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Driver’s Mate Jobs in St Ives, Cornwall

Driver’s mate work in and around St Ives: 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 St Ives

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

St Ives, Cornwall, is home to 5,413 people and covers TR26, and the nearest towns are Hayle (3.6 miles), Penzance (6.7 miles), Camborne (8.4 miles) and Pool and Illogan (9.9 miles). No partner covers St Ives yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Hayle.

How much work there is around St Ives

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

Typical jobs from St Ives: a flat move to Hayle (3.6 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Penzance (6.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Camborne (8.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Pool and Illogan (9.9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Redruth (11.6 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in TR26 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Plymouth (61.4 miles) and Bristol (152.7 miles) and London (250.2 miles).

Work in the towns around St Ives

  • Hayle · 3.6 miles from St Ives
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Penzance · 6.7 miles from St Ives
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Camborne · 8.4 miles from St Ives
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Pool and Illogan · 9.9 miles from St Ives
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Redruth · 11.6 miles from St Ives
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Helston · 12.1 miles from St Ives
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in St Ives

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, St Ives to Hayle3 hours£60
A flat move, St Ives to Penzance3 hours£60
A flat move, St Ives to Camborne3 hours£60
A flat move, St Ives 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 St Ives

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

Getting to jobs around St Ives

  • St Ives
    Station · 0.3 miles from the centre
  • Carbis Bay
    Station · 1.3 miles from the centre
  • Lelant
    Station · 2.8 miles from the centre

St Ives had 5,413 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 St Ives

  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 St Ives

Questions

How much work is there in St Ives?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in St Ives?

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

Where do jobs from St Ives go?

Mostly to Hayle (3.6 miles), Penzance (6.7 miles), Camborne (8.4 miles) and Pool and Illogan (9.9 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 St Ives?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Hayle (3.6 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.