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Should I use AnyVan?

Move Anything Anywhere. FREE Delivery Quotes - anyvan.com

Depends. Fine for cheap, flexible small moves and single-item deliveries where marketplace risk is acceptable. Avoid if you need one accountable removals company or a guaranteed crew on a hard move date.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 25+ public sources: Trustpilot, Reddit, Mumsnet, The Register, Bitdefender, Crunchbase, Sky News.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Quote-based

Pay per job

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Cheap single-item deliveries
  • Flexible-date budget house moves
  • Students and flat shares
  • Price-sensitive UK and Ireland movers

Not for

  • Anyone needing one accountable removals company
  • Rigid move dates needing guaranteed crews
  • Hourly-rate local jobs — not offered
  • High-value antiques or irreplaceable items

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Marketplace model: transporter quality varies per job; disputes often land on you

high

2021 breach exposed names, emails, hashed passwords; confirmed weeks after sale on hacking forum

high

Complaints of refunds and help refused after failed moves

medium

No hourly rates — fixed per-job pricing; waiting time or multi-stop jobs can inflate cost

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free instant quotes for moves, deliveries, and storage
  • Claims up to 40% savings versus standard removals
  • Claims 70,000 transport providers on the network
  • Claims fewer than 0.3% complaint rate

Cons

  • Marketplace, not a removals company — no single accountable party
  • Multiple detailed accounts of failed or damaging moves
  • Support reportedly refuses help after problems
  • Trustpilot 4 stars contrasts with scathing Reddit threads
  • Confirmed 2021 customer data breach

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/30/2026 - 11 sources - Confirmed 2021 data breach: customer names, emails, and hashed passwords exposed; no newer incidents found in sources reviewed.

official x2review x5security x2news x2
  • 2021 data breach, Customer records including names, emails, and hashed passwords were put up for sale on a hacking forum; AnyVan confirmed the break-in weeks later.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Quote-based

    Starting price

  • 11

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Claims 40% savings; complaint volume suggests mixed value
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Free instant quotes, simple booking
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Broad: removals, delivery, storage
  • Support quality: 1/5. Refusing help, poor complaint handling widely reported
  • Security posture: 2/5. Confirmed 2021 breach of customer data
  • 4/5 Trustpilot rating anyvan.com reviews
  • 70,000 Transport providers per Crunchbase
  • £125M Funding Vitruvian round, Jan 2022
  • Yes Free quotes Quote-based pricing, no hourly rates

Pricing

Pay per job

Quote-based

  • Fixed price per job, not hourly
  • Claims up to 40% savings
  • No public price list

Security

Confirmed 2021 data breach: customer names, emails, and hashed passwords exposed; no newer incidents found in sources reviewed.

  • 2021 data breachCustomer records including names, emails, and hashed passwords were put up for sale on a hacking forum; AnyVan confirmed the break-in weeks later.⁶

What users say

Trustpilot shows roughly 4 stars, but Reddit and Mumsnet threads are consistently scathing about reliability and support.

“AnyVan is literally just a platform”
Reddit, r/HousingUK
“I swear nobody has good things to say”
Reddit, r/HousingUK
“Never use AnyVan to move”
Reddit, r/HousingUK
Full analysis

Based on 25+ public sources: Trustpilot, Reddit, Mumsnet, The Register, Bitdefender, Crunchbase, Sky News.

Cheap UK delivery marketplace, not a removals firm — scathing Reddit reviews, 2021 data breach, fine only for flexible small moves.

Methodology

Based on 25+ public sources: Trustpilot, Reddit, Mumsnet, The Register, Bitdefender, Crunchbase, Sky News.

Sources

  1. AnyVan Reviews — Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  2. Avoid AnyVan at all costs!!! — Reddit r/HousingUKreddit.com
    review
  3. Never use AnyVan to move — Reddit r/HousingUKreddit.com
    review
  4. Anyvan removal Co. Review. Terrible experience — Mumsnetmumsnet.com
    review
  5. AnyVan Confirms Data Breach — Bitdefenderbitdefender.com
    security
  6. AnyVan confirms digital break-in — The Registertheregister.com
    security
  7. AnyVan — Crunchbase Company Profilecrunchbase.com
    news
  8. AnyVan picks up Vitruvian for £125m — Sky Newsnews.sky.com
    news
  9. AnyVan Pricinganyvan.com
    official
  10. AnyVan FAQsanyvan.com
    official
  11. Is AnyVan Cheaper Than Local Drivers? — The Van Man Cothevanmanco.co.uk
    review

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