Anyone work as a DPD (or similar )courier .

Bald-Eagle22

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Guys .

I'm still exploring my options for a job move In a year or so's time. My current job is just desk bound going nowhere but pays me a lot of money , I'll die sitting in my chair if I don't get out soon . 10 hours a day plus a 3 hours commute is to much.

So I'll be in the position of no child maintenance, mortgage free with £500 a month income from a flat I let out but need a some income to sustain my life style . I need a job that is going to get me out and about an be a little active.

I have thought of becoming a courier and want to know what a typical day is ? Hours/wages etc ? What sort of commitment do I need to give .

In all honesty I'm only looking to work 4 days a week . As stated I don't need to earn a fortune but a funded van and £1000 a month would be great .Not fussed about the hours in the 4 days either.

Looking at the DPD website it also shows lite drivers for part time opportunities, any info on this would be great .

The only other avenue I may consider is offering my services as some kind of support driver ? I.e drivers doesn't turn up for work I get his round ? Does this exist ?

Any advice would be great.

Really just looking for some advice ,
 
Unless you drive for someone using their vans/insurance/fuel I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. Otherwise by the time you take the payment per parcel delivered, van rental, insurance fuel etc into account you'll be on nothing worth earning.

I'm also not sure why you'd swap sitting in a chair at a desk to sitting in a chair in a van.

You'd be better looking at getting your class 2 licence to start and doing part time hours doing proper driving.

However, if you want an active job, why not look at forestry jobs, working for activity centres, hell, even picking orders and loading lorries will be more active. You've also got things like ambulance driving for councils, bin men, tree surgeons, teaching assistant... You're in a position to do anything you like, I wouldn't be choosing courier if it was me.

You could also go self employed sales. Will Writing for instance (we do estate planning). You can basically pick and choose what hours you want to do as you're self employed, you travel around an area, meet people and can make some good money. Some here earn my annual salary in a month.
 
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Delivering for Iceland or a supermarket?

My stepdad retired but loves driving for a few days to get some extra income.
 
Most supermarkets will accommodate that sort of routine. Although you'd need to work at least one day at the weekend as well. Minimum wage which is what 7.50 an hour now?

But its easy, stress free, keeps you active (carrying boxes of shopping up stairs for example) and to be honest most of the time its pretty straight forward.

You get given everything you need most of the time you just need to to turn up.
 
Multidrop is hard work, even more so if you are an owner driver. I'd give it a wide berth.

Source: I am not a multidrop driver, but I work for a company that employs thousands of them.
 
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