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Labouring Jobs in Dover

Labouring and carrying work in and around Dover: paid per job, not per shift, and no site card needed.

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Labouring work in Dover

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

Dover, Kent, is home to 36,349 people and covers CT17 and CT16, and the nearest towns are Whitfield (2 miles), Hawkinge (6.2 miles), Deal (7.1 miles) and Folkestone (7.9 miles). No partner covers Dover yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Whitfield.

How much work there is around Dover

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

Typical jobs from Dover: a flat move to Whitfield (2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Hawkinge (6.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Deal (7.1 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Folkestone (7.9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Aylesham (8.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in CT17 and CT16 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Southend-on-Sea (39.5 miles) and Bexley (55.2 miles) and London (67.2 miles).

What a driver’s mate earns in Dover

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Dover to Whitfield3 hours£60
A flat move, Dover to Hawkinge3 hours£60
A flat move, Dover to Deal3 hours£60
A flat move, Dover to Folkestone3 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.

Carrying, not site work

It’s physical work: lifting furniture, white goods and boxes with a driver, sometimes up stairs. There’s no building site and no CSCS card needed, just a sensible approach to lifting.

Getting to jobs around Dover

  • Dover Priory
    Station · 0.1 miles from the centre
  • The Charlton Shopping Centre
    Retail park (collections) · 0.2 miles from the centre
  • Kearsney
    Station · 2 miles from the centre
  • Martin Mill
    Station · 3.5 miles from the centre

Dover had 36,349 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Join in Dover

  1. Photo ID and the right to work in the UK

Apply as a driver’s mate in Dover

Questions

How much work is there in Dover?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Dover?

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

Where do jobs from Dover go?

Mostly to Whitfield (2 miles), Hawkinge (6.2 miles), Deal (7.1 miles) and Folkestone (7.9 miles), and sometimes to Southend-on-Sea and Bexley. 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.