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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Wakefield

Driver’s mate work in and around Wakefield: 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 Wakefield

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

Wakefield, Wakefield, is home to 97,871 people and covers WF1 and WF2, and the nearest towns are Horbury (2.6 miles), Ossett (2.9 miles), Crigglestone and Durkar (3 miles) and East Ardsley (3.4 miles). No partner covers Wakefield yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Horbury.

How much work there is around Wakefield

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

Typical jobs from Wakefield: a flat move to Horbury (2.6 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Ossett (2.9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Crigglestone and Durkar (3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to East Ardsley (3.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Crofton (3.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in WF1 and WF2 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Leeds (8.7 miles) and Bradford (13 miles) and London (161.1 miles).

Work in the towns around Wakefield

  • Horbury · 2.6 miles from Wakefield
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Ossett · 2.9 miles from Wakefield
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Crigglestone and Durkar · 3 miles from Wakefield
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • East Ardsley · 3.4 miles from Wakefield
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Crofton · 3.4 miles from Wakefield
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Normanton · 4.1 miles from Wakefield
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Wakefield

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Wakefield to Horbury3 hours£60
A flat move, Wakefield to Ossett3 hours£60
A flat move, Wakefield to Crigglestone and Durkar3 hours£60
A flat move, Wakefield to East Ardsley3 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 Wakefield

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

Getting to jobs around Wakefield

  • Wakefield Westgate
    Station · 0.1 miles from the centre
  • Albion Mills Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 0.3 miles from the centre
  • Westgate Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 0.4 miles from the centre
  • The Ridings Shopping Centre
    Retail park (collections) · 0.4 miles from the centre
  • Wakefield Kirkgate
    Station · 0.7 miles from the centre
  • Sandal and Agbrigg
    Station · 1.8 miles from the centre
  • Leeds Trinity University City Campus
    University · 7.9 miles from the centre

Wakefield had 97,871 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 Wakefield

  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 Wakefield?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Wakefield?

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

Where do jobs from Wakefield go?

Mostly to Horbury (2.6 miles), Ossett (2.9 miles), Crigglestone and Durkar (3 miles) and East Ardsley (3.4 miles), and sometimes to Leeds and Bradford. 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 Wakefield?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Horbury (2.6 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.