Terraces, crescents and tower lifts: collecting from a Doncaster seller

Each part of town gives a different kerb. The terraces off Carr House Road in Hyde Park, and those in Hexthorpe, have cars parked tight on both sides, so the van takes the nearest gap and the item comes out of the front door on a trolley. Intake's 1950s avenues and the Wheatley Hills estates are wider and usually let the van stop at the gate. Armthorpe's colliery streets are laid out in rings and crescents that look alike, so a precise house number saves a lap of the estate.

In a tower block off St James Street, the seller brings the piece down in the lift, or helps get it to the door, so check it stands up in the lift car before you agree a time. Ask for it empty and ready, and for a message on the morning to confirm it is still for sale. Money changes hands between you and the seller before the van turns up, so the driver only loads. A buy going back to Bradford travels 41 miles, the A1 north and the M62 west.

Before your Doncaster buy is collected

Send the listing, the seller's address and phone number, and the time you have agreed
Ask the seller for measurements and check them against your own doors and stairs
Pay before the collection, through the platform or directly
For a tower-block seller, ask whether the item fits the lift standing up
In Armthorpe or Cantley, give the exact house number, because neighbouring closes and crescents look alike

Doncaster seller streets and where the van stops

Hyde Park and Hexthorpeclose terraces, cars on both kerbs, a carry through the front
Intake and Wheatley Hillswide estate avenues with room at the gate
Armthorpecolliery rings and crescents where the house number matters
Cantley1950s semis and short terraces off Everingham Road
St James Street towerspieces brought down in the lift

Where Doncaster buys end up

Doncaster seller → Bradford41 miles, the A1 north and the M62 west, 55 to 70 minutes
Cantley → Hyde Parkacross the south of town by Bawtry Road
Bentley → Sprotbrougha short hop west along Sprotbrough Road

Item size, lifts and miles: the price of a Doncaster pick-up

How big the item is, any stairs or lifts at either address and the distance from seller to buyer set the fixed price, agreed before the van leaves. See how we quote for the full breakdown.