Car delivery/collection driver pay?
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The guy that delivered my Discovery from Stoke on Trent to Sussex said he got a flat £100 but had to pay for fuel (if the car needed it) and his return rail fair.
TheAA say its a 3 1/2 hour drive and 190 miles.
If when he collected the car it was 'empty' it'd cost him £50 in fuel plus his rail fair!
As it happened he was going on to collect another car from Kent (which i assume would be another £100) to take back, but if he hadn't i can't see how he'd even break even.
TheAA say its a 3 1/2 hour drive and 190 miles.
If when he collected the car it was 'empty' it'd cost him £50 in fuel plus his rail fair!
As it happened he was going on to collect another car from Kent (which i assume would be another £100) to take back, but if he hadn't i can't see how he'd even break even.
burriana said:
Just a quick question please.
Does anyone know an approximate average rate of pay for a driver who trots up and down the country delivering or collecting cars?
Would it be per day / per job / per hour / per mile? And what about fuel, do you just claim back what you put in?
It is just an option I am looking at to keep me from going loopy whilst looking for work and would like any guidance before (if) any opportunity comes up
Thanks.
As someone who used to be a plater for several companies, I can tell you it's a sDoes anyone know an approximate average rate of pay for a driver who trots up and down the country delivering or collecting cars?
Would it be per day / per job / per hour / per mile? And what about fuel, do you just claim back what you put in?
It is just an option I am looking at to keep me from going loopy whilst looking for work and would like any guidance before (if) any opportunity comes up
Thanks.
t job and the money works out at less than NMW. You'd earn more money by signing on.Some old discussion here about it - http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
If this is about trade plating then BEWARE
Qite a few companies only pay for the time when the vehicle is being driven so all the rest of the time is unpaid
Imagine taking a car from near your home to a destination 200 miles away which takes 4 hours and then having to make your own way back home which takes 6 hours - thats a total of 10 hours and only 4 gets paid which is likely to work out at much less than minimum wage
Qite a few companies only pay for the time when the vehicle is being driven so all the rest of the time is unpaid
Imagine taking a car from near your home to a destination 200 miles away which takes 4 hours and then having to make your own way back home which takes 6 hours - thats a total of 10 hours and only 4 gets paid which is likely to work out at much less than minimum wage
I think you'll find getting the right person for the job is far more important than what you pay. Hence why many dealerships use semi retired people who are happy to potter about as at a leisurely pace & not damage the cars.
If you start by paying a pittance & don't cover expenses then you won't be keeping people for very long.
Pay a retainer + hourly or daily rate + supply an expenses card, retired people are often flexible as you will find is needed in that type of business.
If you start by paying a pittance & don't cover expenses then you won't be keeping people for very long.
Pay a retainer + hourly or daily rate + supply an expenses card, retired people are often flexible as you will find is needed in that type of business.
When I left college I spent 4 years working as a collection/delivery driver for a few dealerships.
This involved collection/ return of customers cars for service, swapping cars between local dealers (within 100 miles) and ferrying customers around if they needed it. Also had to help out with cleaning cars when back at base so it was a full time job but I was on about £17K a year working 8-5 with overtime and weekends as extra (this was 4 years ago though) and this is more than my bro in law gets paid for doing web development for Mitsubishi. Got to drive some brilliant cars and loved the job most of the time. I saw it as the perks of driving nice cars offset the OK wage. Really used to make my day as a 21 year old when someone dumps the keys to a Sl55 AMG in my hand and says off you go.
So maybe try ringing a few dealers see if they want anyone that does that sort of thing.
We also had a guy who did the transfer of cars over longer distances but he used to trailer them behind a Land Cruiser Amazon, must have been making a fair bit as he had a few nice Mercs of his own.
This involved collection/ return of customers cars for service, swapping cars between local dealers (within 100 miles) and ferrying customers around if they needed it. Also had to help out with cleaning cars when back at base so it was a full time job but I was on about £17K a year working 8-5 with overtime and weekends as extra (this was 4 years ago though) and this is more than my bro in law gets paid for doing web development for Mitsubishi. Got to drive some brilliant cars and loved the job most of the time. I saw it as the perks of driving nice cars offset the OK wage. Really used to make my day as a 21 year old when someone dumps the keys to a Sl55 AMG in my hand and says off you go.
So maybe try ringing a few dealers see if they want anyone that does that sort of thing.
We also had a guy who did the transfer of cars over longer distances but he used to trailer them behind a Land Cruiser Amazon, must have been making a fair bit as he had a few nice Mercs of his own.
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