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Class 2 work around Bedworth 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 Bedworth 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 Bedworth 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.
Bedworth's logistics footprint clusters around Bayton Road Industrial Estate, Bermuda Park and the Prologis Park distribution sheds straddling the Bedworth–Nuneaton boundary, all feeding the M6 at Junction 3 and the A444 toward Coventry. The town sits inside the West Midlands' slice of the Golden Triangle, within an hour's drive of the major RDCs at DIRFT, Magna Park and Hams Hall, so manufacturers, third-party logistics operators and parcel carriers here handle both local multi-drop rounds and trunking legs to national hubs. Nearby Nuneaton adds further warehousing and the Holland & Barrett distribution operation, while Coventry and Hinckley draw in automotive and general haulage traffic. This concentration of estates, RDC feeder routes and last-mile depots means driver demand rarely stays flat for long.
Peaks around retail seasons, contract wins and holiday absence leave Bedworth transport managers short of drivers exactly when order books are fullest. WSUK fills those temporary driving jobs with Class 1 (C+E) and Class 2 (C) HGV drivers for trunking and store deliveries, 7.5-tonne (C1) drivers for lighter distribution, and van and multi-drop drivers for parcel and last-mile work. Every driver is vetted with DVLA licence checks, CPC verification and right-to-work confirmation before their first shift, and we run PAYE payroll plus tacho and working-time monitoring so compliance stays with us. Whether you need one driver for a day or a squad for a seasonal surge, we scale the supply up and down to match your volumes.
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.
WSUK covers Bedworth and the surrounding CV12 area, including Bayton Road, Bermuda Park and the Prologis Park sheds, plus nearby Nuneaton, Coventry and Hinckley. We supply temporary HGV and van drivers to warehouses, hauliers and parcel depots across the M6 J3 corridor, matching driver classes and shift patterns to each operator's routes and delivery windows.
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 Bedworth 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 Bedworth. Reply within 2 working hours.