About Us
Driver Hire has been in business for over 35 years and has been franchising its award-winning business model since 1987.
Driver Hire is well known in the industry as the UK’s leading supplier of drivers and logistics staff. Our core business is to supply temporary drivers to customers that have a fleet of vehicles, for example, if one of their current drivers calls in sick or goes on holiday they still have a vehicle that needs to go from A to B. So they call their nearest office and hire a Driver Hire driver.
This means that every day our 100+ strong branch network provides thousands of workers, mainly on temporary assignments, to a wide variety of customers ranging from international hauliers and major retailers to builders merchants, parcel delivery companies and local authorities.
A trusted brand
We are full members of the British Franchise Association and a six-time award winner of the national and prestigious BFA HSBC ‘Franchisor of the Year’ competition. Winning the top gold award in 2019.
Driver Hire Rewards
As a Driver Hire franchisee, you should be able to achieve a net profit of over £130,000 per annum (10k+ per month). Between 2017 and 2021, the average full-year turnover of our franchised offices (single unit) was £1,059,644 and 45% had a turnover of over £1 million.
The Driver Hire franchise package
Our comprehensive support package will equip you with all the tools that you’ll need to succeed in your new venture, including:
- Pre-launch advice: All financial and legal aspects, business planning, finding and fitting out premises and recruiting staff.
- Training: Our 4-6 week Foundation Training course equips you with the basic skills and knowledge to set up and run your franchise.
- Brand management: Our market-leading brand is supported by a wealth of centrally produced marketing and promotional material, regular sales and marketing initiatives and an in-house creative design team to help with your own local campaigns.
- Business tools and systems: Our own industry-leading software enables you to manage your day-to-day activities with maximum efficiency.
- National Sales: Our experienced National Sales team negotiates agreements with key national customers and delivers business directly to you.
- Dedicated Support: An experienced team including your own Area Development Manager and Head Office support provided by a team of over 70 members of staff.
Our Market
Buying your own recruitment business means your investment is part of the private recruitment and staffing industry which is worth £35.7 billion in the UK. The market for temporary drivers is boosted by ever-increasing customer demands for a flexible workforce solution and the massive growth in online retailing which requires more delivery drivers.
As customers continually look to save costs, their ever-increasing demands for a flexible workforce solution means Driver Hire, with our commitment to quality and service, is certainly a franchise worth investing in.
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Driver Hire Case Study: Jordan Tracey
Jordan Tracey, Franchisee of Driver Hire Dundee & Perth, is proving that age is no barrier in franchising. At the age of 23, Jordan has already progressed from Recruitment Consultant to Franchisee to bfa HSBC Franchisee of the Year Finalist – demonstrati...
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Darrin Gibb celebrates 30 year milestone with Driver Hire
20th September 2022Darrin Gibb is the longest serving franchisee in the Driver Hire network and this month, he celebrates his 30th anniversary. Driver Hire itself was still a young business when Darrin came on board, having been established only nine years before Darrin joined f...
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New Franchisees at Lincoln Recruitment Business
4th May 2022Two young local entrepreneurs, Peter Quittenton and Christian Salter, have bought specialist recruitment agency, Driver Hire Lincoln. Peter (24) and Christian (24) already know the business well because they both worked for the previous owner. “Over the last...
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Proud survey confirms Driver Hire is getting it right
28th March 2022Driver Hire is clearly getting it right when it comes to both reliable service and value for money. That’s what its eighth annual ‘Proud Survey’ has revealed. Over 500 customers responded to the survey, and whilst ‘reliable service’ remains the top r...
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Driver Hire – Available Franchises Territories
17th December 2021Driver Hire is one of the UK’s top franchises – an established franchise which offers comprehensive training and dedicated support to each new franchisee. Our list below shows both our current start-up and our established franchise re-sales A start-up fran...
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New Franchisees at Leeds recruitment business
2nd September 2021Husband and wife team, Tim and Fiona Hennah have bought Driver Hire’s Leeds West recruitment office. Before buying their own business, Tim’s career was spent in the travel industry, working for Thomas Cook and, most recently, P&O Ferries. For the latte...
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New franchisees at Peterborough recruitment business
16th August 2021Driver Hire Peterborough, a leading local supplier of staff to the road transport and logistics industry, has new owners; husband and wife team, Brian and Lin Kilroe. They’ve bought the business from long-standing franchisee, Ged Sanderson. Brian and Lin tra...
