each job can find its right fit. From a single urgent envelope to a full load, the aim is the vehicle that suits the consignment, with no wasted space you are paying to move around empty.
Describing your load for the right match
Getting the match right comes down to describing the load well. With the weight, the dimensions, the number of items and how it stacks, an operator can choose the correct vehicle first time and give a fixed quote before the driver sets off.
If you are genuinely unsure which size you need, say so and let the operator advise. It is far better to size the job properly at the quote stage than to discover a mismatch when the vehicle turns up at the kerb.
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