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Class 2 work around Great Dunmow 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 Great Dunmow 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 Great Dunmow 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.
Great Dunmow is a historic market town of around 10,600 people, roughly midway between Bishop's Stortford and Braintree and five miles east of Stansted Airport. The dual-carriageway A120 bypasses the town to the south, and much of its employment land sits between the town and that road, including the Chelmsford Road Industrial Estate, Hoblongs Industrial Estate, Flitch Industrial Estate and Oak Industrial Estate, with a further estate off Ongar Road. Units range from small workshops to mid-sized warehouses used for distribution, building supplies, engineering and vehicle services. The town lost its railway station in 1952, so goods move by road, and the nearest stations are at Braintree and Bishop's Stortford. Surrounding villages such as Felsted, Barnston and the Canfields supply much of the local workforce.
Demand in Great Dunmow tracks local building and construction activity through spring and summer, plus distribution peaks before Christmas, with the A120 making the town a practical alternative when airport-side space is tight. Sickness, holidays, contract ramp-ups and peak seasons all outpace a fixed driver roster. WSUK fills temporary driving jobs with Class 1 (C+E) drivers for trunking and container work, Class 2 (C) drivers for rigid distribution, 7.5-tonne (C1) drivers, and van and multi-drop drivers. Every driver clears DVLA licence checks, CPC verification and right-to-work before starting, and we run PAYE payroll with tacho and working-time compliance built in.
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 supplies temporary HGV and van drivers across Great Dunmow and Uttlesford, for operators around Chelmsford Road Industrial Estate, Hoblongs and the Flitch Industrial Estate and drivers based in Felsted, Takeley, Braintree and Thaxted. We match driver classes and shift patterns to each operator's routes, delivery windows and compliance needs.
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 Great Dunmow 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 Great Dunmow. Reply within 2 working hours.