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Whatever is on your licence, there is usually work for it around Tamworth. WSUK places Class 1, Class 2, 7.5t and van drivers at depots near Tamworth — days, nights and trunking — on weekly PAYE pay with no fee to you.
Driving jobs around Tamworth run across four licence categories: van (B), 7.5 tonne (C1), Class 2 rigid (C) and Class 1 articulated (C+E). Rates near Tamworth 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.
Tamworth is a heavyweight distribution town built on the M42 at Junction 10, where the A5 Watling Street crosses. Its centrepiece is Birch Coppice Business Park at Dordon - the West Midlands' largest rail-served development, home to Ocado, UPS and Euro Car Parts, with an on-site intermodal freight terminal (BIFT) connecting to the national rail network. Relay Park and the Tame Valley and Amington industrial estates add further warehousing, retail-distribution and manufacturing capacity. Positioned between Lichfield, Cannock, Atherstone and Nuneaton, and within easy reach of the M6, M6 Toll and M42, Tamworth sits inside the Golden Triangle's northern edge. That combination of rail intermodal and motorway access keeps HGV trunking, 7.5-tonne and van multi-drop drivers in constant demand across the B77-B79 postcodes.
Rail-served distribution and big retail fulfilment run on strict slot times, so one missing driver at Birch Coppice can cascade into missed loads. WSUK fills temporary driving jobs across the full range - C+E Class 1 artics, Class 2 rigids, 7.5-tonne and van/multi-drop - with drivers available at short notice. Before any shift we complete DVLA licence and Driver CPC checks, right-to-work verification and reference screening. PAYE payroll and tachograph and working-time compliance are handled by us, keeping the admin off your transport desk. As intermodal flows, e-commerce peaks and holiday absence move your demand, we scale driver supply up and back down, so you're covered at the peak without carrying surplus in between.
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.
At Birch Coppice, Relay Park and the Tame Valley estates, Tamworth employers rely on WSUK when a rail-linked trunk run or fulfilment round loses its driver. We know the M42 J10 and A5 routes, the intermodal shift patterns and the retail-distribution volumes that drive B77-B79 demand - so the temporary drivers we send arrive ready to work.
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 Tamworth we recruit across all four categories and will tell you what is actually live.
Usually yes. Most of what we place around Tamworth 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 Tamworth. We will reply within 2 working hours.