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Driver Hire in Top 5 for second year running
15th December 2020A great way to round off 2020 – Driver Hire has been listed as one of the UK’s Top 5 franchise businesses in the Elite Franchise Magazine’s 2021 Top 100. The annual EF100 list recognises the brightest franchise businesses and ranks them according to ...
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The award-winning Driver Hire network, welcomes eight new franchisees
26th November 2020October 2020 was capped off with eight new franchisees graduating our first ever virtual Driver Hire foundation course with flying colours. Normally delivered in person at our Bradford head office over a 2-week period, it was a great triumph for the team at Dr...
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Driver Hire Franchise Team Celebrate Sales Success
13th January 2020The recruitment team at Driver Hire’s Stoke franchise are league leaders. As a result, Driver Hire Stoke franchisee, Paul Crossley, recently collected Driver Hire’s National Sales Day winners’ award for recruiting the most new clients and new drivers dur...
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Manager Buys Specialist Recruitment Franchise
2nd January 2020Sarah Parker likes working for Driver Hire Wakefield, the leading transport and logistics recruitment company. “I love working for Driver Hire and have wanted to buy the business for some time,” says Sarah. “I know how to run it; I know how successful it...
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Driver Hire Welcomes New South Manchester Franchisee
17th December 2019Mike Williams has purchased the Manchester South franchise of leading recruitment franchise Driver Hire. Before deciding to become his own boss, over the past 20 years Mike has had an interesting and varied career. He joined the RAF straight from school; back ...
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Cathedral City Recruiters Complete Franchise Renewals
2nd December 2019Driver Hire franchisees in Guildford and Lincoln have both renewed their agreements with Driver Hire – the leading transport and logistics recruitment franchise. Over the past five years Sarah Matthews and her Lincoln team have increased turnover by 16%. The...
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Recruitment Franchise Supports Campaign for Safer Streets
18th November 2019Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics recruitment franchise, is supporting Road Safety Week (November 18th – 24th). All its 100 offices nationwide are being encouraged to share the message on cutting deaths and injuries on UK roads, making them ...
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Driver Hire Website Wins Award
7th November 2019Driver Hire – the leading transport & logistics recruitment franchise – has won ‘Best Website’ in the 2019 Franchise Marketing Awards. The new website was launched in May 2018 following its ground-up redevelopment. Driver Hire franchisees were full...
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New Owner at Driver Hire’s Hereford & Worcester Franchise
4th November 2019Driver Hire, the UK’s leading recruitment franchise, has added a new franchisee to its nationwide network – Andrew Partridge. Several things attracted Andrew to the business, not least the impressive support network provided by the parent company. “Drive...
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New Appointments at Driver Hire’s Training and Risk Management Team
18th October 2019Driver Hire franchisees offer their clients much more than a sector-leading transport and logistics recruitment service. An important part of the Driver Hire business model is a range of added-value services including Driver Certificate of Professional Compete...
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Driver Hire Making Moves in the Midlands
9th September 2019Driver Hire, the 2019 bfa HSBC ‘Franchisor of the Year’, recently completed the re-sales of three well established recruitment franchises in the Midlands. Paul Crossley is the new owner of Driver Hire Stoke. Before opting to buy his Driver Hire franchise, ...
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Driver Hire Business Partners Renew Franchise Agreement
28th August 2019Robert Leek and Ian Leadbeater, owners of Driver Hire Sheffield, have completed the renewal of their franchise agreement with Driver Hire for a further five years. Robert and Ian initially bought the business in 2009. Prior to that they both worked at Driver H...
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Crewe Recruitment Company Celebrates National Success
16th August 2019When it comes to sales calls, the recruitment team at Driver Hire’s Crewe franchise are leaders. And we’re not just talking locally; this is on a national scale. They recently collected Driver Hire’s National Sales & Recruitment winners’ award for ...
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Top Franchise Award for Driver Hire
9th July 2019Driver Hire Nationwide has been named the UK’s top franchise at the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards 2019, held in Birmingham at the end of June. Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics franchise, collected Gold in the Franchisor of the Year category. Th...
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Driver Hire Renewals Come in Threes
20th May 2019Three Driver Hire franchisees – in Brighton, Cardiff and Gatwick – have recently completed renewal agreements securing further five year business partnerships with the leading transport and logistics recruitment specialists. Franchising for over 30 years, ...
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Driver Hire’s Capital Performance
2nd May 2019Driver Hire, the leading specialist transport and logistics recruitment franchise, has been enjoying a successful spring in London, completing two franchise re-sales and one greenfield territory covering South West London. Sisters, Sandy and Sindy Sohal are th...
