Parcel Delivery

redbluetwo

Have a reliable car and time - anyone know any websites that you can pick up delivery jobs etc.

agent_orange_2

You could try dhl, they run, what's called, their Home delivery service. I have been doing this for a couple of months. Bear in mind, you use your own vehicle and fuel and you are basically self-employed. If you want to know the ins and outs, let me know.

frod_2

Have been delivering for parcelnet now for 5 months, but am finishing in a couple of weeks, just not worth it. You get 50p a parcel delivered,and if the customer gives you a return you get 50p. You have to collect scheduled returns also, but if their not in you have gone out of your way for nothing because they won't pay you for that.You collect the parcels yourself by 8 in the morning,and your on your way.To my knowledge, although i may be wrong there has been no increase in approx 12 years on the price of a parcel, so with the price of petrol for me it's not worth the trouble.

agent_orange_2

Polly, you seem to have elected not to take personal messages, so I have been unable to sent you a message. Hopefully you'll get to see this.

Hi, I tried to send a message earlier, I don't know what happened to it - I'll have another go.

I originally saw an advert for the job in a local freebie newspaper. I phoned up the number but they never got back to me. Then a couple of months ago, I had a parcel delivered by dhl and I mentioned it to the courier. He gave me the number of the guy in the local dhl office and I went from there.
The job is monday - friday. DHL deliver parcels to me, normally between 9 - 10am. These parcels are in my local area, mostly within 3 miles radius of my post code.

You are guaranteed payment for 25 parcels a day, (over 10 working day period.) As yet, I have never had more than 25 in one day or over 250 in the 10 days. In fact I would say I average about 15 a day. Somedays I have had as few as 7, but as I say you still get paid for 25 parcels/
You are paid 65pence a parcel, with the guarantee that equates to about £81 a week. They pay your money directly into your bank account fortnightly.

Bear in mind, you have to use your own vehicle, fuel and you've got wear and tear to take into consideration. I would say I average about 75 miles a week.
Depending on your own personal tax situation, you may or maynot have to pay tax. But you will have to register as self employed/self assessment.

It takes me about 1 to 2 hours a day.

Good points = pretty easy work
deliver anytime before 8pm same day

99% of deliveries require a signature, if the intended recipient is not in, you are permitted to get a neighbour to sign. It's always best if you can find someone to take the parcel as you are not paid anything extra for re-deliveries.

Hopefully some of this info is helpful, let me know if you need anything else.

best of luck

adamo_3

I started with DHL this week as a home courier. Its been a bit of a nightmate so far, but to be expected in the first few weeks getting familiar with the area. Can anyone advise who does this in a part-time capacity and on a self-employed basis what insurance to take out? I do the deliveries in my car, will insurance for business use suffice? For goods, public liability? I'm not sure it'll be worth continuing if I have to pay for all these. Any advice would be appreciated.

agent_orange_2

adamo wrote: »

I started with DHL this week as a home courier. Its been a bit of a nightmate so far, but to be expected in the first few weeks getting familiar with the area. Can anyone advise who does this in a part-time capacity and on a self-employed basis what insurance to take out? I do the deliveries in my car, will insurance for business use suffice? For goods, public liability? I'm not sure it'll be worth continuing if I have to pay for all these. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi adamo, As stated in an earlier post, I'm a dhl home courier. I just informed my insurance company I would be doing some business miles . I wasn't asked to pay anymore. I agree, if you have to start paying for additional insurance cover and you're a tax payer like myself, it would hardly make it worth while.


The first few week are the worse, getting use to receipting parcels and finding your way about. I basically split my parcels up into about 5 areas, place them in the car so you not sorting through all the parcels. Check all locations i'm not sure about on google map and mark down order of deliveries on the manifest.
Before long, you'll have it down to a T.
This week I've been covering another drivers round and hitting upto 40 parcels.
This does take quite a bit of my day.

Good luck

adamo_3

Thanks Agent Orange some sound advice there! Sounds like your enjoy it On the insurance front, do you think that level of coverage will be okay? I've seen people on various message boards suggest everything from goods in trasit, to public liability to courier insurance. Courier insurance would just be ridiculous price wise and defeat the purpose of doing it, I'm not so sure about the other two...Basically, do you think business will suffice? They did mention something about it at the training session, but I can't remember what exactly they said, regarding insurance. Thanks again for your help.

agent_orange_2

Adamo, got to be honest, I haven't really gone into it too deeply. Maybe I should look into it.

nikkihawkins84

I work for an insurance company and can tell you that you need to get courier insurance.
If you have a claim and your insurance company find out that you're working as a courier they will void your insurance. Even if you had an accident when youre not working. So you either need to hope you dont have an accident whilst working or you wanna hope your insurance company dont find out about it.

robredz

nikkihawkins84 wrote: »

I work for an insurance company and can tell you that you need to get courier insurance.
If you have a claim and your insurance company find out that you're working as a courier they will void your insurance. Even if you had an accident when youre not working. So you either need to hope you dont have an accident whilst working or you wanna hope your insurance company dont find out about it.

Courier insurance isn't cheap and the firms expect to be covering vans rather than cars with the parcels visible through the windows.

agent_orange_2

robredz wrote: »

Courier insurance isn't cheap and the firms expect to be covering vans rather than cars with the parcels visible through the windows.

Would it be viable, you earn £80 a week, less tax, less petrol and wear and tear on the car? Can't imagine many home couriers have taken out courier insurance.