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Van driving is the quickest way into paid driving work: a standard car licence is enough, no Driver CPC is needed under 3.5 tonnes, and most rounds are daytime. WSUK places van drivers on weekly PAYE pay — employed, not self-employed, and never a fee to you.
Van driver jobs cover goods vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes, which a standard category B car licence already allows you to drive — no Driver CPC and no tachograph card are required below that weight. The work is mostly multi-drop: parcel rounds, trade counter deliveries, and store or business-to-business runs, usually returning to the same depot. WSUK places van drivers across the UK at £12.71—£14.00 an hour, paid weekly through PAYE rather than as self-employment, and it never costs you anything to apply.
WSUK operates from the Midlands Golden Triangle, framed by the M1, M6, M42 and A14 and home to mega distribution parks and rail-freight interchanges including DIRFT, Magna Park, East Midlands Gateway and Prologis Park Ryton. National retailers, parcel carriers and 3PLs run round-the-clock trunking, multi-drop and store-delivery operations from these sites, with driving demand that swings sharply through the year.
That is why employers need to fill temporary driving jobs at short notice — peak retail, contract wins, sickness and holidays. WSUK supplies Class 1, Class 2 and 7.5t HGV drivers plus van and multi-drop drivers, scaling teams up and down and managing vetting, DVLA licence and CPC checks, right-to-work, PAYE payroll and tachograph and working-time compliance.
Van work varies far more than the job title suggests. The difference between a 60-drop parcel round and a 12-drop trade run is an entire working day.
High-volume residential and business delivery, often 50—120 stops a day on a fixed round, scanning at each drop. Fast-paced and measured.
Fewer, larger drops to businesses, merchants and branches. More load handling per stop but far fewer stops, and generally calmer days.
Replenishment runs to small stores and concessions, often with cages or totes, on a booked window. Regular routes and regular faces.
From our Golden Triangle base we fill temporary driving jobs for employers UK-wide, reaching the major logistics parks — DIRFT, Magna Park, East Midlands Gateway, Fradley Park, i54 and Brackmills — via the M1, M6, M42, M69 and A14. From one shift to an ongoing run, we match vetted, licence-checked drivers to your vehicles and routes.
A full category B licence is the core requirement. Most operators want it held for at least 12 months and cap penalty points — six is a common limit — because the restriction comes from their insurer rather than from them. You will usually need a DVLA check code so the licence can be verified, and many rounds involve lifting, so expect some physical work. No Driver CPC or tachograph card is needed while you stay under 3.5 tonnes.
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 |
| Parcel Courier (fixed round) | £12.71–£14.00 / hr |
| Trade Counter / B2B Van | £12.71–£14.00 / hr |
| Van Driver (nights) | £13.25–£14.75 / hr |
| Van Driver & Mate (2-person) | £12.71–£14.25 / hr |
Van driving suits people who want to start quickly on the licence they already have, and who would rather be paid PAYE than pushed into self-employment.
A lot of van work in the UK is offered as self-employment with the costs pushed onto the driver. Ours is not.
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.
A full category B car licence covers goods vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes, which includes almost all delivery vans. No Driver CPC and no tachograph card are required below that weight. Most operators additionally want the licence held for around 12 months and limit penalty points.
A lot of van work in the UK is offered that way, but ours is not. WSUK pays van drivers weekly through PAYE with holiday pay accrued, so you are not absorbing the costs, the tax admin or the risk that comes with self-employment.
It depends entirely on the round. Parcel and courier work commonly runs 50—120 stops a day, while trade counter and business-to-business runs are often 10—25 with more handling at each. We will tell you the realistic figure before you accept.
Typically £12.71—£14.00 an hour, with night rounds at £13.25—£14.75. Every rate we advertise is at or above the National Living Wage. Overtime and weekend work usually pay a premium.
Usually, within limits set by the operator's insurer rather than by us — six points is a common ceiling and some will go further. Specific offences are treated more seriously than speeding. Tell us upfront and send a DVLA check code, and we will only put you forward where it clears.
Beyond our Golden Triangle base, WSUK supplies temporary HGV and van drivers to employers at the UK's major regional logistics hubs. Choose a region, then an area for local information.
Greater Manchester is the North West's main logistics hub, where the M60, M62 and M56 meet the Manchester Ship Canal, rail freight terminals at Trafford Park and Port Salford, and Manchester Airport's cargo operation.
Bristol and Severnside combine two deep-sea docks, the M4/M5 crossroads and one of the largest concentrations of big-box warehousing in the South West, from Avonmouth and Portbury to the aerospace cluster around Filton.
Stretching from London Stansted and the M11 along the A120 and A12 corridors to the ferry port at Harwich, this part of Essex and east Hertfordshire links air freight, sea freight and busy industrial estates.
Medway and north Kent line the Thames and Medway estuaries between the M25 and the Swale, combining working ports at Sheerness, Thamesport and Tilbury with M2, A2 and A249 industrial estates serving London and the South East.
The south bank of the Humber combines the UK's busiest port complex by tonnage at Grimsby and Immingham with refineries, Freeport land, food processing and steel, all tied together by the M180 and A180.
We serve employers across the UK's Golden Triangle and beyond. Choose your area for local information.
A car licence is enough to start. Tell us where you are and we will match you to rounds near you, within 2 working hours.