Man with a Van York

Man and van in York, from Bradford

Man With Van Long Wheelbase is one driver and one Ford Transit long wheelbase van, based in Bradford, 42 miles from York (55-70 minutes by road). Jobs in York are quoted as one fixed figure, agreed before we set off, with the drive already in it.

Moving in York: what to know first

Inside the walls, the footstreets set the timetable. Coney Street, Parliament Street, Davygate, Goodramgate, Low Petergate and the streets around them close to vehicles from 10.30am to 5pm every day, Stonegate and Shambles are bollarded at all times: Shambles takes loading before 10.30am and after 5pm, Stonegate only in the morning, up to 10.30am. The van can reach York from about 9am, which leaves a short morning window, so a bigger load from a flat above a shop may suit the evening, and the van never waits on a footstreet in between.

Just outside the walls are the terraced streets. The Groves, between Monkgate and Haxby Road, is closed to through traffic at several points since the council made its low traffic scheme permanent in 2022, so the van comes in from the side that reaches your street. South Bank and Clementhorpe, off Bishopthorpe Road, and Holgate, off Poppleton Road, are long rows of brick terraces where parked cars line both kerbs, so the stopping point, a visitor permit bay or the nearest legal space, is agreed when you book.

Further out the streets widen. Acomb and Woodthorpe on the west side, Huntington and Haxby to the north and Tang Hall to the east are mostly semis, 1930s council-built avenues and later estates, many with drives. Many inner streets sit in a residents' parking zone, so a daily visitor permit bought for the move gives the van a place to stand.

Parking and access in York

Many inner streets are in residents' priority parking zones, where a car without a permit may wait about ten minutes; households can buy daily visitor permits. Council car parks include Marygate, Bootham Row, Union Terrace, Castle, Nunnery Lane and St George's Field, but the Esplanade car park is signed at 6ft 11in and Piccadilly at 6ft 6in, and the van is about 2.5m tall, so it loads from the street.

• Footstreets inside the walls, including Coney Street, Parliament Street, Davygate, Goodramgate and Low Petergate, are closed to vehicles from 10.30am to 5pm every day; Stonegate and Shambles are bollarded at all times; Shambles takes loading before 10.30am and after 5pm, Stonegate only in the morning, up to 10.30am.
• The Groves between Monkgate, Haxby Road and Huntington Road has permanent closure points with bollards, so through routes such as Lowther Street are blocked and each street is reached from one side.
• Terraced streets in South Bank, Clementhorpe and Holgate are narrow, with cars parked on both sides, so where the van stops, a visitor permit bay or the nearest legal space, is agreed when the job is booked.
• The A1237 northern ring road is single carriageway with a string of roundabouts, while the A64 southern half is dual carriageway with junctions at Askham Bar, Fulford and Grimston Bar.
• York Racecourse on the Knavesmire races from May to October, with the four-day Ebor Festival in August, so race days bring crowds to the streets round the Knavesmire.

Local details checked 24 October 2026.

Man and van services we offer in York

Across York the van does house removals in York, student moves to the Heslington campus and York St John, flat moves inside and outside the walls, furniture delivery from Clifton Moor and Monks Cross and packing for period houses, each at one fixed price set before the van leaves Bradford.

Every service we offer in York

All 11 of our services run in York, each with its own page covering how that job actually works here.

Parts of York we cover

Bootham, Clifton, The Groves, South Bank, Clementhorpe, Bishophill, Fishergate, Fulford, Heslington, Badger Hill, Tang Hall, Heworth, Osbaldwick, Layerthorpe, Acomb, Westfield, Woodthorpe, Dringhouses, Holgate, Leeman Road, Rawcliffe, Clifton Moor, Skelton, Huntington, New Earswick, Haxby, Wigginton, Strensall, Bishopthorpe, Copmanthorpe, Nether Poppleton, Dunnington, and everywhere in between. If your street isn't listed, it's almost certainly still covered.

Common York routes

• York → Bradfordthe A1036 Tadcaster Road, the A64 to the A1(M), then the M1, M62 and M606, about 42 miles
• York → Leedsthe A64 west past Tadcaster to the A1(M) and the M1, about 30 miles
• York → Harrogatethe A1237 ring road to the A59, then west on the A59, about 23 miles
• York → Selbythe A19 south through Fulford, then the A63 into Selby, about 14 miles

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in York

Where the local details on this page come from

Checked on 24 October 2026 against:

• City of York Council, footstreets: pedestrian zone hours 10.30am to 5pm, 7 days a week; streets include Blake Street, Castlegate, Church Street
• City of York Council, residents' priority parking (ResPark): permits valid in one zone; vehicles without a permit can usually wait 10 minutes
• City of York Council, household visitor parking: daily visitor permits available whether or not the household owns a vehicle
• City of York Council, Badger Hill resident permit: on-street parking in the Badger Hill and Newland Park area is restricted, zones R39A and R39B
• City of York Council, bulky waste collection: furniture, bed bases, mattresses and other large household items collected for a charge
• City of York Council car parks: Bishopthorpe Road, Bootham Row, Castle, Coppergate Centre, East Parade, Esplanade, Foss Bank, Marygate
• City of York Council decision, 13 January 2022: the Groves experimental traffic order made permanent, closure points to use bollards
• The Groves (Wikipedia): district north of the centre between Huntington Road and Haxby Road
• City of York (Wikipedia): population 202,800 at the 2021 Census; 21 wards including Acomb, Clifton, Fishergate, Fulford and Heslington
• York (Wikipedia): built-up area 141,685 at the 2021 census; city walls Grade I listed; districts including Acomb, Bootham
• Bootham (Wikipedia): street leading north-west from Bootham Bar, part of the A19, mostly Georgian houses on the north-east side
• South Bank (Wikipedia): suburb south of the Ouse, 19th-century housing for the Clementhorpe riverside industries
• Tang Hall (Wikipedia): district in the east of York, mainly 1930s council or ex-council housing
• Acomb (Wikipedia): mix of council estates and private freeholds, Front Street shopping area and conservation area
• Haxby (Wikipedia): town outside the A1237 ring road, continuous built-up area with Wigginton, 1970s growth
• Huntington (Wikipedia): village and parish in the City of York, Monks Cross shopping area
• Heslington (Wikipedia): suburban village south-east of the centre containing the University of York's Campus West and Heslington Hall
• University of York (Wikipedia): Heslington; colleges Derwent, Alcuin, Vanbrugh, Wentworth, James and Halifax, and on Campus East Goodricke
• University of York, Constantine College arrivals: book a one-hour arrival slot
• University of York, Derwent College arrivals: undergraduate arrival day Saturday 19 September 2026
• York St John University (Wikipedia): eleven-acre campus on Lord Mayor's Walk, about 8,350 students, De Grey Court
• York St John University, arrivals weekend: Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September; no parking on the Lord Mayor's Walk campus apart from Blue Badge spaces
• York Outer Ring Road (Wikipedia): south-eastern half is the A64 dual carriageway with junctions at Grimston Bar
• York Racecourse (Wikipedia): on the Knavesmire next to The Chocolate Works, racing May to October, four-day Ebor Festival in August
• Terry's Chocolate Works (Wikipedia): the former factory on Bishopthorpe Road redeveloped as The Chocolate Works
• OpenStreetMap: street map, road data and driving routes
• postcodes.io (ONS data): postcode, ward and parish lookups