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Mini Digger Hire Bristol
Mini digger hire in Bristol starts at about £80 a day. Two things shape jobs here: the city is genuinely steep in places, and the Clean Air Zone covers the centre, which can affect the delivery vehicle.
Slope
Bristol gardens in Totterdown, Cliftonwood, Redland and Windmill Hill are frequently terraced up a hill, sometimes steeply. A tracked machine handles slope far better than a wheeled one, but working across a fall is still where domestic hires go wrong. On anything above a gentle grade, take an operator.
Clean Air Zone
Bristol’s Clean Air Zone covers the central area and charges non compliant vehicles. As in Birmingham, this affects the delivery lorry rather than the digger, and most yards run compliant vehicles. Ask for delivery to be quoted inclusive if you are inside the zone.
Terraced access
Much of the older stock has narrow rear access or none at all. Where a garden is only reachable through the house, no machine will get in and the job becomes hand dig or a conveyor.
Machine sizes we deliver
- 0.8t micro, 70 cm wide, digs to 1.7 m, from £75 a day
- 1.5t mini, 98 cm wide, digs to 2.3 m, from £90 a day
- 3t midi, 155 cm wide, digs to 2.8 m, from £130 a day
- 5t and 8t for groundworks and deeper excavation
Full rates including delivery are on the price guide.
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Common questions
How much is mini digger hire in Bristol?
From about u00a380 a day for a 0.8t micro and u00a395 for a 1.5t mini, machine only, before delivery.
Can a digger work on a steep Bristol garden?
A tracked machine handles slope far better than a wheeled one, but working across a fall is risky. On anything above a gentle grade take an operator.
Does Bristol's Clean Air Zone affect delivery?
It can affect the delivery lorry inside the central zone, not the digger. Most yards run compliant vehicles, but ask for delivery to be quoted inclusive.
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What we are honest about
- We are a comparison and enquiry service, not a plant hire yard. We match your job to depots that deliver to your postcode.
- Delivery is priced by distance from the nearest depot, so a postcode at the edge of a yard's radius costs more than one next door.
- Published rates are guidance from UK yard prices, not a quote.
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