Van Driver work in Wakefield
We’re new in Wakefield, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
Wakefield, Wakefield, is home to 97,871 people and covers WF1 and WF2, and the nearest towns are Horbury (2.6 miles), Ossett (2.9 miles), Crigglestone and Durkar (3 miles) and East Ardsley (3.4 miles). No partner covers Wakefield yet. A single item within Wakefield pays you £23.20; a full van to Horbury pays £81.60.
How much work there is around Wakefield
We’re new in Wakefield, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
A full-van move from Wakefield pays you £81.60 to Horbury (2.6 miles), £82.40 to Ossett (2.9 miles), £82.40 to Crigglestone and Durkar (3 miles), £83.20 to East Ardsley (3.4 miles) and £83.20 to Crofton (3.4 miles).
Jobs start in WF1 and WF2 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Leeds (8.7 miles) and Bradford (13 miles) and London (161.1 miles).
Work in the towns around Wakefield
- Horbury · 2.6 miles from Wakefield
New: no jobs booked there yet - Ossett · 2.9 miles from Wakefield
New: no jobs booked there yet - Crigglestone and Durkar · 3 miles from Wakefield
New: no jobs booked there yet - East Ardsley · 3.4 miles from Wakefield
New: no jobs booked there yet - Crofton · 3.4 miles from Wakefield
New: no jobs booked there yet - Normanton · 4.1 miles from Wakefield
New: no jobs booked there yet
What you earn from Wakefield
| Job | Customer pays | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Within Wakefield: a single item | £29 | £23.20 |
| Within Wakefield: half a van | £46 | £36.80 |
| Within Wakefield: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Wakefield to Horbury: a full van, two people | £102 | £81.60 |
| Wakefield to Ossett: a full van, two people | £103 | £82.40 |
| Wakefield to Crigglestone and Durkar: a full van, two people | £103 | £82.40 |
| Wakefield to East Ardsley: a full van, two people | £104 | £83.20 |
| Wakefield to Crofton: a full van, two people | £104 | £83.20 |
| A 3-bed house (Luton, two people) from Wakefield | £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 Wakefield
You choose the days you work in the app and we offer you jobs near Wakefield: single items, furniture from Albion Mills Retail Park, flat moves and whole homes, boxes to Space Station, 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 Wakefield
- Wakefield Westgate
Station · 0.1 miles from the centre - Albion Mills Retail Park
Retail park (collections) · 0.3 miles from the centre - Permit parking
Permit parking · 0.3 miles from the centre - Westgate Retail Park
Retail park (collections) · 0.4 miles from the centre - Space Station
Self storage · 0.4 miles from the centre - The Ridings Shopping Centre
Retail park (collections) · 0.4 miles from the centre - Sun Lane Lesiure
Permit parking · 0.5 miles from the centre - Storage King
Self storage · 0.6 miles from the centre
Wakefield had 97,871 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 Wakefield
- 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 Wakefield?
We’re new in Wakefield, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.
What does a job pay from Wakefield?
A single item within Wakefield 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 Wakefield go?
Mostly to Horbury (2.6 miles), Ossett (2.9 miles), Crigglestone and Durkar (3 miles) and East Ardsley (3.4 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 Wakefield?
You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Horbury (2.6 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.