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Weekend Jobs in Wideopen

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

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Weekend work in Wideopen

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

Wideopen, North Tyneside, is home to 9,150 people and covers NE13, and the nearest towns are Killingworth (2.2 miles), Longbenton (2.8 miles), Cramlington (3.2 miles) and Newcastle upon Tyne (3.3 miles). No partner covers Wideopen yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Killingworth.

How much work there is around Wideopen

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

Typical jobs from Wideopen: a flat move to Killingworth (2.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Longbenton (2.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Cramlington (3.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Newcastle upon Tyne (3.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Seaton Delaval (4.6 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in NE13 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Newcastle upon Tyne (3.3 miles) and Sunderland (13.1 miles) and London (252.2 miles).

What a driver’s mate earns in Wideopen

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Wideopen to Killingworth3 hours£60
A flat move, Wideopen to Longbenton3 hours£60
A flat move, Wideopen to Cramlington3 hours£60
A flat move, Wideopen to Newcastle upon Tyne3 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 Wideopen

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 Wideopen

  • Belvedere Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 2.7 miles from the centre
  • Kingston Park Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 2.9 miles from the centre
  • Kenton Park Shopping Centre
    Retail park (collections) · 3.1 miles from the centre
  • Cramlington
    Station · 3.1 miles from the centre
  • Northumbria University Coach Lane Campus
    University · 3.6 miles from the centre
  • Henderson Hall
    University · 3.9 miles from the centre
  • Seaton Delaval
    Station · 4.1 miles from the centre
  • Northumberland Park
    Station · 4.4 miles from the centre

Wideopen had 9,150 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Join in Wideopen

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

Apply as a driver’s mate in Wideopen

Questions

How much work is there in Wideopen?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Wideopen?

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

Where do jobs from Wideopen go?

Mostly to Killingworth (2.2 miles), Longbenton (2.8 miles), Cramlington (3.2 miles) and Newcastle upon Tyne (3.3 miles), and sometimes to Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. 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.