Van & Driver

Driver’s Mate Jobs in Sandown

Driver’s mate work in and around Sandown: 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 Sandown

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

Sandown, Isle of Wight, is home to 11,652 people and covers PO36, and the nearest towns are Shanklin (1.5 miles), Ventnor (4.2 miles), Ryde (5 miles) and Newport (6.6 miles). No partner covers Sandown yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Shanklin.

How much work there is around Sandown

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

Typical jobs from Sandown: a flat move to Shanklin (1.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Ventnor (4.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Ryde (5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Newport (6.6 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to East Cowes (8.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in PO36 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Portsmouth (12.7 miles) and Southampton (21 miles) and London (74.6 miles).

Work in the towns around Sandown

  • Shanklin · 1.5 miles from Sandown
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Ventnor · 4.2 miles from Sandown
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Ryde · 5 miles from Sandown
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Newport · 6.6 miles from Sandown
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • East Cowes · 8.5 miles from Sandown
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Cowes · 9.3 miles from Sandown
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Sandown

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Sandown to Shanklin3 hours£60
A flat move, Sandown to Ventnor3 hours£60
A flat move, Sandown to Ryde3 hours£60
A flat move, Sandown to Newport3 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 Sandown

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

Getting to jobs around Sandown

  • Lake
    Station · 0.4 miles from the centre
  • Sandown
    Station · 0.7 miles from the centre
  • Shanklin
    Station · 1.2 miles from the centre

Sandown had 11,652 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 Sandown

  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 Sandown

Questions

How much work is there in Sandown?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Sandown?

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

Where do jobs from Sandown go?

Mostly to Shanklin (1.5 miles), Ventnor (4.2 miles), Ryde (5 miles) and Newport (6.6 miles), and sometimes to Portsmouth 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 Sandown?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Shanklin (1.5 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.