Driving for Amazon , pointless ??
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Caporegime
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I wouldn't say this it's pointless. Even at just over £5 an hour, you just need to get a lot of hours in. I would say i prefer peace work though as you have far more flexibility. Uber, deliveroo and Beelivery are good bets.
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I shouldn't be laughing at this..
I would suggest the same thing. Uber perhaps. A friend of mine started working as an Uber Eats driver this year. He earns around £10 per hour. Unlike Amazon, you can work as much or as little as you like.
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I’m working at Amazon as a self employed driver.
However Amazon holds all the cards even though self employed, they say I must work a 9 hour day but does that included travel back to the depot. I am always about one hour away from the depot so if I leave the depot at 8:00am should I be back at the depot by 17:00pm regardless if I have not finished the load I’m given.
My daily load is always increasing and I never get time for a break, traffic works has also put an extra half hour travel on my day so is it a 9 hour day including travel or 9 hour delivering regardless of the distance from the depot?
However Amazon holds all the cards even though self employed, they say I must work a 9 hour day but does that included travel back to the depot. I am always about one hour away from the depot so if I leave the depot at 8:00am should I be back at the depot by 17:00pm regardless if I have not finished the load I’m given.
My daily load is always increasing and I never get time for a break, traffic works has also put an extra half hour travel on my day so is it a 9 hour day including travel or 9 hour delivering regardless of the distance from the depot?
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Hey guys. Is anyone here who works on amazon? Need some tips on insurance and van rental.
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If you don't mind can you tell me area where you deliver?
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Don't do it. There's little you can do where you can come out on top.
I did the job for maybe 2/3 months about 8/9yrs ago. It was through an agency, about £90 a day IIRC, £120 for Sunday. Van i left "on site", down some layby so they couldn't charge me for van rental, we also had a free fuel card. It was between 110 and 180 stops per day. You had about an allowance of 3/4 return parcels. Was able to smash out that in 6hrs mostly.
I made some okay money short term, and got a souvenir phone, and there's some other naughties you can do. But ultimately it's a pita and not worth the hassle even short term.
Only just seen the 2yr bump from a 1st poster. Guess google is pointing people here.
He must be doing 12 hours or more a day, 7 days a week?!
Quite the opposite. He's done by 3pm and works 5 days a week, with the occasional Sunday shift.
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Friend is probably lying to you lol £40k my arse
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When you leave within a certain amount of time, the cost comes out of your final pay packet so I've been told. Your standard of driving has to be much higher with passengers on board & your speed is monitored constantly. Plus you are dealing with joe public. been there done that. left after 4 days after hearing all the horror stories from other drivers.