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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:26 pm 
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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....
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Skull
PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:20 am 
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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

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:23 pm 
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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.....
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GBC
PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 3:10 pm 
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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'.
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sorry, i may have...........................but im not bitter
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