bazzal

Hi Guys,

I signed up with a courier company today to do courier work for them on a self employed basis, as my current work as an engineer is near on dead and has been for sometime, so to earn some pennies and get out the house i thought it'd be a bit of fun.

Has anyone here done this sort of work, past or present, whats the earning potential?

I guess it comes down to how much work the company give me, but they said they will pay 50p per loaded mile i do for them.

Just want to hear experiences from others in this field, as courier work is new to me.

CheeRS all

Barry

tosh

was thinking of doing this myself, when you say 50 pence per loaded mile is that with your own vehicle and fuel.

LHD220Turbo

iTrader: (4)

50p per mile loaded isnt great to be honest

the guy i know gets 83p a mile loaded; uses a reno van & fuel; but then he is insured correctly etc

BLACKCOS

i do some technical drop offs £7.50 a drop after 30 miles you get 10p each extra mile.but you only get a few a week these days your fuel insurance for transport goods in transport insurance then you have to wait 4-5 weeks for getting paid

rubinsbin

most drivers get 3 points very fast!!!!!!!!!!!-
then its just a matter of time-lol
you need to break the law regarding delivery times,
long hours and faster faster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fuzzy

depends how much work they put your way. id imagine its much like signing onto an employment agency, they promice you the world with lots of work and its often few and far between.
with a van that returns near 50 mpg about 10p of every 50p will go towards fuel.

turbolee

my grandad did it for years but the money was total shit good job my nan had a good job think he made £150 a week

ronf42

iTrader: (2)

I looked at it before, but was put off with no guarantee of regular work, payment for vehicle, fuel, insurance etc. best of luck with it though

you could look here for advice regarding it
http://www.codforum.org.uk/forums/index.php

dreamin

i work for a well known courier company and we have owner drivers in our place who earn £1.50 or summit per drop , dont know the exact figure but us non owner drivers do 90 a day which aint exacty a killer , so earnin potential is pretty good for them , even tho they do have over heads like van maintanence ,fuel etc