The Americans seem to pay by mile so effectively only when they sre driving, but virtually all in this country are paid by the hour (only know of one thst pays per mile) A few are slso on salary but you need to calculate those carefully to see if it’s worthwhile.
£10 for class 2 is actually not bad for many general jobs and there are plenty of class 1 paying that around East Midlands for example. I’m on nights, class 1 with dangerous goods (ADR) and don’t get a heck of a lot more.
Be wary of jobs advertising a lot more. There are of course jobs paying £14 hour, but they are often specialised or include night out money for being out 4 nights a week.
Also be careful of jobs that are LTD rates. They aren’t paying your tax, holidays etc so its not as good as it looks.
I’ve been in more dangerous industries where £10 hour is normal too, so driving isn’t unique in that respect.