One of my mates did it for a while and it nearly killed him.
Too much running around and in the end not enough money for it.
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| Author: | Stinky Pete [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | change of job |
one of my taxi friends had had enough, he got a contact with parcel delivery firm on self employment basis he started today, they told him before he started he will get on average 70 parcels to deliver in 3 outlying very large villages, on his first day he got 140 parcels at a £1 per parcel, paid, fuel used, very little, took him 7 hours but at some of them no one was in so will have to go back again he says there are ex electricians and ex plumbers doing the job, don't think I would do it but lets see how he goes. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:25 am ] |
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One of my mates did it for a while and it nearly killed him.
Too much running around and in the end not enough money for it.
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| Author: | TDO [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:29 pm ] |
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I would imagine that finding addresses and getting parked would be a bit of a nightmare at times. But at least the parcels won't give you grief or puke up 
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| Author: | kermit2482 [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:20 pm ] |
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TDO wrote: I would imagine that finding addresses and getting parked would be a bit of a nightmare at times.
But at least the parcels won't give you grief or puke up No but they have a habit of going missing though
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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:49 pm ] |
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Quote: No but they have a habit of going missing though
A scurrious accusation about the post office union 
I personally blame the Royal family, it is the Royal Mail afterall, get rid of the royal and get rid of the thieving!
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| Author: | Scott AKA TMTLTH [ Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: change of job |
Stinky Pete wrote: one of my taxi friends had had enough, he got a contact with parcel delivery firm on self employment basis
he started today, they told him before he started he will get on average 70 parcels to deliver in 3 outlying very large villages, on his first day he got 140 parcels at a £1 per parcel, paid, fuel used, very little, took him 7 hours but at some of them no one was in so will have to go back again he says there are ex electricians and ex plumbers doing the job, don't think I would do it but lets see how he goes. a guy who used to drive for me is on the parcel game now hes knocking up 500 per week |
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| Author: | GMB Branch secretary [ Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Change of job |
Well we have members at a very big outfit earning £1500 a week it aint easy but possible some difficulties around holidays,one requirment brains,and no i wont tell non members who they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ORGANISE EDUCATE AGITATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Author: | GBC [ Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Change of job |
GMB Branch secretary wrote: Well we have members at a very big outfit earning £1500 a week it aint easy but possible some difficulties around holidays,one requirment brains,and no i wont tell non members who they are
Don't tell us then. 
I did'nt want a pay cut anyway.
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| Author: | MR T [ Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Change of job |
GMB Branch secretary wrote: Well we have members at a very big outfit earning £1500 a week it aint easy but possible some difficulties around holidays,one requirment brains,and no i wont tell non members who they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ORGANISE EDUCATE AGITATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You seem to have that boxed off
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| Author: | edders23 [ Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:47 pm ] |
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I have a driver who does a bit of taxi driving and a bit of parcel work he gets paid on the mileage and gets around £300 to £400 per day on the parcels BUT he has to be out on the road at 4am and usually gets back about 7pm it is hard work but he now even has a driver doing his parcels work for him some days |
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| Author: | kermit2482 [ Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:53 pm ] |
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edders23 wrote: I have a driver who does a bit of taxi driving and a bit of parcel work he gets paid on the mileage and gets around £300 to £400 per day on the parcels BUT he has to be out on the road at 4am and usually gets back about 7pm it is hard work but he now even has a driver doing his parcels work for him some days
Sounds like a very enterprising man, good on him
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:21 pm ] |
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Quote: one of my taxi friends had had enough, he got a contact with parcel delivery firm on self employment basis
he started today, they told him before he started he will get on average 70 parcels to deliver in 3 outlying very large villages, on his first day he got 140 parcels at a £1 per parcel, paid, fuel used, very little, took him 7 hours but at some of them no one was in so will have to go back again he says there are ex electricians and ex plumbers doing the job, don't think I would do it but lets see how he goes. So he's no longer a taxi driver (or PH driver) then. I had a freind who owned a chicken farm, then edwina curry went on about eggs and salmonella, he not delivers car parts. ffs CC |
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| Author: | Ex_driver [ Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: change of job |
Stinky Pete wrote: one of my taxi friends had had enough, he got a contact with parcel delivery firm on self employment basis
This is something I'm currently looking at in a small way, basically because these jobs seem to be handed down/out and not advertised etc. If I could find such a job, I'd give it a go, because the way the hc/ph looks round our way (your way actually pete I think we know each other) I dont think I want to come back anymore, the jobs paying less for longer hours and all the plate rents are going up faster than inflation*10 |
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| Author: | Stinky Pete [ Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: change of job |
[quote="Ex_driver"][ This is something I'm currently looking at in a small way, basically because these jobs seem to be handed down/out and not advertised etc. If I could find such a job, I'd give it a go, Most parcel firms don't advertise, usually its word of mouth, see this firm, but if you have any parcel firm local they still recruit http://www.city-link.co.uk/aboutusv2/vacancies.php |
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| Author: | Ex_driver [ Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: change of job |
Stinky Pete wrote:
Thanks looked at those, I know 2 of their drivers quite well, but they get odd days with early finishes and then days with hours that go on and on sometimes a 12 hour shift is not enough. Due to my degraded health, I would not be able to take a break as and when needed, thats why HC was ok for me, if I felt unwell I could just go home (sometimes for an hour, sometimes for the rest of the night) and work extra to make up for the shortfall, PH would not want that, and any big firm like city with its timed deliveries would go spare. |
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