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Whatever is on your licence, there is usually work for it around Derby. WSUK places Class 1, Class 2, 7.5t and van drivers at depots near Derby — days, nights and trunking — on weekly PAYE pay with no fee to you.
Driving jobs around Derby run across four licence categories: van (B), 7.5 tonne (C1), Class 2 rigid (C) and Class 1 articulated (C+E). Rates near Derby typically run £12.71—£14.00 an hour for van work, £13.00—£15.00 for 7.5t, £16.00—£20.00 for Class 2 and £18.00—£24.00 for Class 1. Anything over 3.5t needs a Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card. WSUK pays weekly through PAYE and it never costs you anything to apply.
Derby is a powerhouse of advanced manufacturing, home to Rolls-Royce, Alstom's rail works and, with Toyota's plant at nearby Burnaston, a deep automotive supply chain — all generating precise, high-volume inbound and outbound freight. Industrial and distribution activity spreads across Raynesway, Sinfin, Pride Park and the Wyvern area, linked by the A38, A50 and A52 to the M1 (J24/J25) and the wider network. Derby sits within reach of the East Midlands Gateway rail-freight interchange and East Midlands Airport to the south-east, reinforcing the region's role in national and international logistics. Food production, retail distribution and general haulage add to the manufacturing freight, while nearby Nottingham, Burton upon Trent and Leicester extend the logistics footprint. This concentration of engineering, distribution and airfreight-linked activity sustains strong demand for drivers across every licence class.
Derby's manufacturers and distributors run to exacting schedules, and production changeovers, contract peaks, retail seasons and holiday absence regularly leave transport teams short of drivers. WSUK fills temporary driving jobs with Class 1 (C+E) drivers for trunking and inbound supply runs, Class 2 (C) drivers for rigid distribution and line-side deliveries, 7.5-tonne (C1) drivers, and van and multi-drop drivers for local and last-mile rounds across the DE postcodes. Every driver is vetted with DVLA licence checks, CPC verification and right-to-work confirmation, and we manage PAYE payroll with tacho and working-time compliance. From single-shift cover to a full seasonal team, we scale driver supply to match your throughput.
The category on your licence decides the vehicle, but the type of work decides what the day actually looks like. These are the three shapes most driving jobs take.
Point-to-point running between depots, often overnight, usually the same route each shift. Little or no handball, predictable hours, and the bulk of Class 1 agency work.
Ten to eighty drops a shift depending on the vehicle and the round. More physical, more customer contact, and the bulk of van, 7.5t and Class 2 work.
Yard shunting on trade plates, tramping away from home for several nights, and specialist work like ADR, HIAB or container haulage that carries its own premium.
WSUK covers Derby and the DE1–DE24 area, including Raynesway, Sinfin, Pride Park and Wyvern, plus nearby Nottingham, Burton upon Trent and Leicester. We supply temporary HGV and van drivers to manufacturers, RDCs, 3PLs and hauliers along the A38, A50 and A52 corridors, matching driver classes and shift patterns to each operator's routes and delivery windows.
Tell us what you hold and we will only send you work that matches it. If you are partway through upgrading — say from C to C+E — tell us that too, because a lot of operators will take a Class 2 driver now and move them onto Class 1 work when the licence lands.
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 |
|---|---|
| Van / Multi-Drop Driver | £12.71–£14.00 / hr |
| 7.5t (C1) Driver | £13.00–£15.00 / hr |
| Class 2 (C) HGV Driver | £16.00–£20.00 / hr |
| Class 1 (C+E) HGV Driver | £18.00–£24.00 / hr |
| Transport / Traffic Supervisor | £16.00–£20.00 / hr |
Driving work suits people who want the rate their licence is worth, some control over the shifts they take, and to be paid properly through PAYE rather than pushed into a scheme.
We are a logistics operator as well as an agency, so we know what the run actually is before we put you 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 what sits nearby. Areas with big distribution sheds generate trunking and Class 1 work, while towns with retail and wholesale depots generate more multi-drop on 7.5t and Class 2. Around Derby we recruit across all four categories and will tell you what is actually live.
Usually yes. Most of what we place around Derby is day work or night trunking that returns to the same depot, so you are home between shifts. Tramping roles that involve nights out exist too, but we only put you forward for them if you have said you want them.
Category B (a standard car licence) covers vans up to 3.5t. C1 covers 3.5—7.5t. C covers rigids over 3.5t, which the industry calls Class 2. C+E covers articulated and drawbar, which the industry calls Class 1. Anything above 3.5t driven commercially also needs a Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card.
Van and multi-drop work is typically £12.71—£14.00 an hour, 7.5t £13.00—£15.00, Class 2 £16.00—£20.00 and Class 1 £18.00—£24.00. Nights, weekends and bank holidays usually pay more, and ADR or HIAB work carries its own premium.
Yes, for any commercial driving above 3.5 tonnes. You need 35 hours of periodic training every five years to keep it valid. Since the rules split, National Driver CPC covers UK-only driving while International Driver CPC is needed if you drive commercially into Europe.
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Tell us your licence category, CPC status and whether you want days or nights around Derby. We will reply within 2 working hours.