Self employed courier driver forum

Not a living wage really. But if you're from Poland or Brazil and there are eight of you sharing a 3 bed flat the economics are different. Bloody missed out by one year passed in I have category B which it explains is up to 3. Global Stoner said:. You got paid per delivery. I never made much over the basic, but then, i was kinda lazy, but others got around a week. Maintainance costs i reckon took up about a quarter of my income. It was only because my partner at the time was signing on as well that it was worthwhile, otherwise it wouldnt have been.

I took a job as 60 drop a day delivery driver a few years ago thinking it would be nice and easy. I quit after one day, it was an absolute nightmare. Didn't get back to the depot until 8 at night and still had half the parcels left, lol. I would probably do it again if it was just dropping off small parcels at houses. Most of the parcels I was dropping off were big and heavy and at commercial premises. CosmikRoger Well-Known Member. For both the companies I worked for in London you had to rent their vans, late model transits if I recall and they also provided the insurance.

They were both under self employed contracts. I hated it, sitting in traffic all day while you're burning diesel, waiting around for what seemed like hours for the controller to give you the next job.

When there is no work sometimes you got motorbike jobs, letters or really small parcels and you would only get the motorbike rate. I lasted about three months I think before i got on my bike as it were, and they were three of the worst months of a really shitty career so far. If you are set on it, don't go down the self employed van route get a salaried one every time. Pretty much seems to be as I expected, not set on doing it for a living just hate current job and searches so far have not yielded much so just expanding what jobs to look at.

Maggot The Cake of Liberty. Wilson most misunderstood. I deliver colostomy bags. I use a company van although my boss asked me to do an extra day today and use my own car but I had to refuse as I don't have company insurance and he didn't want to hire me a car. It also looks like I may soon be out of a job as we've been taken over by a company who uses couriers to deliver as its more cost effective than having employed drivers.

But I enjoy the job itself. Especially when I'm effectively getting paid to drive around the countryside listening to the radio and stopping when I want to look at sheep. I did contemplate it a little while ago, but really not sure I'm up to the lifting and carrying bit. If you're thinking of going driving, have you thought about buses? I've written something of an essay about it on this here thread I don't know which bit of Lincs you're in - buses are kinda patchy in rural areas.

Stagecoach depots are Lincoln, Newark, Gainsborough, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Skegness will take on people who don't have a PCV bus driver licence and get them through the necessary training, although you probably have to pay them a proportion of your training costs if you quit within 2 years. The smaller operators generally will only take on people who already have a PCV licence.

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Before applying for a courier role for a company or organization, here are what you will need to be qualified for the position Personal vehicle appropriate for the job. Vehicle maintenance and insurance. Essential documents for job applications. Driving qualifications and outstanding initiative.

Respect for clients and good communication skills. The Bottom Line Becoming a self-employed courier driver is a rewarding experience, especially if you enjoy driving around.

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