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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Ipswich

Driver’s mate work in and around Ipswich: 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 Ipswich

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

Ipswich, Suffolk, is home to 151,566 people and covers IP1, IP4, IP3 and IP2, and the nearest towns are Kesgrave (3.8 miles), Woodbridge (7.3 miles), Hadleigh (7.9 miles) and Needham Market (8.1 miles). No partner covers Ipswich yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Kesgrave.

How much work there is around Ipswich

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

Typical jobs from Ipswich: a flat move to Kesgrave (3.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Woodbridge (7.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Hadleigh (7.9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Needham Market (8.1 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Harwich (9.9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in IP1, IP4, IP3 and IP2 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Southend-on-Sea (39.6 miles) and Norwich (40.9 miles) and London (66.4 miles).

Work in the towns around Ipswich

  • Kesgrave · 3.8 miles from Ipswich
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Woodbridge · 7.3 miles from Ipswich
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Hadleigh · 7.9 miles from Ipswich
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Needham Market · 8.1 miles from Ipswich
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Harwich · 9.9 miles from Ipswich
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Felixstowe · 10.1 miles from Ipswich
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Ipswich

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Ipswich to Kesgrave3 hours£60
A flat move, Ipswich to Woodbridge3 hours£60
A flat move, Ipswich to Hadleigh3 hours£60
A flat move, Ipswich to Needham Market3 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 Ipswich

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

Getting to jobs around Ipswich

  • Commercial Road Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 0.3 miles from the centre
  • The Buttermarket
    Retail park (collections) · 0.3 miles from the centre
  • Sailmakers
    Retail park (collections) · 0.4 miles from the centre
  • Ipswich
    Station · 0.4 miles from the centre
  • University of Suffolk
    University · 0.8 miles from the centre
  • Derby Road
    Station · 1.6 miles from the centre
  • Westerfield
    Station · 1.9 miles from the centre
  • University of Suffolk (DigiTech Centre)
    University · 5.9 miles from the centre

Ipswich had 151,566 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 Ipswich

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

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Questions

How much work is there in Ipswich?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Ipswich?

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

Where do jobs from Ipswich go?

Mostly to Kesgrave (3.8 miles), Woodbridge (7.3 miles), Hadleigh (7.9 miles) and Needham Market (8.1 miles), and sometimes to Southend-on-Sea and Norwich. 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 Ipswich?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Kesgrave (3.8 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.