Van Driver work in Reading
We’re new in Reading, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
Reading, Reading, is home to 203,789 people and covers RG1, RG30, RG6, RG2 and RG31, and the nearest towns are Shinfield (2.4 miles), Caversham (2.5 miles), Woodley (2.7 miles) and Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross (3.2 miles). No partner covers Reading yet. A single item within Reading pays you £23.20; a full van to Shinfield pays £81.60.
How much work there is around Reading
We’re new in Reading, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
A full-van move from Reading pays you £81.60 to Shinfield (2.4 miles), £81.60 to Caversham (2.5 miles), £81.60 to Woodley (2.7 miles), £82.40 to Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross (3.2 miles) and £83.20 to Winnersh (3.7 miles).
Jobs start in RG1, RG30, RG6, RG2 and RG31 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Slough (16.9 miles) and Hillingdon (23.2 miles) and London (36.2 miles).
Work in the towns around Reading
- Shinfield · 2.4 miles from Reading
New: no jobs booked there yet - Caversham · 2.5 miles from Reading
New: no jobs booked there yet - Woodley · 2.7 miles from Reading
New: no jobs booked there yet - Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross · 3.2 miles from Reading
New: no jobs booked there yet - Winnersh · 3.7 miles from Reading
New: no jobs booked there yet - Twyford · 5.2 miles from Reading
New: no jobs booked there yet
What you earn from Reading
| Job | Customer pays | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Within Reading: a single item | £29 | £23.20 |
| Within Reading: half a van | £46 | £36.80 |
| Within Reading: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Reading to Shinfield: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Reading to Caversham: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Reading to Woodley: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Reading to Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross: a full van, two people | £103 | £82.40 |
| Reading to Winnersh: a full van, two people | £104 | £83.20 |
| A 3-bed house (Luton, two people) from Reading | £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 Reading
You choose the days you work in the app and we offer you jobs near Reading: single items, furniture from Brunel Retail Park, flat moves and whole homes, boxes to Big Yellow Reading, and tip runs to Household 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 Reading
- Permit parking
Permit parking · 0.1 miles from the centre - Big Yellow Reading
Self storage · 0.5 miles from the centre - Brunel Retail Park
Retail park (collections) · 0.6 miles from the centre - Oldfield Retail Park
Retail park (collections) · 0.6 miles from the centre - Reading Link Retail Park
Retail park (collections) · 0.6 miles from the centre - Lok'n Store
Self storage · 0.7 miles from the centre - Household recycling centre
Recycling centre (tip runs) · 1.2 miles from the centre - Reading
Station · 1.3 miles from the centre
Reading had 203,789 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 Reading
- 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 Reading?
We’re new in Reading, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
What does a job pay from Reading?
A single item within Reading 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 Reading go?
Mostly to Shinfield (2.4 miles), Caversham (2.5 miles), Woodley (2.7 miles) and Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross (3.2 miles), and sometimes to Slough and Hillingdon. 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 Reading?
You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Shinfield (2.4 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.