As of 13 August 2026, AI can only partly compare self-storage prices.

What to actually do

1. Hand it to a person

   The route this page recommends

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.

2. Use a tool built for this

   Second choice

3. Do it yourself

   The distant third

   A chat interface, chat-fluent skill, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Write down your postcode or area, the approximate amount of furniture or boxes, your intended start date, storage period and access needs.
   2. Open the current pricing and terms pages for several nearby UK storage facilities, and copy the quoted prices, unit sizes, promotions, fees, access hours and source links into the chatbot.
   3. Paste the prompt with your requirements and ask the chatbot to produce the comparison table without filling gaps or treating a promotion as the ongoing price.
   4. Open each provider's current page again and compare its price, billing period, fees, minimum term, insurance requirement and access details against the drafted table.
   5. Contact the preferred facilities with the chatbot's five questions, record the confirmed quote and terms, then compare those replies with the table before booking.

   Prompt

   Compare the self-storage options below for a personal move in the UK. Use only the information I provide and do not invent prices, availability, fees or terms. Put the results in a table with: provider, facility location, unit size, quoted price, billing period, introductory promotion, price after the promotion if stated, deposit or admin fee, access hours, notice or minimum term, insurance requirement, lift or ground-floor information, and source link. Convert prices to a common monthly basis only when the billing period and figures make that calculation possible, and show the original price beside any calculation. Flag missing information instead of guessing. Rank the options for value, but keep price, convenience and uncertainty as separate considerations. Finish with the five questions I should ask each provider before booking and a checklist of facts I must confirm on the provider's current page or by phone.
   
   My requirements:
   - Area or postcode: [area or postcode]
   - Approximate contents or required unit size: [details]
   - Storage start date: [date]
   - Expected storage period: [period]
   - Access requirements: [details]
   - Any other requirement: [details]
   
   Source pages and copied quotes:
   [paste one provider's current page, quote or link per section]

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.