Van Driver work in Durham
We’re new in Durham, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
Durham, County Durham, is home to 50,502 people and covers DH1, and the nearest towns are Ushaw Moor and Bearpark (2.5 miles), Brandon (2.9 miles), Sacriston (3.3 miles) and Chester-le-Street (5 miles). No partner covers Durham yet. A single item within Durham pays you £23.20; a full van to Ushaw Moor and Bearpark pays £81.60.
How much work there is around Durham
We’re new in Durham, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
A full-van move from Durham pays you £81.60 to Ushaw Moor and Bearpark (2.5 miles), £82.40 to Brandon (2.9 miles), £82.40 to Sacriston (3.3 miles), £84.80 to Chester-le-Street (5 miles) and £84.80 to Fence Houses (5.1 miles).
Jobs start in DH1 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Sunderland (10.6 miles) and Newcastle upon Tyne (15.1 miles) and London (234.1 miles).
Work in the towns around Durham
- Ushaw Moor and Bearpark · 2.5 miles from Durham
New: no jobs booked there yet - Brandon · 2.9 miles from Durham
New: no jobs booked there yet - Sacriston · 3.3 miles from Durham
New: no jobs booked there yet - Chester-le-Street · 5 miles from Durham
New: no jobs booked there yet - Fence Houses · 5.1 miles from Durham
New: no jobs booked there yet - Hetton-le-Hole · 5.3 miles from Durham
New: no jobs booked there yet
What you earn from Durham
| Job | Customer pays | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Within Durham: a single item | £29 | £23.20 |
| Within Durham: half a van | £46 | £36.80 |
| Within Durham: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Durham to Ushaw Moor and Bearpark: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Durham to Brandon: a full van, two people | £103 | £82.40 |
| Durham to Sacriston: a full van, two people | £103 | £82.40 |
| Durham to Chester-le-Street: a full van, two people | £106 | £84.80 |
| Durham to Fence Houses: a full van, two people | £106 | £84.80 |
| A 3-bed house (Luton, two people) from Durham | £183 | £146.40 |
Worked out by our quote engine with today’s prices: you keep 80% of every job. When the customer chooses two people, the extra £30 for your second person is all yours, on top.
Work out what you’d earn
Driving for Van & Driver around Durham
You choose the days you work in the app and we offer you jobs near Durham: single items, furniture from Dragon Lane Retail Park, flat moves and whole homes, boxes to Box Clever, and tip runs to Potterhouse Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre if you hold a waste carrier registration. Every job has a fixed price the customer paid before you accept, so there’s no haggling on the doorstep.
Owner-drivers, Luton drivers and small removals firms all work with us. Take one job a week or fill every day; declining an offer never counts against you.
Where the work goes around Durham
- Box Clever
Self storage · 0.1 miles from the centre - Durham
Station · 0.4 miles from the centre - Permit parking
Permit parking · 0.5 miles from the centre - Visitor Parking
Permit parking · 1.4 miles from the centre - Dragon Lane Retail Park
Retail park (collections) · 1.4 miles from the centre - North Durham Retail Park
Retail park (collections) · 1.4 miles from the centre - Staff & Postgraduates
Permit parking · 1.4 miles from the centre - DH1 Storage
Self storage · 1.6 miles from the centre
Durham had 50,502 people at the 2021 Census. Permit zones and recycling centre rules are on each offer, so you know before you go.
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.
Late cancellations, upheld complaints and damage claims move you down a level for 90 days.
Paid every week
We pay by bank transfer every week for jobs finished at least 48 hours before, with a weekly statement and a yearly summary for HMRC in the app. You’re self-employed; your van, fuel and insurance are your costs.
Join in Durham
- A full UK driving licence and a van (with an MOT once it’s three years old)
- Hire-and-reward, goods-in-transit and public liability insurance
Questions
How much work is there in Durham?
We’re new in Durham, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
What does a job pay from Durham?
A single item within Durham pays you £23.20, a full van with two people £81.60, a 3-bed house about £146.40. You keep 80%, plus the whole £30 when the customer adds a second person.
Where do jobs from Durham go?
Mostly to Ushaw Moor and Bearpark (2.5 miles), Brandon (2.9 miles), Sacriston (3.3 miles) and Chester-le-Street (5 miles), and sometimes to Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne. You set how far you’ll go.
Do I need my own van?
Yes: these jobs are for owner-drivers and small firms. No van? Help our drivers as a driver’s mate instead.
Will I have to travel far from Durham?
You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Ushaw Moor and Bearpark (2.5 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.