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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Folkestone

Driver’s mate work in and around Folkestone: 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 Folkestone

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

Folkestone, Kent, is home to 51,987 people and covers CT20 and CT19, and the nearest towns are Hawkinge (2.3 miles), Hythe (2.8 miles), Dover (7.9 miles) and Whitfield (8.5 miles). No partner covers Folkestone yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Hawkinge.

How much work there is around Folkestone

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

Typical jobs from Folkestone: a flat move to Hawkinge (2.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Hythe (2.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Dover (7.9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Whitfield (8.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Aylesham (10.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in CT20 and CT19 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Southend-on-Sea (37.6 miles) and Bexley (50.2 miles) and London (61.8 miles).

Work in the towns around Folkestone

  • Hawkinge · 2.3 miles from Folkestone
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Hythe · 2.8 miles from Folkestone
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Dover · 7.9 miles from Folkestone
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Whitfield · 8.5 miles from Folkestone
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Aylesham · 10.2 miles from Folkestone
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Littlestone-on-Sea · 10.7 miles from Folkestone
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Folkestone

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Folkestone to Hawkinge3 hours£60
A flat move, Folkestone to Hythe3 hours£60
A flat move, Folkestone to Dover3 hours£60
A flat move, Folkestone to Whitfield3 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 Folkestone

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

Getting to jobs around Folkestone

  • Golden Valley Shopping Centre
    Retail park (collections) · 0.6 miles from the centre
  • Folkestone West
    Station · 0.9 miles from the centre
  • Folkestone Central
    Station · 1.5 miles from the centre
  • West Park Farm North Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 1.6 miles from the centre
  • Town Walk Shopping Centre
    Retail park (collections) · 1.9 miles from the centre
  • Sandling
    Station · 3 miles from the centre

Folkestone had 51,987 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 Folkestone

  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 Folkestone

Questions

How much work is there in Folkestone?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Folkestone?

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

Where do jobs from Folkestone go?

Mostly to Hawkinge (2.3 miles), Hythe (2.8 miles), Dover (7.9 miles) and Whitfield (8.5 miles), and sometimes to Southend-on-Sea and Bexley. 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 Folkestone?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Hawkinge (2.3 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.