HOW much do courier drivers deliver????
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I had a delivery coming from Yodel today. When I checked the online tracking portal earlier today, it told me that my package had left the depot at 08:36 this morning, and about an hour ago, the driver was currently 5 stops away, delivering parcel 99 out of 168 for the day.
That seems like a seriously long day!!
That seems like a seriously long day!!
Sometimes they can be a dozen drops away and only 2 streets away. Local deliveries have ramped right up. It's still a ballache for them when you're not in as most people aren't. People order and fail to think what happens when they are not in, but still expect their parcels to be delivered when they are in for 5 minutes.
Judging by the amount of "parcels" in the Ford Fiesta our "Amazon" driver uses they are given a lot more than 50 in their van.
Our usual Amazon driver gives the local stuff (I'm guessing 2 mile radius from a couple of addresses she has asked me the quickest way to - due to a quirk on Google maps, if you use that as a aSat Nav it thinks our road is the other side of a waterway) to his wife I think from her explanation - I can't really understand her she has a very heavy accent, not even recognisable as Eastern European. But to be fair, she has taken the time to learn if we're not in, the 1st try next door neighbour, then unemployed lad opposite, then retied couple next to UL, but never ever Clive other side of UL as Clive answers the door the two days a month he isn't in Thialand, then our parcels sit in his house for a month.
Unlike Yodel, who when the blue bin is at the roadside for collection, and there is a big thing called a "bin lorry" in view on the CCTV as well, leave the parcel in the blue bin and put a note through your door saying so. Yep mate, there was empty Amazon parcel packing in there to RECYCLE!!
Our usual Amazon driver gives the local stuff (I'm guessing 2 mile radius from a couple of addresses she has asked me the quickest way to - due to a quirk on Google maps, if you use that as a aSat Nav it thinks our road is the other side of a waterway) to his wife I think from her explanation - I can't really understand her she has a very heavy accent, not even recognisable as Eastern European. But to be fair, she has taken the time to learn if we're not in, the 1st try next door neighbour, then unemployed lad opposite, then retied couple next to UL, but never ever Clive other side of UL as Clive answers the door the two days a month he isn't in Thialand, then our parcels sit in his house for a month.
Unlike Yodel, who when the blue bin is at the roadside for collection, and there is a big thing called a "bin lorry" in view on the CCTV as well, leave the parcel in the blue bin and put a note through your door saying so. Yep mate, there was empty Amazon parcel packing in there to RECYCLE!!
Shaw Tarse said:
GetCarter said:
Our delivery driver often arrives at 07:00 having driven 80+ miles from the depot.
But are their drops a bit farther apart than others? 
My point... he starts at 05:00 and won't get home until 20:00+
(...at least he gets empty roads and fab scenery mind)
Kermit power said:
I had a delivery coming from Yodel today. When I checked the online tracking portal earlier today, it told me that my package had left the depot at 08:36 this morning, and about an hour ago, the driver was currently 5 stops away, delivering parcel 99 out of 168 for the day.
That seems like a seriously long day!!
I was tracking a Yodel parcel as well the other week, said I was 80 of 87 or whatever, and he was on parcel 72. That seems like a seriously long day!!
Following the tracker he went nowhere near the house around parcel 80, and by parcel 81 was back at the depot. Bit miffed was I, sat at home!
Went to look by the front door and he had already been, and hidden the parcel at the front of the house.
So not entirely sure how their system works, but it certainly wasnt accurate!
Condi said:
I was tracking a Yodel parcel as well the other week, said I was 80 of 87 or whatever, and he was on parcel 72.
Following the tracker he went nowhere near the house around parcel 80, and by parcel 81 was back at the depot. Bit miffed was I, sat at home!
Went to look by the front door and he had already been, and hidden the parcel at the front of the house.
So not entirely sure how their system works, but it certainly wasnt accurate!
All of their tracker systems are deliberately not truly live for security reasons.Following the tracker he went nowhere near the house around parcel 80, and by parcel 81 was back at the depot. Bit miffed was I, sat at home!
Went to look by the front door and he had already been, and hidden the parcel at the front of the house.
So not entirely sure how their system works, but it certainly wasnt accurate!
As for OPs question depending on geography 100 to 140 drops a day any less and the route isn’t really profitable for the driver assuming their subbies of some sort (which most are even if in branded vans)
I worked for Business Express which eventually became Yodel. Local to the depot we would deliver about 250 parcels, I had to travel 50 miles to my first drop so my target was 85 (although it usually ranged 200-300 - over 85parcels I had a bonus per parcel 
)
Best paying job I’ve had, although it was hard work. Roughly £650 per week after tax due to the excess parcel bonus. Wouldn’t do it now, I think most end up under minimum wage.
)Best paying job I’ve had, although it was hard work. Roughly £650 per week after tax due to the excess parcel bonus. Wouldn’t do it now, I think most end up under minimum wage.
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