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Mini Digger Hire Cardiff
Mini digger hire in Cardiff starts at about £75 a day. Much of the city is Victorian terrace with rear lane access, which is generally good news: a back lane gives a machine a route in that a mid terrace front door never could.
Rear lane access
Cardiff’s terraced streets in Canton, Roath, Grangetown and Splott mostly have rear service lanes. If yours does, a 1.5t mini can often reach the garden through the back gate. Where the lane is blocked or the gate is under a metre, drop to the micro.
Common jobs
Rear garden landscaping, drainage on older terraced stock, driveway conversions at the front, and footings for extensions, which are heavily represented in the CF postcodes.
Delivery
Central and suburban Cardiff is well served. Delivery out toward Penarth, Barry and the Vale prices slightly higher by distance.
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 Cardiff?
From about u00a375 a day for a 0.8t micro and u00a390 for a 1.5t mini, machine only, before delivery.
Can a digger reach a terraced back garden in Cardiff?
Usually yes if the street has a rear service lane, which most terraces in Canton, Roath, Grangetown and Splott do. Measure the back gate: under a metre needs the micro.
Do you deliver to Penarth and Barry?
Yes, priced by distance from the nearest Cardiff yard, so slightly above a central CF postcode.
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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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