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Class 2 work around Solihull 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 Solihull 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 Solihull 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.
Solihull is one of the West Midlands' strongest logistics and manufacturing addresses, wrapped around the M42 between Junctions 4 and 6. Jaguar Land Rover's Lode Lane plant builds Range Rover here, pulling in a dense automotive supply chain of just-in-time component deliveries. Birmingham Airport sits on the doorstep with its air-freight operations, while the Birmingham Business Park, Blythe Valley Park and the Cranmore and Kingfisher estates house distribution, engineering and headquarters functions. The NEC and its constant events traffic add further movement. Bordered by Birmingham, Coventry and Warwick and served by fast M42, A45 and M6 links, Solihull generates continuous demand for HGV trunking, time-critical component runs and van multi-drop across its B90-B93 postcodes.
Just-in-time automotive and air-freight work leaves no slack, so an unfilled cab can idle a production line or miss a flight cut-off. WSUK fills temporary driving jobs across every class - C+E Class 1, C Class 2, 7.5-tonne C1 and van/multi-drop - with drivers who can start immediately. Each is vetted through DVLA licence and Driver CPC checks, right-to-work verification and reference screening before their first shift. We handle PAYE payroll and manage tachograph and working-time compliance, so the regulatory load stays with us, not your transport office. When model changeovers, air-freight peaks or absence shift your requirements, we scale driver numbers to suit - a single cover shift or a full team through a busy run.
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 JLR Lode Lane to Blythe Valley Park and Birmingham Business Park, Solihull employers turn to WSUK when a component run or airport delivery needs a driver and the rota is tight. We know the M42 J4-6 routes, the just-in-time automotive rhythm and the air-freight deadlines that shape local demand - so our temporary drivers arrive ready to perform.
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 Solihull 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 Solihull. Reply within 2 working hours.