How to Become a Pingo Driver in South Africa

Overview

Pingo is the Shoprite group's last-mile delivery business. It does all Checkers Sixty60 deliveries, and it recruits and contracts the drivers.

Sixty60 is not the only work. Pingo says it also delivers for selected Checkers, Checkers Hyper, Checkers LiquorShop, Shoprite, Shoprite LiquorShop, Petshop Science, Outdoor, Medirite Plus and Checkers LittleMe stores.

Pingo says it is always looking for driver partners across the whole of South Africa. That means applications are open nationally. It does not mean there is work in your area, or that activation is quick. Pingo names no cities.

Requirements

Notes on the requirements

Pingo supplies a branded load box and a branded uniform. Both carry the client's branding, not Pingo's.

Pingo says it provides drivers with insurance covering accidents, theft, personal injury, third-party liability and death, and that the detail comes during onboarding. It calls the cover “cost-effective and comprehensive”, and cost-effective suggests there is a cost. Ask for the policy limits, the exclusions, and whether a premium comes off your pay, before you accept work.

Documents

Tick these off as you collect them

Application process

Use Pingo's official online application. Get these ready first:

• A valid driving licence.
• A South African ID card or document, a South African work permit, or what Pingo calls an asylum visa.
• A working Android phone with roaming data. Huawei is not compatible.
• A working, roadworthy vehicle or motorcycle, unless you qualify for a Pingo motorbike rental.
• A Grade 12 certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification.

You must also be able to speak to customers clearly and professionally in English. Successful applicants complete an induction on the delivery app and on representing Pingo and its client brands.

Vehicles

Foreign documents

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Can foreign nationals apply?

Pingo lists a South African work permit, or what it calls an asylum visa, among its accepted documents. It does not name a foreign passport or a refugee status document.

That is Pingo's onboarding list. Your right to work depends on your own status, document and endorsements. DriverZA cannot decide that for you.

What if I do not have a vehicle?

Pingo rents motorbikes to qualifying drivers. It does not list a price or the full rules.

Read the wording carefully. Pingo says the driver must service the bike at regular intervals, and that Pingo will contribute an agreed amount per month while the bike is under the rental agreement. A contribution towards a cost is not the same as being paid.

Pingo's home page calls these rent-to-own options. Its driver page calls them rented options. Rent-to-own means you end up owning the bike; renting means you do not. Pingo does not explain which applies, so ask.

Pingo does say drivers get access to a regional network of service centres for servicing and parts. Get the monthly amount, what the contribution covers, insurance, damage and theft liability, and the cancellation terms in writing before you sign.

Pingo also says drivers who do not own a phone can buy one from Pingo. Ask what that costs and how it is repaid.

Driver earnings

Pingo lists no rand amount. It says drivers earn a “highly competitive” rate per delivery, earn extra for additional drive-outs or longer distances, and may get tips. It says delivery payments and tips are processed weekly.

“Highly competitive” is advertising, not a figure. We could not verify the rate per delivery, how much work is available in any area, the hours, or what you keep after fuel, data, servicing and any rental.

Before you sign, ask for the rate per delivery, roughly how many deliveries a shift, and what is deducted. Then work out the fuel yourself.

Questions people ask

Sources

• Become a Pingo driver partner Company page Pingo. Read on 6 September 2026 . Pingo's driver-partner requirements, equipment, insurance, earnings, payment schedule, motorbike rental and induction. Says Pingo is “always looking for driver partners across the whole of South Africa” and lists no city list.
• Pingo driver partner application form Company page Pingo. Read on 6 September 2026 . The official application form. Headed “Apply to drive for Sixty60” and says all Sixty60 orders are delivered by Pingo.
• Pingo, Shoprite Holdings Company page Shoprite Holdings. Read on 6 September 2026 . The group page for Pingo, the Shoprite business behind Sixty60 deliveries.
• Pingo: the on-demand delivery network of choice Company page Pingo. Read on 6 September 2026 . Says Pingo is a wholly owned Shoprite Group subsidiary, bought out in full in 2024, and delivers for selected Checkers, Checkers Hyper, Checkers LiquorShop, Shoprite, Shoprite LiquorShop, Petshop Science, Outdoor, Medirite Plus and Checkers LittleMe. Describes “rent-to-own motorbike options”, which the driver page calls “rented motorbike options”, and says drivers can buy a mobile device from Pingo if they do not own one.