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Driver Hire Franchisee in Line for National Award
21st March 2019Ed Pockney, franchisee at leading transport & logistics recruiter, Driver Hire Uxbridge, is in line for a national award. He’s one of the finalists in the 2019 bfa HSBC Franchise Awards, in the ‘Business Transformation’ category. His nomination is we...
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Scott and Stephen Join Driver Hire’s Network
1st March 2019Leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, welcomed two new franchisees to its nationwide network during February: Scott MacGregor and Stephen Hobbs. Scott has purchased Driver Hire’s Leeds East business. Before opting to buy his Driver Hire franchise, Scot...
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Driver Hire Gets the ‘Knowhow’
30th January 2019Driver Hire’s National Accounts’ team has finalised a national agreement with Team Knowhow, the expert services division of Dixons Carphone plc, which includes Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse. The agreement enables individual Driver Hire franchisees...
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York Conference Celebrates Franchisees’ Success
17th January 2019Driver Hire’s 2019 annual conference was a perfect opportunity to mark the achievements of its top performing and long-standing franchisees. Leading the way was Diane Maxwell who, along with her brother Danny, is joint-owner of Driver Hire’s Belfast office...
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Recruitment Franchise Celebrates Top Ten Listing
20th December 2018Driver Hire is celebrating its listing in the UK’s top ten franchises. It’s come in at number 9 in the hot off the press 2019 Elite Franchise Top 100 list, Britain’s definitive franchise league table. The Top 100 list celebrates the most dynamic, innovat...
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Driver Hire Announces New Manchester Franchisee
7th December 2018Mahomed Imtayas has bought Driver Hire’s Manchester South franchise from long-standing owner, Mike Moores. Mahomed has an interesting CV. He was born in Malawi and has a background in accountancy. He moved to the UK in 1976 before returning to Malawi in 1996...
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‘Pedalling’: The Road Safety Week Message
21st November 2018Driver Hire, the leading transport and logistics recruitment franchise, is supporting Road Safety Week (November 19th – 25th). All of its 100 offices nationwide are being encouraged to share the message on cutting the number of deaths and injuries on UK road...
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New franchisee at Driver Hire Chelmsford
9th October 2018New owner at leading Chelmsford recruitment business. Pascal Giraud has bought Driver Hire’s Chelmsford recruitment business from long-standing owner, David Quinn. The UK’s largest specialist supplier with a nationwide network of franchised offices, Driver...
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Driver Hire franchisees support World Mental Health Day
9th October 2018Our franchisees are supporting World Mental Health Day (October 10th) by promoting mental health education and awareness to drivers and operators. Group support staff Ed Morley (IT Systems tester) Izabela Zukowska (HR Resourcing Executive) promote Driver Hire...
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Franchisees Ensure Driver Hire Delivers Record Results
6th April 2018Driver Hire’s annual customer satisfaction survey shows that, over the past four years, on average, 90% of its customers rated service as good or excellent. Driver Hire franchisees have plenty to celebrate right now. The transport & logistics recruitment...
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Newcastle Conference Celebrates Franchisees’ Success
22nd February 2018Driver Hire’s 2018 annual conference was a perfect opportunity to mark the achievements of its top performing and long-standing franchisees. Leading the way was David Quinn, owner of Driver Hire’s Chelmsford office, crowned ‘Franchisee of the Year’. Ot...
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Driver Hire Franchisee ‘Highly Commended’ at National Awards
3rd January 2018Richard Bradshaw, franchisee at Driver Hire Guildford, was a ‘Highly commended’ finalist in the ‘Franchisee of the Year’ category at the 2017 ‘Startups’ awards. The results were announced shortly before Christmas. Established in 2004, the UK’s nu...
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Driver Hire Launches Road Safety Week Campaign
20th November 2017This week (November 20th -26th) is Road Safety Week and leading franchisor Driver Hire is encouraging all its franchisees to give it their full support. “Road deaths in the UK are at the highest level for five years,” says Justine Turner, Driver Hire’s R...
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Driver Hire Franchisee Enjoys Business ‘Startups’ Success
6th November 2017Richard Bradshaw, franchisee of Driver Hire’s Guildford office, is in line for a national award. He’s one of the finalists in the 2017 ‘Startups’ awards. Organised by ‘Startups.co.uk’, the UK’s number one service for starting a business, the awar...
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Driver Hire Franchise Celebrates First Birthday with National Success
24th October 2017When it comes to sales calls, the recruitment team at Driver Hire’s Croydon franchise are leaders. And we’re not just talking locally, this is on a national scale. They recently collected Driver Hire’s National Sales Day winners’ award for booking the ...
