Driver

Northgate Vehicle Hire; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus up to £1,416 pa OTE

26 days holiday (plus rising with time

Lif e assurance 2x salary

Well-being services (GP, mental health

Gym memberships available

Pension & share scheme

Benefits App with discounts

Job summary

Northgate Vehicle Hire is seeking a Driver at our Slough location. The role involves delivering and collecting vehicles, ensuring customer service excellence, and maintaining the highest vehicle standards.

A full UK or EU driving licence is required, and no prior experience is necessary beyond a can-do attitude. The position offers a permanent contract with guaranteed hours, a competitive salary, and access to extensive staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Must have a full UK or EU driving licence.
• No previous experience required to join as Driver.
• Able to deliver excellent customer service while on the road and on-site.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and collect vehicles to customers’ doors.
• Carry out vehicle handovers with customers and ensure vehicles meet standards.
• Perform vehicle valeting as required before handover to customers.
• Support branch operations and maintain a positive customer experience.

Skills

Full UK/EU driving licence

Customer service

Can-do attitude

Job description

We are excited you have visited our Careers page. We are seeking talented individuals that are excellent in their field of expertise and are posed with all potential and skills necessary to help us meet future business challenges.

Position not right for you?
Share it with someone you know.

Driver

Reference: AUG20260288

Expiry date: 2026-09-25 11:53:00.000

Location: Slough

Benefits: A superb range of Exclusive, Colleague only Benefits and Discounts

Salary: £29,194 pa + bonus up to £1,416 pa OTE
Weekly Hours: 42.5 hours / week

As the UK’s leading vehicle rental specialists, we make a commitment to keep our customers mobile, that’s what we do.
As a Driver, you take our award-winning service directly to our customers’ door and bring to life the Northgate experience. You don’t necessarily need any previous experience to join our team as a Driver, just a ‘can-do’ attitude and the confidence to deliver a great service with a smile (plus, a full UK or EU driving licence too!).
Life as a Driver with Northgate Vehicle Hire
A day in the life of a Driver is fast-paced and physical - most of your day you’re behind the wheel, delivering and collecting vehicles for your customers, as well as valeting the vehicle you’re delivering to ensure it meets our exacting standards. As a Driver, you play an integral role in enabling us to consistently provide the first-class experience customers’ demand, and, when you need support, there’s a great team back at branch ready to help.
We understand that you have a life and responsibilities outside of work, so helping you find the right balance between the two is important to us - with a permanent contract and guaranteed hours, as a Driver we offer a long-term, stable role, which can also be a great opportunity to progress your career.
As a Driver with Northgate Vehicle Hire, we offer:
Of course, a great basic salary, but there’s much more available for you at Northgate Vehicle Hire than just that. Some of our most popular benefits include (but aren’t limited to) …

• A fantastic quarterly bonus scheme (up to £1,416 pa OTE)
• Start with 24 days, increasing to 26 days with service , plus the flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 extra days each year . Of course, you’ll have public holidays too and an extra day off to celebrate your birthday !
• free life assurance (2x your salary)
• well-being services (incl. 24/7 GP service, mental health support and physiotherapy + Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan & Travel Insurance)
• discounted, flexible Gym memberships
• exclusive colleague-only vehicle-leasing schemes
• our pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme
• Our Benefits App offering unlimited access to a huge range of retailer discounts and cashback deals (incl. Tesco, Asda, Currys, B&Q & Wickes to name just a few)
• Stream App for all our colleagues - a Financial Wellbeing app that gives you more control over your pay. Not only does it let you choose when to get paid it also lets you put money aside each month and in addition you can get discounts on your shopping, check what benefits you're eligible for and can even put you in touch with a financial coach!

With over 60 branches nationwide, Northgate Vehicle Hire are the UK’s go-to provider of light commercial vehicle rental solutions, partnering with some of the country’s most well-known organisations. We have gained a reputation for being at the forefront of the LCV sector and for helping our customers when they need us most.

We’re also part of something bigger - ZIGUP, a leading provider of integrated mobility solutions, supporting customers across the UK, Ireland, and Spain. We are proud to have been awarded a King’s Award for Enterprise in 2025, recognised for our commitment to promoting opportunity and supporting social mobility. Unlock your potential in an industry-leading business, surrounded by inspiring individuals and leaders, fuelled by the opportunity to thrive in your career.

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where everyone can thrive. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, identities, and abilities. If you need adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, just let us know. We’re here to support you.

We are agile. We are experts. We are imaginative. We are reliable.