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Weekend Jobs in Ventnor

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

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Weekend work in Ventnor

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

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, is home to 5,566 people and covers PO38, and the nearest towns are Shanklin (2.7 miles), Sandown (4.2 miles), Newport (8.1 miles) and Ryde (9 miles). No partner covers Ventnor yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Shanklin.

How much work there is around Ventnor

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

Typical jobs from Ventnor: a flat move to Shanklin (2.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Sandown (4.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Newport (8.1 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Ryde (9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to East Cowes (11.1 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in PO38 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Portsmouth (16.8 miles) and Southampton (23.7 miles) and London (78.7 miles).

What a driver’s mate earns in Ventnor

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Ventnor to Shanklin3 hours£60
A flat move, Ventnor to Sandown3 hours£60
A flat move, Ventnor to Newport3 hours£60
A flat move, Ventnor to Ryde3 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 Ventnor

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 Ventnor

  • Shanklin
    Station · 3 miles from the centre
  • Lake
    Station · 4 miles from the centre
  • Sandown
    Station · 4.8 miles from the centre

Ventnor had 5,566 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Join in Ventnor

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

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Questions

How much work is there in Ventnor?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Ventnor?

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

Where do jobs from Ventnor go?

Mostly to Shanklin (2.7 miles), Sandown (4.2 miles), Newport (8.1 miles) and Ryde (9 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.