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emmy05

wackyjacobeany wrote: »

Hi, please can someone tell me if they had to change there car insurance to cover business use. and what sort of premium does it add?

thanks.

i asked her about this, but apparently i dont have to let my insurance know, as im covered on their insurance when working

Mics_chick

emmy05 wrote: »

i asked her about this, but apparently i dont have to let my insurance know, as im covered on their insurance when working

This rings alarm bells in my head - has she offered to show you any sort of information about this insurance cover coz I would ask if it were me asap...

SouthernSoftie

emmy05 wrote: »

i asked her about this, but apparently i dont have to let my insurance know, as im covered on their insurance when working

Agree with Mics_chick, I would always tell my insurance company as anything you don't which later crops up could invalidate your insurance. I wouldn't just take their word for it.

royzee28

Anyone else interested in delivery type jobs may want to try TNT on the following link. I applied online for Thomson Directory deliveries and got a call within 30 minutes from the area manager. http://www.tntpost.co.uk/Jobs/Delivery_Jobs.html

emmy05

thanks royzee, ive applied for that now x

courier1

Saab wrote: »

Hi, sorry I took so long

Parcelnet is ok, basically I do three days a week, but I have two other women that do the other three days between them. It's a split round, and although Parcelnet didn't really like this sort of going on to begin with, more and more rounds are being split now. It makes it easier, and more child friendly, as well as being able to cover for each other.

Most rounds are six days a week. The parcels are delivered to you from the main depots, there's quite a few of those around the country, so depending on how far you are from the depot will determine what time you get your parcels. The earliest 'drop' is about 6am, the latest 10.30 am.

My parcels arrive about 9 - 9.30 am. Most rounds are no more than an average of 55 - 60 parcels a day, although the run up to Christmas can be a lot more. You will also get 'bulk' catalogues to deliver from all the main catalogue companies too, and you are given a time frame in which to do this.

You get a mainfest with the parcels listed, and when they should be delivered. You get a couple of 'before 1.00pms' and a few 'after 1.00pms'. Other than that, as long as they go out on the designated day, that's fine.

You will get full training from your manager, and support too. All I can say is, give it a good month before you despair and chuck it in. It took me that long to go to each customer at least once. When you know where you are going, most of it is repeat business, so you soon get to recognise the customer from the printed address.

I spend about an hour sorting the parcels and organising a delivery list, this makes it much easier because I stick the list on my dashboard with masking tape and cross off the parcels as I do them, this way I know exactly where I am going, and don't double back on mysef. I tend to do as many as I can before 1.00 pm, come home have a bite and a cuppa and then do the rest.

I get paid per parcel, this can be a different price depending on your round, 'rural' rounds get a higher price because of fuel consumption. You have to pay your own fuel (another reason for being well organised).

You get paid a set price for returns.

You only have to store returns overnight, and you shouldn't have to store parcels, unless you choose to carry any over to the following day. All in all, they don't take up a lot of room to be honest.

The pay is quite good, and the faster you get the better it gets obviously. I can now do an average of 20 - 22 parcels/pick ups an hour. At 65p a parcel and 45p a return, I can earn 13/14 pounds an hour.(this doesn't include the hour taken in sorting, just delivering). Obviously some days it will be less, depending on how many you get, and where the delivery points are, but you can make about £100-£130 a week, less about £10-£15 petrol, for three days, obviously more if you do all six.

I start when the parcels arrive, and usualy finish about 2.30 pm. If you are still out there and need to do a school pick up, you can, and then either carry on or do the rest later.

It's the best job I've had (and I've had a variety:rotfl: ). You are basically your own boss, and work on your own initiative. The training is good, and the support is good too.

The pay is monthly, by bacs, never late.

If you can get onto a split round, it's great as there is always someone else to share things with. Making yoursef available for sickness/holiday cover to begin with is a good way of getting in on a round, also offering to do the catalogue distribution is a good way too.

DHL have been advertising, and I think they are delivering to mainly small businesses, and it's Monday to Friday, with no Saturdays, but don't quote me on that.

I hope that helps, if you need anymore info, pm me.

Saab xx

Yes indeed,i too am a courier for Parcelnet,they are a good company to work for (some would say otherwise) ,i ve worked for them for 4 years and the rounds have grown in that time,the problem is because its a good job the rounds dont come up very often,when they do its probaly because a couriers area has got to big and they have split it,thats the down side they dont want you to have too many parcels,i know a couple of couriers who this has happened too.
As said we deliver for Next,but i am telling you dont mess up your Next deliveries or your straight up the road trust me.
I also work for DHL express who are now looking for local couriers,they will pay you for a min of 25 parcels even if you only deliver 3,so at 65p a parcel for them you get paid for nothing,no doubt this time next year there parcels will have gone up to over 25 anyway.
Forget TNT ,Forget Redcats they are ours and do yoursels a favour forget HDLN,we just lost empire to them as littlewoods/kays have just bought them out,catologe delivering for them cause the cant be bothered with that and once you deliver their catologes they get all ££££ for the parcels,so more fool you.
Good luck too you all.

kaylouise

Resurrecting an old thread here, but i've just come across it, and think that delivering is a good extra way to earn cash.
I'm working full-time right now, and my fiance is unemployed, has been for a year, and cash is so tight its horrible. Is this something you can do on a part-time basis, maybe just evenings or weekends? I'm the only one who can drive, and even if he could, we've only got one car and i can't get to my fulltime job without it. He could be sorting parcels, and help deliver while i drive by doing the running.
Any ideas which is the best of either parcelnet or HDNL (DHL don't have anything an northeast england says their job search).
Or should i give up and look at something else?
Thanks

emmy05

parcelnet seems to be the one to go for, all you can do is give it a go, good luck

melvis

Artofdookie wrote: »

Brother in law applied for HDN catalogue delivery via their site and he got a callback on Friday. He has to deliver 1000 catalogues by next Saturday, they will bring them to his house on Monday and he will be paid £525 cash. He will be offered this 4 times a year and looking at his route will only take him two days

My OH has just applied online ... fingers crossed. We really need some money soon :rolleyes:

kaylouise

Thanks, we have just applied for parcelnet, and HDNL to be on the safe side, although we might not get either becuase of the midweek/car problem.
Hopefully we'll get something though, we really need the money now! Fingers crossed all the way.