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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Thornton, Bradford

Driver’s mate work in and around Thornton: 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 Thornton

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

Thornton, Bradford, is home to 5,410 people and covers BD13, and the nearest towns are Queensbury (1.8 miles), Bradford (3.3 miles), Shelf and Northowram (3.5 miles) and Shipley (4.2 miles). No partner covers Thornton yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Queensbury.

How much work there is around Thornton

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

Typical jobs from Thornton: a flat move to Queensbury (1.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Bradford (3.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Shelf and Northowram (3.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Shipley (4.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Bingley (4.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in BD13 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Bradford (3.3 miles) and Leeds (11.9 miles) and London (173.4 miles).

Work in the towns around Thornton

  • Queensbury · 1.8 miles from Thornton
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Bradford · 3.3 miles from Thornton
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Shelf and Northowram · 3.5 miles from Thornton
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Shipley · 4.2 miles from Thornton
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Bingley · 4.3 miles from Thornton
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Halifax · 4.6 miles from Thornton
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Thornton

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Thornton to Queensbury3 hours£60
A flat move, Thornton to Bradford3 hours£60
A flat move, Thornton to Shelf and Northowram3 hours£60
A flat move, Thornton to Shipley3 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 Thornton

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

Getting to jobs around Thornton

  • Quora Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 2 miles from the centre
  • University of Bradford
    University · 3.2 miles from the centre
  • Bradford University School of Management
    University · 3.3 miles from the centre
  • Manningham Lane Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 3.6 miles from the centre
  • Frizinghall
    Station · 3.7 miles from the centre
  • Kirkgate Shopping Centre
    Retail park (collections) · 3.7 miles from the centre
  • Bradford Forster Square
    Station · 3.8 miles from the centre
  • Bradford Interchange
    Station · 3.9 miles from the centre

Thornton had 5,410 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 Thornton

  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 Thornton

Questions

How much work is there in Thornton?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Thornton?

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

Where do jobs from Thornton go?

Mostly to Queensbury (1.8 miles), Bradford (3.3 miles), Shelf and Northowram (3.5 miles) and Shipley (4.2 miles), and sometimes to Bradford and Leeds. 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 Thornton?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Queensbury (1.8 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.