Thursday market, the Shambles loop and flats over the shops

Market day takes the Market Place and the Town Hall island from nine until three every Thursday, which removes the obvious loading point for anything central. The town centre runs as a tight one-way loop around the Shambles, and the bridge over the Wharfe is a narrow scheduled ancient monument, so a long wheelbase commits to the whole circuit rather than nipping back for a second attempt. Central appliance drops are booked for a morning that is not a Thursday.

Downsizing drives a lot of this work. Older buyers coming in from the Wharfedale and Ainsty villages into central apartments and the low-maintenance estates find that a full-height American fridge from a village house will not fit the new kitchen, so the smaller replacement goes in and the old one leaves with us for the household waste recycling centre on the same visit. Sandbeck and Spofforth Hill have curved feeder roads parked both sides and tight turning heads.

What Wetherby appliance delivery & removal usually involves

Crossley Street is the handiest car park for High Street addresses, with charges now in place at Station Gardens and The Wilderness, so we agree the standing point before the day
Only junctions 45 and 46 are usable off the A1(M), and overshooting one costs several miles before you can turn round, which we build into the slot rather than your price
Flats over the shops mean one staircase and one turn: measure the narrowest point and we will tell you whether the machine goes up on its feet or on its end
The old appliance goes with us the same day if it has been isolated, water off and plug out, and it goes to a household waste recycling centre
We place the machine in the gap; the plumbing and the electrics are yours or your fitter's, and we never touch gas

Where in Wetherby we work

High Street and the Shamblesflats over the shops with a single narrow staircase and no loading bay outside
Micklethwaite and Sandbeckmodern estates with drives, but narrow curved feeder roads and tight turning heads
Hallfield and Ainstypost-war semis and terraces where the back door is often the better route into the kitchen
Spofforth Hillnewer executive housing taking full-size American fridge freezers
Thorp Arch Trading Estatecollection point for trade and retailer-bought appliances
Sandbeck Industrial Estatesmall commercial units and café fridges

If your street isn't listed it's almost certainly still covered, Wetherby and the surrounding LS22 postcodes are all inside our normal working area.

Common Wetherby runs

Bradford → WetherbyA658 to Pool-in-Wharfedale then the A659 and A58 through Harewood and Collingham, 40 to 55 minutes
Leeds → Wetherbyout on the A58 through Shadwell, a common run for a city-bought appliance
Wetherby → Boston Spa or Thorp Archshort hop across to the LS23 villages, old machine away on the return

What it costs

Wetherby appliance delivery is priced on the access at both ends and the time on the job, so a stair carry above the High Street and a drive at Micklethwaite are not the same price. There's no travel surcharge for coming to Wetherby from Bradford, and you get the price before we set off, not after. See how we quote for the full breakdown.

Frequently asked questions: appliance delivery & removal in Wetherby

Can you get a washing machine up to a flat above a High Street shop?

Usually yes. The limit is the staircase turn rather than the weight, so measure the narrowest point and the door at the top. We bring a second pair of hands, a trolley and floor protection. If it genuinely will not turn, we will say so before you buy rather than after.

Do you deliver on Thursday market day?

Yes, but not with the van parked in Market Place, which is taken over from nine until three. For central addresses we either start early or work from Crossley Street, which means a longer carry. Anywhere out on the estates, Thursday makes no difference at all.

Will you take the old fridge freezer when you deliver the new one?

Yes, say so at booking. Empty and defrost it the night before, pull the plug, and it comes out with us on the same visit and goes to a household waste recycling centre. We only take the appliance, not a garage or a house full of other things.