Anyone a self employed driver for Parcelforce?

[welshsurferdude]

I am debating whether to apply for this job as it says an average of 35,000 to 45,000 a year before costs obviously. i was wondering what its like working as a driver for this company, specially as a OD?

I used to work for parcelforce in 2003 but at a different depot and i was a OD for UKmail but it wasnt a very good run so left after a while.

[welshsurferdude]

I have been a multidrop driver for six years now and I know all too well the ins and out of the trade! and i do know that its hard work but the money seems worth it as some Owner drivers with parcelforce have very nice cars indeed!
Ive already been a OD with BusinessPost but was given a crappy area so that didnt work out, a few drops but in the south wales valleys so it killed the vans i had. also no weigh limit on the parcels so the brakes and suspension wore out far too fast,

Ideally id love a city centre route as thats where the money is!
Parcelforce have a weigh limit of 30kg so the van shldnt be so heavily loaded as it was with businesspost! also thats the reason for damaged parcels in the main, bein at the bottom of 1500kgs worth of parcels!

ETA to add, you have to rent/lease/buy the vans yourself and pay for own diesel and even possibly the rental of their computer as was the case with businesspost

Edited by welshsurferdude on Tuesday 17th February 21:45