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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Merley

Driver’s mate work in and around Merley: 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 Merley

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

Merley, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, is home to 5,489 people and covers BH21 and BH11, and the nearest towns are Wimborne Minster (1.7 miles), Corfe Mullen (2.6 miles), Ferndown (3.4 miles) and Poole (3.8 miles). No partner covers Merley yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Wimborne Minster.

How much work there is around Merley

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

Typical jobs from Merley: a flat move to Wimborne Minster (1.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Corfe Mullen (2.6 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Ferndown (3.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Poole (3.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Upton (4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in BH21 and BH11 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Bournemouth (4.9 miles) and Southampton (27.2 miles) and London (94.3 miles).

Work in the towns around Merley

  • Wimborne Minster · 1.7 miles from Merley
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Corfe Mullen · 2.6 miles from Merley
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Ferndown · 3.4 miles from Merley
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Poole · 3.8 miles from Merley
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Upton · 4 miles from Merley
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • West Moors · 4.9 miles from Merley
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Merley

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Merley to Wimborne Minster3 hours£60
A flat move, Merley to Corfe Mullen3 hours£60
A flat move, Merley to Ferndown3 hours£60
A flat move, Merley to Poole3 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 Merley

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

Getting to jobs around Merley

  • Turbary Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 2.5 miles from the centre
  • Ringwood Road Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 2.5 miles from the centre
  • Tower Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 2.7 miles from the centre
  • Parkstone
    Station · 4.1 miles from the centre
  • Bournemouth University (Talbot Campus)
    University · 4.1 miles from the centre
  • Arts University Bournemouth
    University · 4.1 miles from the centre
  • Branksome
    Station · 4.3 miles from the centre
  • Poole
    Station · 4.3 miles from the centre

Merley had 5,489 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 Merley

  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 Merley

Questions

How much work is there in Merley?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Merley?

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

Where do jobs from Merley go?

Mostly to Wimborne Minster (1.7 miles), Corfe Mullen (2.6 miles), Ferndown (3.4 miles) and Poole (3.8 miles), and sometimes to Bournemouth and Southampton. 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 Merley?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Wimborne Minster (1.7 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.