Author Archives: cci
Working In Pairs
If you run your own business as a courier driver then you will be aware how important it can sometimes be to deliver the parcels as quickly as possible. Not only are you providing a good service to your customers … Continue reading
Cost Of Car Insurance Rises
Courier drivers will be far from happy to read about the rise of car insurance premiums in the first quarter of this year according to the Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index. Whilst just because such premiums have gone up it … Continue reading
Are You Covered If You Leave The Van Unattended With Keys In The Ignition?
It is tempting for a courier to leave the keys in the ignition whilst he or she makes a delivery. After all, the sooner a parcel is delivered the quicker you are able to get back in your van and … Continue reading
Tipping Delivery Drivers
If you are a takeaway delivery driver then you will no doubt often receive a tip from the person who has placed the food order. Such tips can make quite a difference to the income you make undertaking such a … Continue reading
Ways Of Driving Economically
If you are a courier driver, probably one of your major business expenses will be the cost of putting fuel in your vehicle. Unfortunately, prices at the fuel pumps have been rising in recent weeks with the situation between Russia … Continue reading
Can You Be A Part Time Courier Driver?
With rising petrol prices and increasing household fuel costs as well as mortgage repayments going up a lot of people may be struggling financially and looking for ways to supplement their earned or self employed income. Did you know that … Continue reading
Be Careful Where You Leave Parcels
In recent months, there have been quite a few news articles on the Internet referring to where some courier drivers have been leaving parcels when there has been nobody in at the address they are delivering to. Whilst a delivery … Continue reading
Don’t Forget To Review The Cost Of Your Courier Insurance
There are probably an awful lot of drivers running their own courier service, when receiving their courier insurance renewal notice, merely pop the paperwork in a drawer or delete the email and pay no attention to checking if their premium … Continue reading
Be Careful Where You Park When Delivering
As a courier driver you will be regularly parking up your vehicle for a few minutes whilst dropping off a parcel at a residential or business premises. You should take great care in deciding where to park making sure that … Continue reading
Can You Afford To Be Selective About Where You Deliver?
If you are a self-employed courier driver you will almost certainly be involved in making deliveries to various properties – both residential and business. These properties will no doubt be located both in built up areas and in the countryside … Continue reading
