S/E Yodel drivers
Discussion
Anyone do this? Advertising locally, earnings potential looks ridiculous. Can be owner driver or they provide transit type van.
Anybody with any experience?
NB: I do not really want this thread filled with moans about poor service from their drivers/call centre/etc. I will be excellent of course!
Anybody with any experience?
NB: I do not really want this thread filled with moans about poor service from their drivers/call centre/etc. I will be excellent of course!
Pothole said:
They're quoting up to £750 a week but I'm guessing that would be 100 drops a day if you can get the work and get it done.
My wife works for one of these company's and she gets 40p per parcel she only delivers local but I suspect you will need a sight more parcels than a 100 to earn £750 per weekI Don't work for Yodel but I am working S/E under the same circumstances for another overnight company.
If you can get the right route and the right price per parcel (40p is ridiculously low, I get over £2!) then it is possible to make a decent living. They will try to screw you on price however as they are trying to make as much money as possible just like you so go in armed with all the figures you need (MPG for example is a lot lower than you might think on stop-start runs all day) Don't get stuck on earning over £2 however, my route is very rural so I get paid more than some to cover the extra spaces between drops, others get less, others more. Find out the demographic of the route you will have and how densely packed it is.
After expenses I take over 35k a year, but on the other hand I also work 12-14 hours a day Mon-Fri and get no paid holidays... in fact I get charged if I am off without finding cover from an outside driver/company. So I end up having a week off a year...if that. I tend to take weekends away with the Mrs rather than longer holidays.
It is very hard work and with time limits coming out of your arse it can get a bit stressful at times too. That being said, the pay check every month makes it worth it for me.
Don't expect to earn a lot for your first 3-4 months as you won't be quick enough, Just concentrate on learning you route, and the van, so that when you come to speed up you don't end up flinging it into a lampost or car. It's easy to think it won't happen to you but when your rushing around tight streets all day constantly thinking that you need to be at x in 3 minutes, it is easily done.
Leasing a van off them (to start with) can be a cheaper option because you will benefit from their reduced insurance rates. For hire & reward, moon & back mileages etc with no previous experience you will get raped on your own policy. Once you have some NCB and a few years of experience however it drops A LOT and leasing off them is then quite expensive compared to owning your own.
Hope this helps.
If you can get the right route and the right price per parcel (40p is ridiculously low, I get over £2!) then it is possible to make a decent living. They will try to screw you on price however as they are trying to make as much money as possible just like you so go in armed with all the figures you need (MPG for example is a lot lower than you might think on stop-start runs all day) Don't get stuck on earning over £2 however, my route is very rural so I get paid more than some to cover the extra spaces between drops, others get less, others more. Find out the demographic of the route you will have and how densely packed it is.
After expenses I take over 35k a year, but on the other hand I also work 12-14 hours a day Mon-Fri and get no paid holidays... in fact I get charged if I am off without finding cover from an outside driver/company. So I end up having a week off a year...if that. I tend to take weekends away with the Mrs rather than longer holidays.
It is very hard work and with time limits coming out of your arse it can get a bit stressful at times too. That being said, the pay check every month makes it worth it for me.
Don't expect to earn a lot for your first 3-4 months as you won't be quick enough, Just concentrate on learning you route, and the van, so that when you come to speed up you don't end up flinging it into a lampost or car. It's easy to think it won't happen to you but when your rushing around tight streets all day constantly thinking that you need to be at x in 3 minutes, it is easily done.
Leasing a van off them (to start with) can be a cheaper option because you will benefit from their reduced insurance rates. For hire & reward, moon & back mileages etc with no previous experience you will get raped on your own policy. Once you have some NCB and a few years of experience however it drops A LOT and leasing off them is then quite expensive compared to owning your own.
Hope this helps.
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