New Job: Self Employed Multi Drop Driver

Tony Williams · 23 Nov 2015 at 18:49

Has anyone here had experience doing multi drop work and can give me advice? I went to my assessment today and could be starting this new job on Monday.

It is £80 a day work and paid weekly (they advertised >£150 a day though), it's "Self-Employed" work too. It's for a major online retailer that live in the rain forest. I do >150 drops a day. I get my own van and all insurance, ved/tax is paid. It's a Puegeot Sprinter (will it drift?)

I lost my drivers licence when me 'n' the boys were out on the town so need to apply for a new one.

I'll be dead 'ard soon.

atpbx · 23 Nov 2015 at 18:56

This is sub sub contracting to amazon I assume?

Multi drop work is a piece of cake these days, not like it used to be, where all you got confronted with was a pile of parcels and a scabby van and told "off you go".

These days its all assessments, procedure, policy, handsets, sat navs, hand holding at every turn.

You would have to be mentally sub normal to mess it up.

If it is for amazon, you have to stay squeaky clean, or they will tell the company you are subcontracting for that you wont be allowed on site, which will mean instant termination of your service contract.

SonniLombardi · 23 Nov 2015 at 18:58

I used to do it. If you never done it before you'll be lucky to get even get 40-60 drops a day done. You need to be good at navigation, quick mover and motivated for it.

It's a nightmare of a job to be honest and I would never do it again.

DaleTheWhale · 23 Nov 2015 at 18:59

Tony! We've missed you.

Hitman_Leon · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:29

The legend returns!

Hades · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:31

Hello

~Mike~ · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:36

Tony Williams said:
It's a Puegeot Sprinter (will it drift?)

With you behind the wheel, I'm sure it will.

Josh · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:39

ThaReaperGuy said:
Tony! We've missed you.

This isn't the real Tony, I can understand 99% of the post.

Except the bit about him and his boys and being 'ard. But well close enough!

TheVoice · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:39

Which online retailer? Just so we know to avoid them.

doofer · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:43

atpbx said:
You would have to be mentally sub normal to mess it up.

Hitman_Leon · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:47

Wouldn't it be prudent to work on getting the license back before you think about a driving based business........?

Misinterpreted

TheVoice · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:48

I took that to mean he'd physically lost it, as opposed to being disqualified.

SonniLombardi · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:49

Hitman_Leon said:
Wouldn't it be prudent to work on getting the license back before you think about a driving based business........?

When you say you lost your license, is it the case of you needing to re-apply for a new provisional and then re-take your test?

I think he meant he lost it while out on the lash.

Hitman_Leon · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:52

SonniLombardi said:
I think he meant he lost it while out on the lash.

Ah,

Captain · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:56

Is this one of those jobs where you work until you deliver every parcel? So could be 5pm some days yet 7-8pm others?

mjt · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:57

£80/day? That's depressing.

Is there enough left over for a private pension considering you're self employed?

£80/day is OK if you're on contract as you have all the benefits, etc but earning that little when self-employed is a bit ****, isn't it?

SonniLombardi · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:01

mjt said:
£80/day? That's depressing.

Is there enough left over for a private pension considering you're self employed?

£80/day is OK if you're on contract as you have all the benefits, etc but earning that little when self-employed is a bit ****, isn't it?

And that's probably £80 a day if you meet the daily drops required, 150 drops a day if you haven't done it before is a lot.

Captain · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:06

SonniLombardi said:
And that's probably £80 a day if you meet the daily drops required, 150 drops a day if you haven't done it before is a lot.

If you work it out, say an average day of 9am-6pm, that's 3 minutes for each drop, not including time needed to get to each destination.

Some may be 1-2 minutes apart, some maybe 3-4.

Destination · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:09

Don't burn the van by leaving the heater on!

SonniLombardi · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:10

Clov!s said:
If you work it out, say an average day of 9am-6pm, that's 3 minutes for each drop, not including time needed to get to each destination.

Some may be 1-2 minutes apart, some maybe 3-4.

Exactly, it's just not worth it.. but if the OP want's to try then so be it.