Van Driver work in Pontefract
We’re new in Pontefract, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
Pontefract, Wakefield, is home to 32,982 people and covers WF8, and the nearest towns are Featherstone (2.3 miles), Castleford (2.4 miles), Knottingley (2.4 miles) and Ackworth Moor Top (3.7 miles). No partner covers Pontefract yet. A single item within Pontefract pays you £23.20; a full van to Featherstone pays £81.60.
How much work there is around Pontefract
We’re new in Pontefract, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
A full-van move from Pontefract pays you £81.60 to Featherstone (2.3 miles), £81.60 to Castleford (2.4 miles), £81.60 to Knottingley (2.4 miles), £83.20 to Ackworth Moor Top (3.7 miles) and £84 to Normanton (4.3 miles).
Jobs start in WF8 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Leeds (12.7 miles) and Bradford (19.8 miles) and London (158.9 miles).
Work in the towns around Pontefract
- Featherstone · 2.3 miles from Pontefract
New: no jobs booked there yet - Castleford · 2.4 miles from Pontefract
New: no jobs booked there yet - Knottingley · 2.4 miles from Pontefract
New: no jobs booked there yet - Ackworth Moor Top · 3.7 miles from Pontefract
New: no jobs booked there yet - Normanton · 4.3 miles from Pontefract
New: no jobs booked there yet - Upton · 5.3 miles from Pontefract
New: no jobs booked there yet
What you earn from Pontefract
| Job | Customer pays | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Within Pontefract: a single item | £29 | £23.20 |
| Within Pontefract: half a van | £46 | £36.80 |
| Within Pontefract: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Pontefract to Featherstone: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Pontefract to Castleford: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Pontefract to Knottingley: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Pontefract to Ackworth Moor Top: a full van, two people | £104 | £83.20 |
| Pontefract to Normanton: a full van, two people | £105 | £84 |
| A 3-bed house (Luton, two people) from Pontefract | £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 Pontefract
You choose the days you work in the app and we offer you jobs near Pontefract: single items, furniture from South Baileygate Retail Park, flat moves and whole homes, boxes to A1 Storage, and tip runs to Glasshoughton 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 Pontefract
- Permit parking
Permit parking · 0.2 miles from the centre - Pontefract Baghill
Station · 0.2 miles from the centre - Baghill House Staff
Permit parking · 0.3 miles from the centre - Pontefract Tanshelf
Station · 0.4 miles from the centre - South Baileygate Retail Park
Retail park (collections) · 0.5 miles from the centre - Pontefract Monkhill
Station · 0.5 miles from the centre - Racecourse Retail Park
Retail park (collections) · 0.6 miles from the centre - Frasers Plus Designer Outlet Leeds
Retail park (collections) · 1.9 miles from the centre
Pontefract had 32,982 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 Pontefract
- 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 Pontefract?
We’re new in Pontefract, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
What does a job pay from Pontefract?
A single item within Pontefract 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 Pontefract go?
Mostly to Featherstone (2.3 miles), Castleford (2.4 miles), Knottingley (2.4 miles) and Ackworth Moor Top (3.7 miles), and sometimes to Leeds and Bradford. 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 Pontefract?
You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Featherstone (2.3 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.