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Class 2 work around Lichfield means rigid multi-drop, store delivery and cage work on a tail-lift, back to the same depot each shift. WSUK tells you the drop count before you accept, and pays weekly through PAYE.
Class 2 HGV jobs around Lichfield are category C roles on rigid vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, usually 18 or 26 tonne curtain-siders, boxes and fridges. The work is mostly multi-drop store and wholesale delivery with roll-cages and a tail-lift, home every night. Rates near Lichfield typically run £16.00—£20.00 an hour. You need category C, a Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card. WSUK pays weekly through PAYE, with no fee to you.
Lichfield (WS13/WS14) is anchored to one of the Midlands' biggest logistics hubs: Fradley Park, a 300-plus-acre distribution and industrial estate on the A38 just 4.5 miles from the M6 Toll (T5). Occupiers include DHL, Screwfix, Tesco, Yodel and a large ASOS fulfilment operation, putting some 85% of the UK within a 4.5-hour HGV drive via the A38's links to the M6, M42, M40, M1 and A50. Closer to the city, Britannia Enterprise Park and the Wall Island area carry trade, warehousing and manufacturing units. Positioned between Burton upon Trent, Tamworth and Birmingham, Lichfield channels heavy rigid and articulated flows through Fradley toward national RDCs, making it one of Staffordshire's busiest distribution gateways.
That concentration drives constant demand to fill temporary driving jobs. Retail and e-commerce fulfilment at Fradley needs Class 1 (C+E) trunking drivers; 3PL and warehousing operators call for Class 2 (C) drivers; and store, trade-counter and urban deliveries suit 7.5t (C1) and multi-drop van drivers. Volumes surge around retail peaks, promotional pushes and holiday absence, when one empty cab stalls a fulfilment line. WSUK supplies vetted Lichfield drivers for temporary cover, ongoing contracts and multi-driver mobilisations, with DVLA licence and CPC checks, right-to-work verification, PAYE payroll and tacho and working-time compliance handled up front, scaling crews up or down as Fradley volumes dictate.
Class 2 is the workhorse of retail and wholesale distribution. Most rounds are one of these three, and the difference is mostly how much you handle.
RDC to high street or supermarket, delivering roll-cages through a back door on a booked window. Steady work, early starts, and a lot of cage movement on a tail-lift.
Multi-drop to pubs, restaurants, schools and convenience stores. More drops, smaller quantities, and often hand-ball into cellars and kitchens.
Deliveries to sites and merchant yards, often with a HIAB or moffett. Loads are heavier and the sites are less predictable, but the tickets carry a premium.
From our Midlands base we fill temporary driving jobs across Lichfield (WS13/WS14) and its estates - Fradley Park, Britannia Enterprise Park and Wall Island - supplying Class 1, Class 2, 7.5t and van drivers to RDCs, 3PLs and manufacturers on the A38 and M6 Toll for cover, peaks and short-notice shifts, backed by a single local point of contact.
Class 2 usually pays a few pounds an hour less than Class 1, but the trade-off is not simply money. Class 2 work is nearly always home every night, has regular start times, and gets you into a cab without waiting for a C+E test. Against that, it is more physical — cages, tail-lifts and hand-ball are normal — and the days are busier. Many drivers do a year on Class 2 and then upgrade, and a lot of operators will fund that.
Indicative PAYE rates as a guide — actual pay varies by shift, experience and site, with premiums for nights, weekends and bank holidays. Every rate we advertise is at or above the National Living Wage.
| Role | Indicative pay |
|---|---|
| Class 2 (C) Multi-Drop | £16.00–£18.50 / hr |
| Class 2 Store Delivery | £16.00–£19.00 / hr |
| Class 2 Nights | £17.00–£20.00 / hr |
| Class 2 with HIAB / Moffett | £17.50–£21.00 / hr |
| Class 2 with ADR | £17.50–£21.00 / hr |
Class 2 suits drivers who want to be home every night, do not mind physical work, and would rather have regular hours than the highest hourly rate.
The number that matters on a Class 2 job is the drop count, and it is the number most agencies will not tell you until you are in the cab.
From application to your first shift, with the checks and the payroll handled for you.
Tell us your licence, tickets and which shifts you can actually work.
A named consultant calls within 2 working hours to talk through what fits.
Right-to-work, references and the site induction handled before you start.
Start on shift, then paid weekly through PAYE with holiday accrued.
It depends on the sector. Store and supermarket delivery around Lichfield is often a handful of large drops on booked windows, while wholesale and foodservice rounds can run to twenty or forty smaller ones. We give you the actual drop count for a round before you accept it.
Yes, effectively always. Class 2 rounds are built around a local depot and return to it at the end of the shift, so you sleep at home. Nights away are a Class 1 tramping arrangement rather than a Class 2 one.
Class 2 is the industry name for category C, which allows you to drive a rigid goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes — typically an 18 or 26 tonne lorry. It is the licence you take before C+E (Class 1). You also need a Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card for commercial work.
Typically £16.00—£18.50 an hour on multi-drop, £16.00—£19.00 on store delivery and £17.00—£20.00 on nights. HIAB, moffett and ADR tickets add a premium, usually taking rates to around £21.00.
Physically, usually yes. Class 2 rounds involve more drops, more roll-cages and more tail-lift work, and some sectors involve hand-ball into cellars or kitchens. Class 1 trunking is longer hours behind the wheel but far less handling. Which is "harder" depends on what you would rather do.
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Tell us your licence and CPC status and whether you prefer store delivery or wholesale around Lichfield. Reply within 2 working hours.