Delivering for Next /M&S/ Other Courier Stuff

supaleeds

Hi Guys,

Recently had a large chunk of salary taken away and need to supplement my income.

Does anyone know how to get into delivering for Next or other home delivery schemes?

Looked on appropriate websites and couldn't find out much at all.

Car driver, over 21, etc... West Yorkshire area.

Thanks in advance to anyone able to help.

supaleeds

Anyone??

clairibel

hiya Supaleeds, not sure about next and m&s, but i used to deliver for DHL and think they advertise on gumtree, thats how i applied. You can get very busy with them thats why i had to jack because had another part time job as well and DHL was too busy for me, but it wasn't too bad, done worse lol 65p a parcel no returns, which isn't as bad as some, my old catalogue courier used to get 25p. It is self employed basis though...there's a thread on here about it as well.

But i'm now working for arise from 15 hours a week customer service from home and theres a thread on here too, a lot do it to supplement income.

touch*my*food*feel*myfork

next is through parcelnet - you would also be delivering for many other companys eg lakeland, several catalogues, boden, book company etc - these all come under the parcelnet delivery system

just check it out and appears to have changed name - http://www.hermes-europe.co.uk/recruitment.html

M&S use hdnl for there deliveries which is https://www.hdnl.co.uk/hdnl/

hope this is of some help

schneckster

If you want courier work then you need to see if they give you the van. If they do, work out whether or not the price per delivery is worth it.

For example, if they pay you 65p per delivery, then you need 100 deliveries just to make £65 for the day... before tax and NI. Bear in mind that experienced multidrop couriers frequently only manage 60 to 80 drops/collections and that's on regular rounds they've worked for a while.
If they want you to supply the van, etc., then this £65 becomes a damn sight less after costs.

Me, I had my own van and worked for whoever wanted a courier. I didn't do much multidrop (too tiring, too demanding, and too little money in it. It's also a van killer!) but on the rare occassion I did, I always got a day rate of £120... they were usually desperate for help when they agreed that! LOL

I worked as a sameday courier getting paid 65p per mile (small van) for a sub contract rate to other couriers. It cost me about £6k to set up and about £1500 in insurance every year. The right attitude from you and the right financial conditions generally could see you make £20k+ after tax. But be prepared for long hours and plenty of grief for that.

I enjoyed it, but the market was droppig with people handing business over to next day companies leaving us sameday drivers at a loss. It's not a business for the faint hearted and it isn't cheap to get into so do your research thoroughly if you're thinking along these lines.

Good luck,

Schneckster

DaisyClaire

I deliver for Hermes (formally Parcelnet - they have re-branded, and Hermes is what they are called in Europe)

I deliver Next, Grattan, Freemans, Look Again, Lakeland, Daxon, Laredoute to name a few - there is sometimes a waiting list for postions though.

supaleeds

Many thanks to you all for your responses....

f1re_cr4cker

DaisyClaire wrote: »

I deliver for Hermes (formally Parcelnet - they have re-branded, and Hermes is what they are called in Europe)

I deliver Next, Grattan, Freemans, Look Again, Lakeland, Daxon, Laredoute to name a few - there is sometimes a waiting list for postions though.

what is the pay like?

pennies_from_heaven_2

Hi Supaleeds

Did you know that the ambulance service in your area look for drivers to transport patients to appointmenets in hospitals?

just a thought might be an idea to contact them i think its through the personnel department good luck
:A

couriercompare

With all the companies mentioned, you will require your own vehicle if working casual. A small van or estate car will do.