Is there much point to signing up a Deliveroo driver?

Daisy_84

mjm3346 said:

mikep22 said:

Daisy_84 said:

mikep22 said:

Daisy_84 said:

I did the training and now I need to get my food driving insurance so I can proceed. It’s £25 to get started. I just wonder if there’s much point. Are people still buying take always despite cost of living?

I don’t eat takeaways myself so I don’t know what the trend is like. I just want to start earning extra cash to boost my chances of remortgaging successfully, hence looking for spare work.

I would happily bet that there are more people ordering deliveries now then pre pandemic (though obvs not as much as during it). Its just so much more convenient AND you can order groceries these days. Of course, living in a big place like MK I might have more available to me then in other places, but thats the choices youve got to weigh up. 

Yes we know that people have been ordering more take always and doing more online stuff than they were pre-pandemic. My question was more around whether they will still be spending with the high energy costs and inflation.

I would imagine those on the breadline probably wouldnt have been ordering in takeaways no matter what, youd think. If they are they cant really complain about being on the breadline. There might be a little reduction, possibly, it depends how much Truss and crew continue to fodge up the country I guess!

People don't have to be on the breadline to cut back, they can be taking steps to make sure they don't end up there

In the UK  1.66m Streaming Video on Demand services cancelled during the second quarter of 2022. This follows 1.51m cancellations in the first quarter of the year.

and closer to home

Deliveroo cuts sales outlook as takeaway demand slumps amid cost crunch

The group is now forecasting annual sales growth of between 4% and 12%, down markedly from the previous 15% to 25% guidance.

My thinking too.

mirko

I live near a McDonalds and there's a steady stream of Deliveroo riders going back and forth all day. There's certainly a market for it.

Whether or not the economy changes so that more people start seeking out Deliveroo work is perhaps a more important question.

welly_59

I do Uber eats and just eat delivery around my main job, mainly Thursday evening and all day Friday and Saturday. Take about £200 so definitely worth doing in my area

M_anonymous

I cleared £26k's worth of debt in 8 months signing up to Just Eat / Deliveroo / Uber Eats. 

Whilst in lockdown my company continued working the whole way through as projects continued but not the normal 9-5, more like 9-12. Then I was able to drive for the rest of the day. It was my choice. I just wanted my issue over and done with. 

So between salary pay and the food delivery it took 8 months to clear that. 

I've continued driving in the evenings just for something to do. 

It very much depends on your area as to how busy you could be. 

I aim for £100 each evening Monday to Friday. It amounts to around 75-80% profit after mileage, insurance, any other expenses (you can include food/drink during working time). 
Then £250 Saturday and Sunday = £1,000 a week, minus costs. But I pay taxes/expenses out of my salary if that makes sense. People get too het up on costs of doing so trying to use it as an excuse NOT to do it. 

If you want the money, you'll do it. If you don't do it, then you clearly don't want the money. I had friends happy I sorted my issue out and thought they could increase their savings and the time required to get the money together for a mortgage etc, but they still haven't signed up. They could have had that deposit ready to go by now if they just got on with it.  

Search for Zego - they are the top up insurance required for hire and reward food delivery and it's pay per hour for working. 

You can pay hourly - monthly - yearly for their insurance. Depends on your circumstances. A few mainstream car insurers are now offering hire and reward insurance but this isn't as flexible and only monthly/yearly I believe. 

Sorry for the long post  -   just do it, give it a try, no harm done if you don't like it. 

Daisy_84

welly_59 said:

I do Uber eats and just eat delivery around my main job, mainly Thursday evening and all day Friday and Saturday. Take about £200 so definitely worth doing in my area

Thank you 😊. I signed up for Deliveroo this week. Unfortunately I’m on a darn waiting list. I’ll sign up to Uber eats and just eat too .

Daisy_84

M_anonymous said:

I cleared £26k's worth of debt in 8 months signing up to Just Eat / Deliveroo / Uber Eats. 

Whilst in lockdown my company continued working the whole way through as projects continued but not the normal 9-5, more like 9-12. Then I was able to drive for the rest of the day. It was my choice. I just wanted my issue over and done with. 

So between salary pay and the food delivery it took 8 months to clear that. 

I've continued driving in the evenings just for something to do. 

It very much depends on your area as to how busy you could be. 

I aim for £100 each evening Monday to Friday. It amounts to around 75-80% profit after mileage, insurance, any other expenses (you can include food/drink during working time). 
Then £250 Saturday and Sunday = £1,000 a week, minus costs. But I pay taxes/expenses out of my salary if that makes sense. People get too het up on costs of doing so trying to use it as an excuse NOT to do it. 

If you want the money, you'll do it. If you don't do it, then you clearly don't want the money. I had friends happy I sorted my issue out and thought they could increase their savings and the time required to get the money together for a mortgage etc, but they still haven't signed up. They could have had that deposit ready to go by now if they just got on with it.  

Search for Zego - they are the top up insurance required for hire and reward food delivery and it's pay per hour for working. 

You can pay hourly - monthly - yearly for their insurance. Depends on your circumstances. A few mainstream car insurers are now offering hire and reward insurance but this isn't as flexible and only monthly/yearly I believe. 

Sorry for the long post  -   just do it, give it a try, no harm done if you don't like it. 

Thank you so much. I get really bored with my time when I’m not working, which I find depressing. I’ve seen Deliveroo and Uber easy drivers taking deliveries whilst I’m working out at the gym and it always crosses my mind that I could be doing what they are doing. They look cheerful and ambitious.

I signed up to Zego last week and I’ve now finished the Deliveroo process. Annoyingly I’m on a waitlist. I’ll sign up to Uber Eats and Just Eat today.

Congratulations on writing off your debt.