Job - Car delivery driver
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Hello all, am at a bit of a loose end at the moment after being made redundant at the end of last month. Applying for jobs etc but its all a bit of a slow process after being in the last job for 11 years. Anyway, thought i'd seek the knowledge of you fine people on here in relation to getting a job as a car delivery driver. Anyone have any experience? Any wisdom that can be shared as to the pros and cons? Even better if contacts could be shared. I see that all the major auction houses have vacancies. i'm only looking to do it as a short term thing to fill the time whilst not sending out CV's or attending interviews, plus help reduce the reliance on the redundancy payment to pay the mortgage etc.
Thanks all
Thanks all
I researched this a while ago after looking for something to do and the general consensus is stay the f
k away.
Everything I'm quoting is researched from the interwebs
All the good and easy runs will be picked by the guys who have been there for years.
If you get sent to a remote area in the middle of nowhere and there is no other driver nearby that's picking up another motor you're on your own.
You get paid to drop off or pick up a motor but not while you haven't got a vehicle , so if you drop off one at 7pm at night in the darkest corner of wales how you going to get home . You apparently don't even get paid for the fare home
But this is all heresy as I have never done it.
Better off delivering for your local takeaway at least you get fed at the end of the night
k away.Everything I'm quoting is researched from the interwebs
All the good and easy runs will be picked by the guys who have been there for years.
If you get sent to a remote area in the middle of nowhere and there is no other driver nearby that's picking up another motor you're on your own.
You get paid to drop off or pick up a motor but not while you haven't got a vehicle , so if you drop off one at 7pm at night in the darkest corner of wales how you going to get home . You apparently don't even get paid for the fare home
But this is all heresy as I have never done it.
Better off delivering for your local takeaway at least you get fed at the end of the night
I knew a few people who did it when we were students, it was a good way to get paid to go some places and drive some different car some of them fairly nice.
They would get paid a basic wage, plus expenses for travel and occasionally over night accommodation.
They very often would keep the money and hitch thier way back and try and stay on people's sofas, but that take a certain type of person, ok when you are a student but not really a great way for a proper grown up to make a living.
They would get paid a basic wage, plus expenses for travel and occasionally over night accommodation.
They very often would keep the money and hitch thier way back and try and stay on people's sofas, but that take a certain type of person, ok when you are a student but not really a great way for a proper grown up to make a living.
I came out of retirement to do it. I've been doing 3 days a week for the last 18 months or so, and really enjoy it. I get to go all over the country, meet some interesting people and drive some some cracking cars. I do 300-400 miles per day, the Scotland trip lads (and lasses) do double that.
Days can sometimes be long but occasionally very short when you things go well. We almost always work in pairs, chasing each other around to deliveries and collections, but once in a blue moon I end up on a (prepaid ticket) train. If it's important to you to be back at home by 6pm every night, this is not the job for you!
Money is crap - just above min wage and additional work hours aren't paid but 'banked' for when work tapers off in winter; this does mean we get paid the same every week, however, even when work is short.
If you are within commuting distance of Banbury, PM me for current vacancies.
Days can sometimes be long but occasionally very short when you things go well. We almost always work in pairs, chasing each other around to deliveries and collections, but once in a blue moon I end up on a (prepaid ticket) train. If it's important to you to be back at home by 6pm every night, this is not the job for you!
Money is crap - just above min wage and additional work hours aren't paid but 'banked' for when work tapers off in winter; this does mean we get paid the same every week, however, even when work is short.
If you are within commuting distance of Banbury, PM me for current vacancies.
A neighbour did it for a while. Most of the payment was per mile so it was OK for a longish run with a good rail service to Birmingham, such as Bristol, but I think he got expenses but his time wasn't paid for the return, so somewhere like Surrey could be a bit of a pain. He was delivering new cars for a leasing company and he found that the new company driver would often give him a lift to the nearest station, but the hours and days were irregular so although he made a living out of it, it was no more than that, and the novelty of driving even new Mercedes up and down the motorway network soon wore off.
littleredrooster said:
I came out of retirement to do it. I've been doing 3 days a week for the last 18 months or so, and really enjoy it. I get to go all over the country, meet some interesting people and drive some some cracking cars. I do 300-400 miles per day, the Scotland trip lads (and lasses) do double that.
Days can sometimes be long but occasionally very short when you things go well. We almost always work in pairs, chasing each other around to deliveries and collections, but once in a blue moon I end up on a (prepaid ticket) train. If it's important to you to be back at home by 6pm every night, this is not the job for you!
Money is crap - just above min wage and additional work hours aren't paid but 'banked' for when work tapers off in winter; this does mean we get paid the same every week, however, even when work is short.
If you are within commuting distance of Banbury, PM me for current vacancies.
Thanks, unfortunatly i'm based in Cheshire, so not really in striking distance. Thanks anywayDays can sometimes be long but occasionally very short when you things go well. We almost always work in pairs, chasing each other around to deliveries and collections, but once in a blue moon I end up on a (prepaid ticket) train. If it's important to you to be back at home by 6pm every night, this is not the job for you!
Money is crap - just above min wage and additional work hours aren't paid but 'banked' for when work tapers off in winter; this does mean we get paid the same every week, however, even when work is short.
If you are within commuting distance of Banbury, PM me for current vacancies.
FordyX72 said:
Thanks for all the pointers and knowledge. I'll continue to keep an eye out, but won't spend too much time looking i think based on some of your points. Don't mind the long days, but the potential hassle involved might not justify the low income.
Thanks again everyone
No worries 'Every day is a school day'Thanks again everyone
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