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The State Of Our Roads In England
As a courier driver you probably spend most of your day and sometimes the evening as well driving around roads in the area that you cover in your van dropping off dozens of parcels at both residential and business premises. … Continue reading
Royal Mail Strikes Expected To Disrupt Services
If you are a courier driver then you may well be aware that Royal Mail is the largest deliverer of parcels here in the UK. So, it will not come as a surprise to you to read that the planned … Continue reading
Cost Of Insuring A Car Goes Up
Courier drivers using their own vehicle to deliver parcels have numerous business expenses such as paying for diesel or petrol, servicing the van and of course insuring it. They will also, like the rest of us, have to deal with … Continue reading
Some Beer Delivery Drivers To Strike
Apparently, the union called Unite has announced that some delivery drivers in the UK who deliver beer will be striking soon over pay. One thousand GXO drivers are involved. The workforce was offered an annual rise of 5% but this … Continue reading
Domino’s Looking To Recruit More Delivery Drivers
If you are say either an existing courier driver who is running his or her own business or you are employed and looking for a second income to help you out financially during the difficult financial climate in the UK … Continue reading
Co-op and Uber Eats Partnership
Some large supermarkets have been entering into partnerships with the likes of Uber Eats and Deliveroo so that customers can order some shopping via a Uber Eats or Deliveroo app and arrange delivery very quickly i.e. within say 30 minutes. … Continue reading
Takeaway Delivery Driver Work
If you are a self-employed courier driver and you are a little short of work then you might like to consider seeing if you can pick up some extra work delivering takeaways to supplement your income. In the current financial … Continue reading
Driving In Hot Weather
In the last few weeks here in the UK we have seen temperatures reach extremely high levels. It is being forecast by some that, due to global warming, we are likely to see such temperatures more frequently. So, what can … Continue reading
Are You Paying More For Your Courier Insurance?
If you run your own courier service business then you will probably be faced with increased business expenditure such as having to pay more for your petrol or diesel at a time that you could well do without. It is … Continue reading
Some Retailers Charging For Return Of Items
Courier drivers may find it of interest to read that a number of retailers are charging customers who have purchased items online a fee for returning them. Apparently, a number of retailers are charging between £1.95 to £2.50 when a … Continue reading
