Class 1 or Class 2 HGV Driver Valeter
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 19 March 2026
LOCATION
Bristol
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
SALARY
£38,500 / year
CATEGORY
Transportation
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion
SKILLS
HGV Driving
Class 1 Licence
Class 2 Licence
CPC
Communication Skills
Vehicle Valeting
Physical Fitness
Hand-writing
FULL DESCRIPTION
Class 1 or Class 2 HGV Driver Valeter
Bristol, Avonmouth
Salary: Circa £35,500 to £38,500 per annum
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday to Friday (30 mins unpaid break)
Hours worked above 40 are paid at time & a half & hours worked before 07:00 are at double time.
Why should you apply for this position – because this is an HGV Driving job with a difference!
- No RDC’s to visit
- Regular day-time shifts with set start & finish times
- Annual pay rises
- Annual profit-share bonuses after qualifying period.
- Regular overtime offered at time and a half & DOUBLE-TIME rates!
- Excellent working conditions
- Approachable, professional management team
- Job stability – This is a cash-rich company that has been in operating for over 65 years and are industry leaders!
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Death in Service Pay-out (Life Insurance) Annual Salary X 2 (after 12 months qualifying period)
- Contributory Pension at 3% – effective immediately upon commencement of your employment
Who would suit this position?
- Someone with a Class 2 or Class 1 Licence and a full CPC (New Passes welcome!)
- Someone who enjoys a working week with variety (not just being sat down all day, every day!)
- Someone with excellent communication skills whom is happy to build relationships with new & regular customers
- Someone who takes pride in the presentation of their vehicle and is physically fit, able and willing to valet the trucks prior to them going on hire (15% of your working week will be performing these duties, the rest will be driving Nationwide)
- Someone who has legible hand-writing
Duties include:
- Delivering HGVs and Cranes; driving to customers’ depots/businesses or home addresses (you will be followed through by someone in a car to return you to the depot or very occasionally catch the train if the location is central. No trade plating involved!
- The role therefore requires someone who is in good health and is physically able to climb in and out of the trucks/vans with ease.
- Filling out ‘check sheets’ when you drop-off and pick-up a vehicle to report any existing/new damages
CLASS 2 Licence Holders – hourly rates breakdown:
40 hours x £13.38 = £532.20 x 52 weeks = £27,830.40
7.5 hours x £20.07 = £1150.53 x 52 weeks = £7,827.30
TOTAL Average Earnings Per Annum = £35,657.70
CLASS 1 Licence Holders – hourly rates breakdown:
40 hours x £14.45 = £578.00 x 52 weeks = £30,056.00
7.5 hours x £21.68 = £162.60 x 52 weeks = £8,455.20
TOTAL Average Earnings Per Annum = £38,511.20
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