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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Penryn

Driver’s mate work in and around Penryn: 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 Penryn

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

Penryn, Cornwall, is home to 11,194 people and covers TR10, and the nearest towns are Falmouth (1.9 miles), Redruth (6.7 miles), Truro (7.1 miles) and Pool and Illogan (8.3 miles). No partner covers Penryn yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Falmouth.

How much work there is around Penryn

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

Typical jobs from Penryn: a flat move to Falmouth (1.9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Redruth (6.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Truro (7.1 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Pool and Illogan (8.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Helston (8.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in TR10 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Plymouth (46.3 miles) and Bristol (141.4 miles) and London (236.3 miles).

Work in the towns around Penryn

  • Falmouth · 1.9 miles from Penryn
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Redruth · 6.7 miles from Penryn
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Truro · 7.1 miles from Penryn
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Pool and Illogan · 8.3 miles from Penryn
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Helston · 8.3 miles from Penryn
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Camborne · 8.7 miles from Penryn
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Penryn

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Penryn to Falmouth3 hours£60
A flat move, Penryn to Redruth3 hours£60
A flat move, Penryn to Truro3 hours£60
A flat move, Penryn to Pool and Illogan3 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 Penryn

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

Getting to jobs around Penryn

  • Penryn
    Station · 0.2 miles from the centre
  • The Institute of Photography
    University · 0.5 miles from the centre
  • Falmouth University Unit 5b, Life Drawing
    University · 0.5 miles from the centre
  • Academy of Music & Theatre Arts (AMATA)
    University · 0.5 miles from the centre
  • Penmere
    Station · 1.8 miles from the centre
  • Falmouth Town
    Station · 2.5 miles from the centre

Penryn had 11,194 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 Penryn

  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 Penryn

Questions

How much work is there in Penryn?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Penryn?

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

Where do jobs from Penryn go?

Mostly to Falmouth (1.9 miles), Redruth (6.7 miles), Truro (7.1 miles) and Pool and Illogan (8.3 miles), and sometimes to Plymouth and Bristol. 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 Penryn?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Falmouth (1.9 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.