Van & Driver

Labouring Jobs in Ripley

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

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Labouring work in Ripley

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

Ripley, Derbyshire, is home to 20,191 people and covers DE5, and the nearest towns are Somercotes and Swanwick (2.5 miles), Heanor (2.9 miles), Belper (3.4 miles) and Alfreton (3.8 miles). No partner covers Ripley yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Somercotes and Swanwick.

How much work there is around Ripley

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

Typical jobs from Ripley: a flat move to Somercotes and Swanwick (2.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Heanor (2.9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Belper (3.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Alfreton (3.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Selston (4.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in DE5 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Derby (9.5 miles) and Nottingham (10.5 miles) and London (118.9 miles).

What a driver’s mate earns in Ripley

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Ripley to Somercotes and Swanwick3 hours£60
A flat move, Ripley to Heanor3 hours£60
A flat move, Ripley to Belper3 hours£60
A flat move, Ripley to Alfreton3 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 Ripley

  • Heanor Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 2.5 miles from the centre
  • Langley Mill
    Station · 3.2 miles from the centre
  • New Lane Galleries
    Retail park (collections) · 3.7 miles from the centre
  • Ambergate
    Station · 3.7 miles from the centre
  • Belper
    Station · 3.8 miles from the centre

Ripley had 20,191 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Join in Ripley

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

Apply as a driver’s mate in Ripley

Questions

How much work is there in Ripley?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Ripley?

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

Where do jobs from Ripley go?

Mostly to Somercotes and Swanwick (2.5 miles), Heanor (2.9 miles), Belper (3.4 miles) and Alfreton (3.8 miles), and sometimes to Derby and Nottingham. 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.