Takeaway Delivery Driver

[Kuhan]

Thinking of doing this as a bit of cash on the side along my job at the moment, however I am not too familiar with the area, although i have a sat nav would just like to know if anyone is doing deliveries as such and is it fairly easy with a sat nav. I have a TomTom all in one smallish 1, used it for going lakeside ect.. but not to certain addresses.

Thanks

 

[pinkaardvark]

Just remember to tell your insurer and get business use cover. Expect your premium to double at the least though.

 

[Sone]

West used to do it, and i think SB118s mrs. If you like your car its generally considered to be a bad idea as its like using it as a taxi and will put a lot of wear and tear on it.

 

[233]

and your tom tom will be lacking any new builds as well,

best bets an uptodate a-z forhte local area
i'm a taxi driver in Glasgow and despite having a tomtom with the latest maps and a bloody good local knowledge i never leave home without the trusty bible(a-z)

 

[6thElement]

It's a lot of wear and tear on the vehicle and your insurance won't be valid if you don't notify them of the intended use.

 

[Kuhan]

it was just to get a bit of extra cash for spending money on a holiday i am going on in sept

 

[audiolab]

My friend did it for a while (years ago) and while the perks of free food were OK he didn't make a lot of money at it, also after a while you car permanently smells like a takeaway. Might be different if the place is busy enough and you get the good nights. These days I would not fancy going up some close and either leaving car outside with the cash in it or carrying the cash with me.

 

[neoboy]

Not many insurance companies insure takeaway drivers, so it's not good in that respect. That and very high rate of wear and tear.

 

[Kuhan]

Its a fairy low crime area, Dont really hear of that around here so I dont think that would be a big problem might give it a try the weekend.

Thanks guys

 

[Tom|Nbk]

My local pizza place offered me a job doing it but I refused simply because I didn't want my car stinking and the wear and tear and increased insurance just wasn't worth it.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

and your tom tom will be lacking any new builds as well,

best bets an uptodate a-z forhte local area
i'm a taxi driver in Glasgow and despite having a tomtom with the latest maps and a bloody good local knowledge i never leave home without the trusty bible(a-z)

So and A to Z will have the new buildings on

I'd of thought a TomTom with its frequent updates would be the better option. With those updated maps I sent you you should be sorted as well

 

[bobert50]

Its a fairy low crime area, Dont really hear of that around here so I dont think that would be a big problem might give it a try the weekend.

Thanks guys

your biggest worry won't be it getting nicked, but some plonker crashing into you

 

[mrk]

I did it for a few months whilst working part time for Venture as a side job for extra cash. I did it for dominos and had no issues other than for my poor Civic at the time for having being stop/started like 30 times a night!!!

 

[Tom|Nbk]

What about the insurance mrk.

 

[aproctor]

a mate gets £6 p/h + tips + £1 per mile for petrol etc, friday saturday night he said he's on £10 p/h, on the other hand surely you can get that doing some overtime...?

 

[233]

What about the insurance mrk.

new maps no worky Tom(msn for some advice if your about pls)

 

[Muffin`]

So and A to Z will have the new buildings on

I'd of thought a TomTom with its frequent updates would be the better option. With those updated maps I sent you you should be sorted as well

The A-Z is a map

 

[Tom|Nbk]

The A-Z is a map

No?

Never.

I know that, I'm saying how is the A-Z more reliable when you can get TomTom updates more frequently. I'm not sure what Rob actually meant tbh.

 

[ste_bla]

Unless you live in a really nice area or are a known person your satnav will get nicked out of your car, unless you take it with you which gets very annoying. Aslong as you know the main streets its easy to do!

 

[mrk]

What about the insurance mrk.

I was fully comp on my insurance at the time but didn't need to make any changes to my policy as the employer had their own insurance company which covered drivers under the company policy.