Job - Car delivery driver
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surveyor said:
A friend used to work for nkl automotive, now owned by BCA.
Very early starts very late finishes, lots of messing about with public transport to get between jobs. He enjoyed it, but as pin money in his retirement one winter too many finished him off.
I worked for NLK for a short time a couple of years ago.Very early starts very late finishes, lots of messing about with public transport to get between jobs. He enjoyed it, but as pin money in his retirement one winter too many finished him off.
The drivers I worked with were, mostly, very helpful in arranging lifts between jobs. But one driver did try to kill himself and his four passengers - driving a small car (can't remember but I think it was a small Vauxhall) 4 foot behind cars/lorries on the motorway in heavy rain.
The only good thing is that, at the time, they paid by the hour for every hour you were out of base and as they were the most disorganised company I have ever worked for they paid me for a lot of hour drinking coffee and waiting about!
OP as has been mentioned have a walk around your local fast food places and offer your services as a delivery driver. I know someone that did it between jobs and he loved it - some very good tips and free food, but not a lot of actual 'paid' money.
There was a post somewhere on PH from someone wanting to employ a driver who would, IIRC, transport classic race cars to events.
Might be worth a search of some description, based on the in depth and incisive information I've provided
Sorry, I know that's a bit vague. The thread was started in the last month or so.
Might be worth a search of some description, based on the in depth and incisive information I've provided
Sorry, I know that's a bit vague. The thread was started in the last month or so.Good mate of mine does it for LGVs, artics, fire engines from factory to council, dustcarts and the like. Maybe he was just lucky with his employer but he made a decent living. They always used to pay standard rate train fare home, and he used to hitch, so that expenses money was paid tax free. Could be £100+ a trip if returning from Scotland.
Vehicles often were collected with low fuel and he had to deliver full, that could be 1200 litres in an artic. Obviously he had a company fuel card but he was allowed to keep the "Shell/Esso" points. He furnished his whole house on the proceeds, flat screen telly, kitchen stuff, etc.
He eventually went self employed. He works very hard, long hours, hitching in the cold, but for a guy who isn't brilliantly educated and never passed a test in his life apart from driving tests, he's got himself a nice little house, low mortgage, family holidays abroad and a decent life. He's no Roman Abromovic, but he does ok.
Vehicles often were collected with low fuel and he had to deliver full, that could be 1200 litres in an artic. Obviously he had a company fuel card but he was allowed to keep the "Shell/Esso" points. He furnished his whole house on the proceeds, flat screen telly, kitchen stuff, etc.
He eventually went self employed. He works very hard, long hours, hitching in the cold, but for a guy who isn't brilliantly educated and never passed a test in his life apart from driving tests, he's got himself a nice little house, low mortgage, family holidays abroad and a decent life. He's no Roman Abromovic, but he does ok.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Good mate of mine does it for LGVs, artics, fire engines from factory to council, dustcarts and the like. Maybe he was just lucky with his employer but he made a decent living. They always used to pay standard rate train fare home, and he used to hitch, so that expenses money was paid tax free. Could be £100+ a trip if returning from Scotland.
Vehicles often were collected with low fuel and he had to deliver full, that could be 1200 litres in an artic. Obviously he had a company fuel card but he was allowed to keep the "Shell/Esso" points. He furnished his whole house on the proceeds, flat screen telly, kitchen stuff, etc.
He eventually went self employed. He works very hard, long hours, hitching in the cold, but for a guy who isn't brilliantly educated and never passed a test in his life apart from driving tests, he's got himself a nice little house, low mortgage, family holidays abroad and a decent life. He's no Roman Abromovic, but he does ok.
No HGV delivery will "have to" deliver with a full tank of fuel, unless the customer specifically requests it and is happy to billed at an extortionate ppl.Vehicles often were collected with low fuel and he had to deliver full, that could be 1200 litres in an artic. Obviously he had a company fuel card but he was allowed to keep the "Shell/Esso" points. He furnished his whole house on the proceeds, flat screen telly, kitchen stuff, etc.
He eventually went self employed. He works very hard, long hours, hitching in the cold, but for a guy who isn't brilliantly educated and never passed a test in his life apart from driving tests, he's got himself a nice little house, low mortgage, family holidays abroad and a decent life. He's no Roman Abromovic, but he does ok.
All that jazz said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Good mate of mine does it for LGVs, artics, fire engines from factory to council, dustcarts and the like. Maybe he was just lucky with his employer but he made a decent living. They always used to pay standard rate train fare home, and he used to hitch, so that expenses money was paid tax free. Could be £100+ a trip if returning from Scotland.
Vehicles often were collected with low fuel and he had to deliver full, that could be 1200 litres in an artic. Obviously he had a company fuel card but he was allowed to keep the "Shell/Esso" points. He furnished his whole house on the proceeds, flat screen telly, kitchen stuff, etc.
