South or north on the M6: leaving Wigan for a long move

London is about 204 miles, by the A49 to the M6 south and then the M1. Birmingham is 92 miles, all of it on the M6. Going north, Glasgow is around 202 miles by the M6, the A74(M) and the M74. For Leeds, York or the north-east the van heads east by the M61, M60 and M62, the road it uses to reach Wigan from Bradford in the first place.

London or Glasgow runs are one or two days, settled at the quote. One van suits a flat, a smaller house or a few rooms; whether a Worsley Mesnes semi with a full loft fits in one trip is answered from your photos. Use sturdy boxes that stack, and keep documents, keys and chargers with you in the car.

Keys, labels and parking before leaving Wigan

Ask the new agent where a 2.5m-tall van can stop and what time keys are released
On a terraced row in Gidlow or Scholes, ask neighbours to keep a loading gap free
Write the destination room on every box, not the room it left
Switch the freezer off to defrost the day before, and let the washer drain
There is a seat in the cab for one passenger; everyone else makes their own way

Joining the motorway network from Wigan

The A49 to the M6the start for London, Birmingham and Scotland
The A577 to the M58west through Pemberton for Liverpool, Southport and Ormskirk
M61 junction 6reached by the A6 and A6027, for the M60 and the M62 east
Wigan North Western stationwhere family can catch a West Coast train to meet the van

London, Glasgow or Yorkshire from Wigan

Wigan → Londonthe A49 and M6 south, then the M1, about 204 miles
Wigan → Glasgowthe M6 north, the A74(M) and the M74, about 202 miles
Wigan → Bradfordback east by the M61 and M62, 51 miles, 65 to 80 minutes

Distance, volume and the number of days: the cost of leaving Wigan

Distance, the size of the load and whether the run takes one day or two set the price, with diesel and driving time inside one figure fixed before the van leaves Bradford. See how we quote for the full breakdown.