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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Bristol

Driver’s mate work in and around Bristol: help our drivers lift on two-person jobs. No van needed; £30 a job, more on home moves, paid weekly.

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Driver’s Mate work in Bristol

We’re new in Bristol, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Bristol, Bristol, City of, is home to 425,196 people and covers BS5 and BS4, and the nearest towns are Long Ashton (3.5 miles), Kingswood and Fishponds (4.1 miles), Filton (4.3 miles) and Stoke Gifford (4.3 miles). No partner covers Bristol yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Long Ashton.

How much work there is around Bristol

We’re new in Bristol, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Typical jobs from Bristol: a flat move to Long Ashton (3.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Kingswood and Fishponds (4.1 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Filton (4.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Stoke Gifford (4.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Keynsham (4.9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in BS5 and BS4 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Kingswood and Fishponds (4.1 miles) and Swindon (35 miles) and London (106 miles).

Work in the towns around Bristol

  • Long Ashton · 3.5 miles from Bristol
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Kingswood and Fishponds · 4.1 miles from Bristol
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Filton · 4.3 miles from Bristol
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Stoke Gifford · 4.3 miles from Bristol
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Keynsham · 4.9 miles from Bristol
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Patchway · 5.6 miles from Bristol
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Bristol

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Bristol to Long Ashton3 hours£60
A flat move, Bristol to Kingswood and Fishponds3 hours£60
A flat move, Bristol to Filton3 hours£60
A flat move, Bristol to Stoke Gifford3 hours£60
A 3-bed house move7 hours£120

£30 for a single item or small load. On a home move, £30 for every two hours of the job’s estimated time, and at least £60. The offer shows your pay before you accept.

Work out what you’d earn

About £150 a week, £650 a month, before your costs and tax.

What a driver’s mate does around Bristol

You meet the driver at the pickup, anywhere from Bristol to Long Ashton, and help load and unload: a sofa up the stairs, a fridge, a whole flat. Most jobs are a short hop from Bristol Temple Meads. The driver runs the job and the van; you bring a pair of hands and a steady back.

Offers come to your phone when a driver near Bristol needs a hand. Take the ones that suit you; declining never counts against you.

Getting to jobs around Bristol

  • dBs Institute Bristol Campus
    University · 0.1 miles from the centre
  • Corn Exchange
    Retail park (collections) · 0.2 miles from the centre
  • The Galleries
    Retail park (collections) · 0.3 miles from the centre
  • Bristol Temple Meads
    Station · 0.4 miles from the centre
  • Cabot Circus
    Retail park (collections) · 0.5 miles from the centre
  • Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus
    University · 0.5 miles from the centre
  • Bristol Digital Futures Institute
    University · 0.6 miles from the centre
  • Bedminster
    Station · 0.8 miles from the centre

Bristol had 425,196 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Levels: the better you do, the sooner you see offers

  • New
    Your first jobs.
  • Standard
    After three finished jobs: offers before New partners.
  • Gold
    25 jobs, rated 4.8, 95% on time: offers first.

A mate who doesn’t turn up is paused: one no-show, and HQ decides when you’re back. Call HQ as soon as you know you can’t make it.

Join in Bristol

  1. Photo ID and the right to work in the UK
  2. A phone for the app
  3. Steady lifting: sofas, fridges, boxes

Apply as a driver’s mate in Bristol

Questions

How much work is there in Bristol?

We’re new in Bristol, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

What does a driver’s mate earn in Bristol?

£30 for a single item or small load; on a home move £30 for every two hours, at least £60.

Where do jobs from Bristol go?

Mostly to Long Ashton (3.5 miles), Kingswood and Fishponds (4.1 miles), Filton (4.3 miles) and Stoke Gifford (4.3 miles), and sometimes to Kingswood and Fishponds and Swindon. You set how far you’ll go.

Do I need a van or a licence?

No. You meet the driver at the pickup; photo ID and the right to work in the UK are all you need.

Will I have to travel far from Bristol?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Long Ashton (3.5 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.