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Author:  wannabeeahack [ Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:26 pm ]
Post subject:  if you think your having it bad over fuel prices...
consider the plight of the courier world, especially the owner driver...

i used to struggle to get £1 per mile (per loaded) for a 4.2mtr sprinter, althought this required no badge/plate the insurances are almost the same as for taxi work, so a 100 mile job would nett me £100, if there was no backload i was getting £100 for a 200 mile round trip, the van did about 30mpg

payment was an average of 45 days after invoiced, sometimes 60 days

glad i packed it in....
Author:  Skull [ Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: if you think your having it bad over fuel prices...
wannabeeahack wrote:
consider the plight of the courier world, especially the owner driver...

i used to struggle to get £1 per mile (per loaded) for a 4.2mtr sprinter, althought this required no badge/plate the insurances are almost the same as for taxi work, so a 100 mile job would nett me £100, if there was no backload i was getting £100 for a 200 mile round trip, the van did about 30mpg

payment was an average of 45 days after invoiced, sometimes 60 days

glad i packed it in....



1991: £128.00 on the meter for an 8 hour Tuesday night shift - Fuel less than £9.00
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: if you think your having it bad over fuel prices...
Skull wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
consider the plight of the courier world, especially the owner driver...

i used to struggle to get £1 per mile (per loaded) for a 4.2mtr sprinter, althought this required no badge/plate the insurances are almost the same as for taxi work, so a 100 mile job would nett me £100, if there was no backload i was getting £100 for a 200 mile round trip, the van did about 30mpg

payment was an average of 45 days after invoiced, sometimes 60 days

glad i packed it in....



1991: £128.00 on the meter for an 8 hour Tuesday night shift - Fuel less than £9.00


and that was all cash......not 45 days.....
Author:  GBC [ Sat Jun 21, 2008 3:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: if you think your having it bad over fuel prices...
wannabeeahack wrote:
consider the plight of the courier world, especially the owner driver...

i used to struggle to get £1 per mile (per loaded) for a 4.2mtr sprinter, althought this required no badge/plate the insurances are almost the same as for taxi work, so a 100 mile job would nett me £100, if there was no backload i was getting £100 for a 200 mile round trip, the van did about 30mpg

payment was an average of 45 days after invoiced, sometimes 60 days

glad i packed it in....





Have'nt you already posted this elsewhere? :?

I think the whole of TDO is now aware you've 'packed it in'.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Sat Jun 21, 2008 5:48 pm ]
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sorry, i may have...........................but im not bitter
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