Into kitchens on both banks: a new washer or fridge for LS24

The way to the kitchen matters more than the drive. In a semi on Calcaria Road or the Grange streets, a side path to the back door can save carrying a fridge freezer through the hall and round the living room. In a terrace near the centre the front door may be the only way in, so measure it. A fridge freezer that stands under the van's 1.7m roof goes in upright; a tall one is checked before booking, so send the height or model number.

On a washing machine with standard fittings, the cold feed and the waste hose are connected and the machine is pushed back into its space; dishwashers, cookers and anything gas or hard-wired are left for a fitter. The old machine is not taken away. North Yorkshire Council's bulky waste collection takes fridges, freezers and washing machines for a charge, and registered residents can drop them at the recycling centre on Station Road themselves.

Readying a Tadcaster kitchen for a new appliance

Send the model number, and the height of any fridge freezer
Measure the kitchen door and the gap the appliance is going into
Turn the water off at the valve and pull the old washer out before the van arrives
Clear the path from the door to the kitchen, side gate included
Book the council's bulky waste collection for the old one, or register for the Station Road centre

Stores and Tadcaster streets an appliance drop links

Monks Cross and Vangarde, Yorknational chain stores on the shopping parks, about 16 miles off
Grange Avenue and Grange Roadeast-bank semis near the primary academy
West Mount and Westfield Terraceolder houses near the centre, where the door width is checked first
Hawthorn Avenue bungalowseverything on one floor, so no stairs with a heavy machine
Household waste recycling centre, Station Roadwhere registered residents can take the old appliance

Appliance runs into LS24

Monks Cross → Tadcasterthe A1036 to the A64, then York Road into the centre
Leeds → Tadcasterthe A64 east out of the city, then the A659 Leeds Road
Bradford → Tadcastera run of 33 miles from Bradford, 45 to 55 minutes on the motorways and the A64

Model, carry and fittings: how an LS24 appliance drop is priced

The size and weight of the appliance, where it is collected, the steps and doorways at your house and whether a washing machine is connected set one fixed price before the day. See how we quote for the full breakdown.