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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Leicester

Driver’s mate work in and around Leicester: 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 Leicester

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

Leicester, Leicester, is home to 406,612 people and covers LE3, LE2, LE5, LE4 and LE1, and the nearest towns are Wigston (3.4 miles), Birstall (3.5 miles), Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe (3.5 miles) and Oadby (3.5 miles). No partner covers Leicester yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Wigston.

How much work there is around Leicester

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

Typical jobs from Leicester: a flat move to Wigston (3.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Birstall (3.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe (3.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Oadby (3.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Thurmaston (3.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in LE3, LE2, LE5, LE4 and LE1 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Coventry (22 miles) and Nottingham (23.2 miles) and London (88.8 miles).

Work in the towns around Leicester

  • Wigston · 3.4 miles from Leicester
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Birstall · 3.5 miles from Leicester
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe · 3.5 miles from Leicester
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Oadby · 3.5 miles from Leicester
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Thurmaston · 3.7 miles from Leicester
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Anstey · 3.7 miles from Leicester
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Leicester

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Leicester to Wigston3 hours£60
A flat move, Leicester to Birstall3 hours£60
A flat move, Leicester to Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe3 hours£60
A flat move, Leicester to Oadby3 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 Leicester

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

Getting to jobs around Leicester

  • De Montfort University
    University · 0.1 miles from the centre
  • Highcross
    Retail park (collections) · 0.4 miles from the centre
  • Haymarket Centre
    Retail park (collections) · 0.5 miles from the centre
  • University of Leicester
    University · 0.6 miles from the centre
  • Leicester
    Station · 0.7 miles from the centre
  • St George's Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 0.8 miles from the centre
  • University of Leicester Central Campus
    University · 0.8 miles from the centre
  • South Wigston
    Station · 3.4 miles from the centre

Leicester had 406,612 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 Leicester

  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 Leicester

Questions

How much work is there in Leicester?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Leicester?

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

Where do jobs from Leicester go?

Mostly to Wigston (3.4 miles), Birstall (3.5 miles), Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe (3.5 miles) and Oadby (3.5 miles), and sometimes to Coventry and Nottingham. 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 Leicester?

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