What it costs in and around Manchester
Day rate
One install, in and out.
Week rate
Several installs in the same week, or a job that runs on.
Self-collection
Pick it up from our Manchester base and bring it back after the job.
All rates ex VAT. Delivery is 55p a road mile for each trip: four trips to drop the dolly off and collect it, so £2.20 a mile of the one-way distance, rounded up to the next £5, minimum £55. Further afield, see delivery on the pricing page.
What delivery costs from your site
Most jobs across Greater Manchester's ten boroughs (Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan) are within 25 road miles of our base, so a delivered dolly usually costs the £55 minimum on top of the hire.
Jobs out into Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside and West Yorkshire are mostly within 50 road miles, so delivery there is £110 or less: about £70 to the centre of Preston, £80 to Liverpool, £90 to Leeds and £105 to Chester. Get a quote for your site postcode before you book.
Collecting it yourself
Self-collection is free: you pay the hire rate and nothing else. Tell us your dates when you enquire and we will confirm when the dolly is ready to collect.
Bring a van. At 1,690 mm long and 593 mm wide, the dolly will not fit in a car.
Where hiring holds out longest
Collecting from Manchester takes delivery out of the sum, so each install costs £90 and nothing more. That makes it the case where hiring stays cheaper than buying for longest: about 24 installs before a £2,500 dolly of your own would have saved you money, comparing both before VAT.
If Powerwalls are an occasional job for you, that is a long way off. If they are steady work, the hire-vs-buy calculator will tell you when buying wins.
Manchester hire, answered
Can I collect the dolly myself in Manchester?
Yes, and there is no charge for it: you pay only the hire rate, £90 a day or £250 a week ex VAT. Bring a van, as the dolly is 1,690 mm long.
How much is delivery in Greater Manchester?
Most Greater Manchester jobs are within 25 road miles of our base, so delivery is the £55 minimum. Further out it is £2.20 for each road mile of the one-way distance, covering drop-off and collection, rounded up to the next £5. We work it out from your site postcode before you book.
When does a delivered dolly arrive?
The day before or the morning of the install, and we collect it once the job is done.
Got a job in Manchester coming up?
Send the postcode and the dates. We will come back with availability and, if you want it delivered, the delivery price.