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Weekend Jobs in Shanklin

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

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Weekend work in Shanklin

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

Shanklin, Isle of Wight, is home to 9,112 people and covers PO37, and the nearest towns are Sandown (1.5 miles), Ventnor (2.7 miles), Ryde (6.5 miles) and Newport (7.1 miles). No partner covers Shanklin yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Sandown.

How much work there is around Shanklin

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

Typical jobs from Shanklin: a flat move to Sandown (1.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Ventnor (2.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Ryde (6.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Newport (7.1 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to East Cowes (9.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in PO37 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Portsmouth (14.2 miles) and Southampton (22 miles) and London (76 miles).

What a driver’s mate earns in Shanklin

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Shanklin to Sandown3 hours£60
A flat move, Shanklin to Ventnor3 hours£60
A flat move, Shanklin to Ryde3 hours£60
A flat move, Shanklin to Newport3 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 Shanklin

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 Shanklin

  • Shanklin
    Station · 0.4 miles from the centre
  • Lake
    Station · 1.4 miles from the centre
  • Sandown
    Station · 2.1 miles from the centre

Shanklin had 9,112 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Join in Shanklin

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

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Questions

How much work is there in Shanklin?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Shanklin?

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

Where do jobs from Shanklin go?

Mostly to Sandown (1.5 miles), Ventnor (2.7 miles), Ryde (6.5 miles) and Newport (7.1 miles), and sometimes to Portsmouth and Southampton. 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.