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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Cambridge

Driver’s mate work in and around Cambridge: 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 Cambridge

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

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, is home to 152,742 people and covers CB1, CB4 and CB2, and the nearest towns are Histon and Impington (3.4 miles), Great Shelford and Stapleford (3.7 miles), Waterbeach (5.2 miles) and Cottenham (5.6 miles). No partner covers Cambridge yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Histon and Impington.

How much work there is around Cambridge

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

Typical jobs from Cambridge: a flat move to Histon and Impington (3.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Great Shelford and Stapleford (3.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Waterbeach (5.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Cottenham (5.6 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Sawston (5.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in CB1, CB4 and CB2 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Peterborough (30.3 miles) and Luton (32 miles) and London (49.4 miles).

Work in the towns around Cambridge

What a driver’s mate earns in Cambridge

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Cambridge to Histon and Impington3 hours£60
A flat move, Cambridge to Great Shelford and Stapleford3 hours£60
A flat move, Cambridge to Waterbeach3 hours£60
A flat move, Cambridge to Cottenham3 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 Cambridge

You meet the driver at the pickup, anywhere from Cambridge to Histon and Impington, and help load and unload: a sofa up the stairs, a fridge, a whole flat. Most jobs are a short hop from Cambridge. 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 Cambridge needs a hand. Take the ones that suit you; declining never counts against you.

Getting to jobs around Cambridge

  • Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge Campus)
    University · 0.1 miles from the centre
  • The Grafton
    Retail park (collections) · 0.2 miles from the centre
  • Anglia Ruskin University -Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education
    University · 0.2 miles from the centre
  • Mortimer Road (Gonville & Caius College)
    University · 0.2 miles from the centre
  • Grand Arcade
    Retail park (collections) · 0.6 miles from the centre
  • Cambridge Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 0.6 miles from the centre
  • Cambridge
    Station · 0.7 miles from the centre
  • Cambridge North
    Station · 1.7 miles from the centre

Cambridge had 152,742 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 Cambridge

  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 Cambridge

Questions

How much work is there in Cambridge?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Cambridge?

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

Where do jobs from Cambridge go?

Mostly to Histon and Impington (3.4 miles), Great Shelford and Stapleford (3.7 miles), Waterbeach (5.2 miles) and Cottenham (5.6 miles), and sometimes to Peterborough and Luton. 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 Cambridge?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Histon and Impington (3.4 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.