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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Ponteland

Driver’s mate work in and around Ponteland: 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 Ponteland

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

Ponteland, Northumberland, is home to 10,149 people and covers NE20, and the nearest towns are Throckley (3.2 miles), Ryton (4.8 miles), Wideopen (5.2 miles) and Newcastle upon Tyne (5.5 miles). No partner covers Ponteland yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Throckley.

How much work there is around Ponteland

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

Typical jobs from Ponteland: a flat move to Throckley (3.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Ryton (4.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Wideopen (5.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Newcastle upon Tyne (5.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Crawcrook and Greenside (5.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in NE20 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Newcastle upon Tyne (5.5 miles) and Sunderland (16.8 miles) and London (253.3 miles).

Work in the towns around Ponteland

  • Throckley · 3.2 miles from Ponteland
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Ryton · 4.8 miles from Ponteland
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Wideopen · 5.2 miles from Ponteland
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Newcastle upon Tyne · 5.5 miles from Ponteland
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Crawcrook and Greenside · 5.8 miles from Ponteland
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Blaydon · 6.1 miles from Ponteland
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Ponteland

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Ponteland to Throckley3 hours£60
A flat move, Ponteland to Ryton3 hours£60
A flat move, Ponteland to Wideopen3 hours£60
A flat move, Ponteland to Newcastle upon Tyne3 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 Ponteland

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

Getting to jobs around Ponteland

  • Belvedere Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 4.2 miles from the centre
  • Kingston Park Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 4.2 miles from the centre
  • West Denton Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 4.4 miles from the centre
  • Campus for Ageing and Vitality
    University · 6.3 miles from the centre
  • Newcastle University
    University · 7 miles from the centre
  • Ellison Building A Block
    University · 7.5 miles from the centre

Ponteland had 10,149 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 Ponteland

  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 Ponteland

Questions

How much work is there in Ponteland?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Ponteland?

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

Where do jobs from Ponteland go?

Mostly to Throckley (3.2 miles), Ryton (4.8 miles), Wideopen (5.2 miles) and Newcastle upon Tyne (5.5 miles), and sometimes to Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. 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 Ponteland?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Throckley (3.2 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.