So,I want to be a motorcycle courier

wazza300 · 4 Mar 2013 at 19:04

Where do you start? I know some companies ask for goods in transit insurance which is expensive and some provide it with the job but that's as far as I got last time I enquired

Anyone here done couriering or know more???

atpbx · 6 Mar 2013 at 13:39

The answer to the question "so I want to be a motorcycle courier" is.....

No you don't.

Trust me.

wazza300 · 6 Mar 2013 at 13:42

atpbx said:
The answer to the question "so I want to be a motorcycle courier" is.....

No you don't.

Trust me.

haha why not,ive always thought about it,yes the bad weather sucks but i ride all year round anyway,why not get paid to ride

atpbx · 6 Mar 2013 at 14:30

Its not great money, its incredibly dangerous, your health suffers and you very quickly get put off riding.

I used to cover for our same day lads back in the early 90s if they were off or we had a job we couldn't turn down, I thought it was great... To start with then I grew to loathe I with a passion.

gillywibble · 6 Mar 2013 at 18:58

atpbx said:
Its not great money, its incredibly dangerous, your health suffers and you very quickly get put off riding.

Can you elaborate on the health suffering side? When you say incredibly dangerous I presume you mean as a city courier?

I'm not planning a career change, just interested

thepeteh · 6 Mar 2013 at 19:10

I can't help you much but all I would say is I started doing my hobby as a job 6 years ago, I still do the same job but I don't like my hobby any more

atpbx · 6 Mar 2013 at 19:24

gillywibble said:
Can you elaborate on the health suffering side? When you say incredibly dangerous I presume you mean as a city courier?

I'm not planning a career change, just interested

Its like any risk, you expose yourself to it more you stand a higher chance of falling foul of it.

As for your health suffering, I dont mean you end up in hospital, you just suffer constant sore throats, aching joints, back ache etc etc

Its not the same as doing a couple of days blast on holiday or going on a tour, its 5 days a week, 10 or 12 hours a day (to earn a living) and it just wears you down.