Micro digger hire in Norwich
Norwich terraces and Victorian semis are exactly the problem a micro digger solves. Most city gardens are reached through a side passage barely wide enough for a wheelbarrow, which rules out a conventional mini digger completely. Our JCB 8008 CTS is 700 mm wide with the tracks in, so it goes down the passage, across the lawn on rubber tracks and gets to work. Hired from our depot on Colegate (NR3) at £75 per day including VAT.
JCB 8008 CTS micro digger
Including VAT. Delivery £1 per road mile.
Weekly hire: £300 for 7 days — pay four days, keep it for seven. Weekend hire (Friday afternoon to Monday morning) is charged as a single day.
- Machine
- JCB 8008 CTS
- Operating weight
- 1,043 kg
- Retracted width
- 700 mm
- Dig depth
- 1.71 m
- Cab height
- 1.38 m (folding ROPS)
- Engine
- Perkins diesel, Stage V
What it is good for
- Rear-garden landscaping where access is through a side passage
- Footings and foundations for extensions and garden rooms
- Drainage runs, soakaways and French drains
- Pond and water-feature excavation
- Fence post holes and tree stump removal
- Indoor and basement digs where a full-size machine will not fit
Where we deliver
Delivered and collected by us from the Norwich depot (NR3) at £1 per road mile, worked out on real driving distance to your postcode. Sites 40 road miles or further from the nearest depot carry a two-day minimum hire.
- Norwich
- Thorpe St Andrew
- Hellesdon
- Sprowston
- Costessey
- Hethersett
- Wymondham
- Drayton
- Taverham
- Aylsham
Who covers what.
No surprises after you book. This is exactly where our responsibility ends and yours begins on insurance, deposits and damage — the same wording as our hire agreement.
You cover the machine while it's on your site
Plant is not automatically insured by us once it leaves the depot. You need hired-in plant cover for the full replacement value (theft and accidental damage included), or you accept liability for loss and damage yourself. We may ask to see evidence of cover before we deliver.
No separate security deposit
We don't hold a damage deposit or take a card pre-authorisation. You pay the hire and delivery total up front — by card at checkout or bank transfer — and nothing further unless damage, loss, missing fuel or extra days are chargeable after collection.
Misuse and accidents are yours, breakdowns are ours
From delivery until collection the machine and attachments are your responsibility. Damage from misuse, neglect or an accident is charged at the reasonable cost of repair, and full replacement value if it's lost, stolen or written off. Fair wear and tear or a genuine mechanical breakdown is on us — stop work, ring the depot, and we'll repair or swap the machine as fast as we can.
Back clean and refuelled
Machines arrive serviced, clean and full of fuel. Return them the same way. If a machine comes back excessively dirty or short of fuel we charge the reasonable cost of cleaning or refuelling — no arbitrary penalty fees.
Access, services and competent operators
You confirm safe, legal access for our transport, mark or trace underground services before digging, and make sure only competent, trained operators use the machine. If we can't deliver or collect because access is blocked or nobody's on site, a wasted-journey charge equal to the delivery cost may apply.
Free to cancel up to 48 hours before delivery
Full refund outside 48 hours. Inside 48 hours we may keep one day's hire for the lost slot and transport. Date changes are free subject to availability.
Read the full hire terms →Micro digger hire Norwich — FAQs
Can you get a micro digger into a Norwich terraced garden?
Usually yes, and it is the job this machine was built for. The JCB 8008 CTS needs 700 mm of clear width with the tracks retracted, and the roll bar folds to clear a 1.38 m height. The typical Golden Triangle or NR2 terrace has a side passage of 800 to 900 mm, which is ample. The things that catch people out are gate posts, gas meter boxes and rainwater downpipes narrowing the gap — measure the tightest point, and if you send Brian a photo on 07359 365 679 he will confirm before you commit.
How much is a micro digger to hire in Norwich?
£75 per day including VAT, plus £1 per road mile from our NR3 depot. Within the Norwich ring road that means delivery of roughly £3 to £8, so a single day in the city typically lands between £123 and £128 all in. There is no minimum hire period in Norwich itself — our two-day minimum only applies to sites 40 road miles or further from the depot.
Will the tracks damage my lawn or driveway?
The 8008 runs on rubber tracks and weighs just over a tonne, which spreads its load far better than a wheelbarrow full of wet spoil does. On a dry lawn it leaves little more than flattened grass that recovers in a week or two. On a soft or waterlogged lawn it will mark, so we would suggest laying scaffold boards or ground protection on the route in winter. Rubber tracks will not scratch block paving, tarmac or resin driveways in normal use.
Do you deliver to Norwich the same day?
Often, if the machine is free and you call early. Our yard is in the city so we are not travelling far. The booking calendar shows live availability, so any date you can select is genuinely open — you will not book and then get a call saying the machine is out. For a same-day or next-morning drop, ring Brian on 07359 365 679 rather than booking online and he will tell you straight away what is possible.
How much is delivery?
Delivery is £1 per road mile from our Norwich depot (NR3), charged on genuine driving distance to your postcode rather than a flat zone rate — so a job five minutes away costs a fraction of one an hour away. The booking page works the cost out live from your postcode before you pay, and all prices include VAT. Sites 40 road miles or further from the nearest depot carry a two-day minimum hire.
Do I need a licence or ticket to use it?
There is no legal requirement for a licence on private domestic work, and our machines go out on a self-drive basis to competent operators. On commercial and CDM-regulated sites your principal contractor will normally expect a CPCS or NPORS card for excavator operation. If you would rather not operate it yourself, we can supply a trained operator with the JCB 8008 CTS for £200 per day — just ask when you book.
What happens if something goes wrong on site?
Every machine leaves us serviced, fuelled and checked, and we walk you through the controls at handover. If a machine develops a genuine fault during your hire, call the depot and we will repair or swap it — you are not charged for downtime that is our fault. You are responsible for the machine while it is on your site, so it should be immobilised and secured overnight, and any accidental damage or loss is chargeable.