Anyone here do/done it?

One of my mates does it and reckons its a doddle and pulls in about £450 a week (before tax I should add), but i've just rang an agency for his place and they reckon it's bloody hard graft (not my scene now i'm used to retirement ) and until I get experienced i'd probably be working nearly 10 hours a day trying to finish my deliveries!!

I could use a few extra beer tokens for when I go on holiday in 3 weeks (after which i'll have a proper job anyway) and I always though van driving looked like a fun job in the summer

 

Dan does it he takes home some goood £££££

i went for a job @ TNT its shite long hours but they said £300-400 a week take home is about the norm!

 

The other down side was a 7am start at the latest, and today is the only time i've seen the morning so far this week I think

 

see i dont mind that!

but tnt offered me 1pm starts! whihc means u aint done til like gone 10!

fook that on a friday night!

 

Based on experience of people i know, once you have had a bit of practice you can make quite good money if you drive like a fucking twat.

 

i have a part time multi drop job, for a bakery.
i do 20hours a week and come home with £190

 

Chip, thats no problem now i'm used to driving a BMW!

The other thing is I have my TomTom sat nav I can plug in anywhere to give me one up on the other paupers and their maps

 

craig todd, that sounds more like it! One of my mates offered me a full time job with that as the take home

 

Phil my brother in law does this for a livin and loves it he makes big big money over 50k a year any way. But he is in the yard for half 5 and sometimes dont get back till 7 at night (that`s only sometimes) 5-6 days a week. He found it hard to start with but knows he route like the back of his hand now go for it matey it will only get better he is self employed to buissness post.

hope this helps Andy

 

i have worked as a multi drop driver and its fookin hard work - more stressful than my current office job - IMO.

But money is good (especially if ya cash in hand ) but the hours are fookin long.

 

no fooking shit, working in a office answering the phone and posting on passionford

cant think why theres less hassle

ive gone for multidrop BUT im now going for another job that i like better, moneys not gonna be as good but i get a discount on all me cossie bits

 

My new job i get discouint on optimax!

 

tis wank

 

lewis ya working in a petrol station now

 

yup!

fookin big 1 though!

they kinda supply the southwest!

Tranport routing!

so basically i will b routing a container full of optimax to my house!

 

 

I think being self employed is the way to make proper money, as most employed drivers are on shite money.

 

I'm only after a couple of weeks easy money so I don't have to dip into the savings for my holidays, not like a career in van driving or anything!

Just thought that the van driving sounded more interesting than the other temp offers i've had so far this week (and better paid!)

 

I work for UPS, earn about £24k a year. I love it and wouldnt change it for anything

I do 100+ drops a day and it is very hard work constantly chasing deadlines but it keeps you motivated and you get to be out and about all day. Now its not too bad with regards to hours as the Working Time Directive means you can only do in the region of 9 hrs a day by law although understanding the details of it require a degree in english

 

i do it and its fookin shite, loads of coffin dodging bastards on the road doin 40mph
in a 60 in there nissan micras

ive done 2000 miles this week, not that many drops a day but spread all over the place.

plus my boss is a titend

 

try tellin that to my boss, i did 630 mile and 15.5 hours on monday

 

well im doing multi drop on monday just cause of this post

but ots deliverign car parts to dealers again, sooo easy

 

I do multi drop but on hgv 2 and its an absolute cunt of a job

BUT

I would'nt do anything else

Downsides are

Transport managers
pensioner drivers
bmw's
ridiculous fcukin deadlines

Good points

Loads of fanny in the summer
moneys good
Loads of fanny in the summer
pretty much your own boss
Loads of fanny in the summer
erm thats about it except
Loads of fanny in the summer


simon

 

I did multi drop for 2 years delivering office supplies, it was ok, good company and a good boss etc.

I was covering another drivers route and delivered to City Link where they offered me a job on double what i was already getting

 

i work for dhl its easy and get paid ok i am happy to pot about with 30 drops per day ! and i take my new van home each night saves me money on fuel and insurance plus i can always do the odd cash in hand van removel job at weekends but of course i would never do that !!