He eventually went self employed. He works very hard, long hours, hitching in the cold, but for a guy who isn't brilliantly educated and never passed a test in his life apart from driving tests, he's got himself a nice little house, low mortgage, family holidays abroad and a decent life. He's no Roman Abromovic, but he does ok.
No HGV delivery will "have to" deliver with a full tank of fuel, unless the customer specifically requests it and is happy to billed at an extortionate ppl.Vehicles often were collected with low fuel and he had to deliver full, that could be 1200 litres in an artic. Obviously he had a company fuel card but he was allowed to keep the "Shell/Esso" points. He furnished his whole house on the proceeds, flat screen telly, kitchen stuff, etc.
He eventually went self employed. He works very hard, long hours, hitching in the cold, but for a guy who isn't brilliantly educated and never passed a test in his life apart from driving tests, he's got himself a nice little house, low mortgage, family holidays abroad and a decent life. He's no Roman Abromovic, but he does ok.
Yesterday. Had been looking around for a casual job for a bit of additional during my quieter times.
Driver for local regional van hire place. Thought, ideal, drive A-B solo get train or return vehicle back, lovely.
Emailed a brief application, got a phone call 2 weels later; can you bring down your licence and start, er, now?
Umm, okay.
£7.50ph self emp. Fair enough I suppose. Anyway, it's convoy driving which means you have to follow and keep up with a more experienced guy in front. And if a 3, another guy behind ('weekest in the middle. OK')
No sat nav or anything, nor even exchange of mobile numbers, no training at all, I'm not even supplied the address of where we are going ffs and it's to another town where I don't know myh way around. So I have to follow this guy, well 2 different ones, both Polish, during the half day I lasted, who ignore speed limits, crash through almost red lights (red by the time I get there, so I stop of course), uses phone whilst driving. Dangerous.
Err, no thanks.
Driver for local regional van hire place. Thought, ideal, drive A-B solo get train or return vehicle back, lovely.
Emailed a brief application, got a phone call 2 weels later; can you bring down your licence and start, er, now?
Umm, okay.
£7.50ph self emp. Fair enough I suppose. Anyway, it's convoy driving which means you have to follow and keep up with a more experienced guy in front. And if a 3, another guy behind ('weekest in the middle. OK')
No sat nav or anything, nor even exchange of mobile numbers, no training at all, I'm not even supplied the address of where we are going ffs and it's to another town where I don't know myh way around. So I have to follow this guy, well 2 different ones, both Polish, during the half day I lasted, who ignore speed limits, crash through almost red lights (red by the time I get there, so I stop of course), uses phone whilst driving. Dangerous.
Err, no thanks.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
All that jazz said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Good mate of mine does it for LGVs, artics, fire engines from factory to council, dustcarts and the like. Maybe he was just lucky with his employer but he made a decent living. They always used to pay standard rate train fare home, and he used to hitch, so that expenses money was paid tax free. Could be £100+ a trip if returning from Scotland.
Vehicles often were collected with low fuel and he had to deliver full, that could be 1200 litres in an artic. Obviously he had a company fuel card but he was allowed to keep the "Shell/Esso" points. He furnished his whole house on the proceeds, flat screen telly, kitchen stuff, etc.
He eventually went self employed. He works very hard, long hours, hitching in the cold, but for a guy who isn't brilliantly educated and never passed a test in his life apart from driving tests, he's got himself a nice little house, low mortgage, family holidays abroad and a decent life. He's no Roman Abromovic, but he does ok.
No HGV delivery will "have to" deliver with a full tank of fuel, unless the customer specifically requests it and is happy to billed at an extortionate ppl.Vehicles often were collected with low fuel and he had to deliver full, that could be 1200 litres in an artic. Obviously he had a company fuel card but he was allowed to keep the "Shell/Esso" points. He furnished his whole house on the proceeds, flat screen telly, kitchen stuff, etc.
He eventually went self employed. He works very hard, long hours, hitching in the cold, but for a guy who isn't brilliantly educated and never passed a test in his life apart from driving tests, he's got himself a nice little house, low mortgage, family holidays abroad and a decent life. He's no Roman Abromovic, but he does ok.
2) Reward points are not offered for Fuel Cards.
Your friend was spinning you a yarn.
MJK 24 said:
1) Commercial vehicles are not delivered with fuel in.
Yes, they are. I frequently deliver (small/med) commercials with delivery instructions which say 'Full Tank on Delivery'MJK 24 said:
2) Reward points are not offered for Fuel Cards.
So, no yarn. S'truth
hamish88 said:
I researched this a while ago after looking for something to do and the general consensus is stay the f
k away.
it;s fine to do the odd day here and there , but as a full time job unless you have C+E and are willing to be a tramper from a bag ... k away.best job i nthe business seems to be 'chase driver' if you can find an operator who works that way ... ( it;s cheaper to fill a 8 seater with agency bods and get them to drive the vehicles for delivery esp if say LWB vans than it is to use a transporter - which would still need to do multiple trips ... ) the chase driver is the guy who drives the 8 seater and looks after the fuel cards and dealing with the clients
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