Micro digger hire in Peterborough
Peterborough city gardens, new-build side returns and tight commercial yards are exactly where the JCB 8008 CTS earns its keep. At 700 mm wide with the tracks retracted it goes through a standard doorway or side passage, and at 1,043 kg it is light enough to cross a lawn without wrecking it. Hired from our PE1 depot 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 Peterborough depot (PE1) 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.
- Peterborough
- Whittlesey
- Yaxley
- Stamford
- Oundle
- March
- Wisbech
- Bourne
- Huntingdon
- Ramsey
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 Peterborough — FAQs
Can you get a micro digger into a Peterborough new-build garden?
Usually yes. The JCB 8008 CTS needs 700 mm of clear width with the tracks retracted, and the ROPS folds to 1.38 m. Most modern side-return gates and alleyways are 800 mm or wider. The catches are gas meter boxes, downpipes and gate posts that narrow the gap — measure the tightest point and send Caiden a photo on 07387 967 698 if you are unsure.
How much is a micro digger to hire in Peterborough?
£75 per day including VAT for the JCB 8008 CTS, plus £1 per road mile from our PE1 depot. Within Peterborough itself delivery is typically under £10, so a single day in the city often lands around £85 to £90 all in. Two-day minimum hire applies only to sites 40 road miles or further from the depot.
Is a micro digger big enough for footings?
For garden-room footings, shallow drainage and fence posts, yes. It digs to 1.71 m and a competent operator will move 8 to 15 cubic metres of soil in a day. For deeper house-extension footings or larger volumes, the 5-tonne JCB 48Z-1 at £200/day is the better tool and will finish the job in far less time.
Do you deliver the micro digger to Whittlesey and Yaxley?
Yes. We cover Whittlesey, Yaxley, Ramsey, Stilton, Farcet and the surrounding villages from the PE1 depot. Delivery is charged at £1 per road mile each way, calculated from your postcode on the booking page. Most of these villages sit well inside 40 miles, so single-day hire is available.
How much is delivery?
Delivery is £1 per road mile from our Peterborough depot (PE1), 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.