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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Reading

Driver’s mate work in and around Reading: 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 Reading

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

Reading, Reading, is home to 203,789 people and covers RG1, RG30, RG6, RG2 and RG31, and the nearest towns are Shinfield (2.4 miles), Caversham (2.5 miles), Woodley (2.7 miles) and Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross (3.2 miles). No partner covers Reading yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Shinfield.

How much work there is around Reading

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

Typical jobs from Reading: a flat move to Shinfield (2.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Caversham (2.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Woodley (2.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross (3.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Winnersh (3.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in RG1, RG30, RG6, RG2 and RG31 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Slough (16.9 miles) and Hillingdon (23.2 miles) and London (36.2 miles).

Work in the towns around Reading

  • Shinfield · 2.4 miles from Reading
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Caversham · 2.5 miles from Reading
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Woodley · 2.7 miles from Reading
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross · 3.2 miles from Reading
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Winnersh · 3.7 miles from Reading
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Twyford · 5.2 miles from Reading
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Reading

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Reading to Shinfield3 hours£60
A flat move, Reading to Caversham3 hours£60
A flat move, Reading to Woodley3 hours£60
A flat move, Reading to Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross3 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 Reading

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

Getting to jobs around Reading

  • Brunel Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 0.6 miles from the centre
  • University of Reading, London Road Campus
    University · 0.6 miles from the centre
  • Oldfield Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 0.6 miles from the centre
  • Reading Link Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 0.6 miles from the centre
  • University of Reading - Whiteknights Campus
    University · 0.7 miles from the centre
  • Reading
    Station · 1.3 miles from the centre
  • Reading West
    Station · 1.5 miles from the centre
  • Dreadnought, University of Reading
    University · 1.5 miles from the centre

Reading had 203,789 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 Reading

  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 Reading?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Reading?

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

Where do jobs from Reading go?

Mostly to Shinfield (2.4 miles), Caversham (2.5 miles), Woodley (2.7 miles) and Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross (3.2 miles), and sometimes to Slough and Hillingdon. 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 Reading?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Shinfield (2.4 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.