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Weekend Jobs in Gillingham, Dorset

Weekend work in and around Gillingham: Saturdays and Sundays are our busiest days for moves.

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Weekend work in Gillingham

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

Gillingham, Dorset, is home to 11,009 people and covers SP8, and the nearest towns are Shaftesbury (4.3 miles) and Wincanton (6 miles). No partner covers Gillingham yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Shaftesbury.

How much work there is around Gillingham

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

Typical jobs from Gillingham: a flat move to Shaftesbury (4.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Wincanton (6 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Sherborne (12.1 miles, about 4 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Warminster (12.3 miles, about 4 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Blandford Forum (13.3 miles, about 4 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in SP8 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Bournemouth (27 miles) and Bristol (31.6 miles) and London (98.4 miles).

What a driver’s mate earns in Gillingham

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Gillingham to Shaftesbury3 hours£60
A flat move, Gillingham to Wincanton3 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.

Weekends are busiest around Gillingham

People move and buy furniture at the weekend, so that’s when drivers most often need a hand. Switch on Saturday and Sunday in the app and you’ll only get offers then.

Getting to jobs around Gillingham

  • Gillingham
    Station · 0.4 miles from the centre

Gillingham had 11,009 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Join in Gillingham

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

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Questions

How much work is there in Gillingham?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Gillingham?

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

Where do jobs from Gillingham go?

Mostly to Shaftesbury (4.3 miles), Wincanton (6 miles), Sherborne (12.1 miles) and Warminster (12.3 miles), and sometimes to Bournemouth and Bristol. 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.