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Class 2 work around Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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.
Nottingham anchors the northern Golden Triangle, sitting close to the M1 at Junctions 24, 25 and 26 with the A52, A453, A46, A60 and A610 spreading across the East Midlands. To the south-west, the SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway beside East Midlands Airport and M1 J23A/J24 is a rail-connected distribution hub with its own strategic rail-freight interchange, drawing major retail and 3PL occupiers. Closer in, industrial and distribution estates at Colwick, Castle Marina, Blenheim near Bulwell and Beeston - long associated with Boots - carry warehousing, food and manufacturing operators. The airport adds air-freight, and the combination of motorway, rail and air makes Nottingham a genuinely multimodal logistics city, running continuous rigid and articulated flows between the Gateway, city estates and national networks.
That multimodal weight drives strong demand to fill temporary driving jobs. Rail-linked RDCs and retail distribution need Class 1 (C+E) trunking and shuttle drivers; 3PL, food and pallet operators call for Class 2 (C) drivers; and store, fulfilment and urban deliveries suit 7.5t (C1) and multi-drop van drivers. Volumes surge around retail peaks, promotions and holiday absence, when one unfilled cab disrupts a shift at a hub like the East Midlands Gateway. WSUK supplies vetted Nottingham drivers for temporary cover, ongoing contracts and multi-driver mobilisations, with DVLA licence and CPC verification, right-to-work checks, PAYE payroll and tacho and working-time compliance handled up front, scaling crews up or down as demand moves.
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 Golden Triangle base we fill temporary driving jobs across Nottingham - the East Midlands Gateway, Colwick, Castle Marina and Blenheim - supplying Class 1, Class 2, 7.5t and van drivers to rail-linked RDCs, 3PLs and hauliers on the M1 (J24-J26), A52 and A453 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 Nottingham 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 Nottingham. Reply within 2 working hours.