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Driver Hire Franchisee Wins London Business Award
6th October 2017Manjit Singh, owner of Driver Hire’s Enfield office, has added his name to an ever-growing list of Driver Hire franchisees to win a local business award. He’s just been crowned ‘Best Franchisee’ at the inaugural London Asian Business Awards. The awards...
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Leading Franchisor, Driver Hire, Announces Joint Venture Franchises
18th September 2017During the summer, Driver Hire, the leading transport and logistics recruitment franchise, announced the completion of three joint venture franchises in Liverpool, Doncaster and at its Maidstone & Medway office. They are following in the footsteps of a num...
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New Owner at Driver Hire’s Carlisle Franchise
8th September 2017The Carlisle office of leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, has a new owner – Marc Harrison. Previously, Marc was a member of Driver Hire’s Head Office franchise support team. “I joined Driver Hire four years ago and absolutely love the business,...
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Driver Hire in the Medals at bfa Awards
4th July 2017Driver Hire is in the medals again. The leading recruitment franchise collected silver in the 2017 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year awards, organised by the British Franchise Association. The award judges were impressed by Driver Hire’s passion and commitment...
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New Owner at Driver Hire’s Derby Franchise
23rd June 2017The Derby office of leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, has a new owner – Kathy Wylie. Before buying Driver Hire Derby, Kathy worked in property development and, prior to that, retail banking. Driver Hire specialises in the supply of staff to the roa...
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Driver Hire Franchisee is National Finalist
2nd June 2017Donald McClymont, owner of Driver Hire Ayrshire & Dumfries, is into the final round of the British Franchise Association (BFA) HSBC ‘Franchisee of the Year’ awards, nominated in the ‘Customer Focus’ category. Donald initially bought the business as...
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Driver Hire celebrates thirty years in franchising
15th May 2017Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics recruitment business, is celebrating a special anniversary. It’s thirty years since Driver Hire sold its first franchise – in Newcastle. Since then, its network has grown to 100 offices across the UK. “I...
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Driver Hire named one of the UK’s best places to work
9th May 2017Driver Hire, the specialist transport and logistics recruiter and leading franchisor, has been named as one of the best workplaces in the UK. It was ranked 51st in the ‘Medium Business’ category of the Great Place to Work® annual list of the best workplac...
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Driver Hire completes another record year
24th April 2017It’s been another outstanding year for Driver Hire franchisees. Nearly half of them are celebrating annual turnover in excess of £1m. That’s translated into another record year – its fourth in succession – for the leading specialist transport & lo...
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Driver Hire conference celebrates success
27th February 2017There’s another record trading year in the offing at leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire. And that was reflected in the celebrations at this year’s annual conference, where the outstanding, award-winning individual performances of a quarter of its f...
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Christmas cheer as Driver Hire franchisees set £11.5m record
18th January 2017Driver Hire’s franchisees are celebrating an outstanding December. Christmas 2016 sales across its nationwide network of specialist recruitment offices proved to be an all-time record, topping out at £11.5m, a 9% increase on same time last year. December...
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"Becoming a Driver Hire franchisee has absolutely changed our lives! I’ve gained all the benefits of being self-employed: the opportunity to run and grow our business, the freedom it can bring and the ability to make decisions for ourselves. It’s certainly ..." Read More...
John Griffiths (Driver Hire Taunton franchisee )
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"I just love the business. I could see the potential and the idea of making it mine was an exciting one. I still feel the same. The big difference I’ve noticed is that, as your own boss, you really cherish success." Read More...
Diane Maxwell (Belfast)
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"Operating at the £1m turnover mark, naturally I’m looking to grow the business even further to maximise its future sale price. The business has changed my life and my family life considerably compared to being employed. The business affords a good lifestyle..." Read More...
Gary Riches (Driver Hire Colchester franchisee )
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"Whilst the financial side is key, I just enjoy running a Driver Hire franchise. We’ve taken people who were unemployed on to our books and found them full-time jobs. That’s an amazing feeling. I love hearing a client say to me: “He’s perfect for the jo..." Read More...
Ed Pockney (Franchisee at Driver Hire Uxbridge)
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"I cannot recommend and thank Driver Hire enough for providing me with such an opportunity for a dream career and lifestyle. The support during the process, advise as well as guidance throughout my years with Driver Hire has been a key element to a great workin..." Read More...
Nic Chaviaris (Driver Hire Gatwick franchisee )
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