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Fro
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9th Oct 08 at 08:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Does anyone do/have any information on being a freelance courier? Been thinking about doing it to make some money over the winter but want to know if its worth it?

Cheers guys.
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9th Oct 08 at 08:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You have to use your own car with someone like home delivery network. I concidered it over the summer, but it seemed more effort than it was worth.
Fro
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Yeah was intending to use my own car. Planning to take the Golf off road at end of november for a while. So will buy comething cheap and economical with tax and MOT. and was thinking i might aswell get the most out of the runabout and try and make some money.
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9th Oct 08 at 08:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah, that sounds a plan

Have a look on the HDN website matey
Fro
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Will do, Thanks Dave.
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Anytime big guy
myke
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I think Chris Albarns does this maybe?
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doesn't mobby do this off here?

think he advertised deliveries at £23 a time or something.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
doesn't mobby do this off here?

think he advertised deliveries at £23 a time or something.

cant afford to atm, my paypal account is restricted and i cant afford to fork out up front while the money sits in my account.
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Fro, I work for a courier company & it's very hard to make any margin these days - so I would say working on your own would be harder unless you can offer dirt cheap rates.

e.g We have a carrier in our area offering local drops anywhere locally in West Midlands for £2.50 a drop
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I just mean doing work for the companies and them paying you for it sort of thing. But if its not going to earn even a lil wedge then seems alot of hassle and ill have to think of something else
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
I just mean doing work for the companies and them paying you for it sort of thing. But if its not going to earn even a lil wedge then seems alot of hassle and ill have to think of something else

Someone near me does this for DHL. Uses his own Toyota Yaris - no idea how much he gets paid though

 
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