[wayne2107]

Can you do 60+ drops and 10 collections a day?

Piece of cake! I only know as far as Bray unfortunally, Can cover Blackrock to Bray and all the nooks and crannys in between! Im coming out with approx 600 a week, and am doing about 80 drops & 20 collections a day.

[cianmol]

So what is the going rate in Dublin that a man with a van can charge?

[Itzy]

Out of interest, apart from providing the vehicle and Insurance. Is there any additional requirements to working as a sole trading delivery driver.

[mr transit]

Hi all, I worked as an owner driver for one of the big company's in Dublin for several years, until recently. I got out of it as the rates have gotten so bad. You would be lucking to make €100 a day now before expenses working as a sub-contractor for one of those bigger companies, also they are very slow to pay up and your always chasing your money. Your best bet would be to stay small. Advertise privately and do furniture collections and removals. Just work out your fuel costs and your time. Just be aware, there's alot of compition out there. Good luck

[kilburn]

I wouldnt touch the courier business with a 100ft pole.
Spent 5 years in it, its ruined no money to be made any more.

[ezeway]

I work as a courier for last 3 years... Thanks god I don't need to use my own van... Coz I know fellas who works for the same company with own vans makes 90 a day before expenses...

[kmepll]

Worked for securispeed for a couple of years ago, great to work for but even then Lads who had been there before me where getting out of the game.
Tough job never enough hours in the day and the always traffic is hell

[razor69]

Don't do it!!! It's the worse job I've ever had. I work as a courier and its 60+ hours a week for much less than the minimum wage after expenses. Add to that long periods of being TOLD where to "STANDBY" as you wait on jobs (sometimes for hours), no holiday pay, sick pay and the eternal running costs of driving a van. Make it the worst job ever!!! You have NO RIGHTS WHATSOEVER, just ask N.E.R.A.. These companies can do what they want and have NOBODY to answer to. Ie Charge customer fuel surcharge even though it's you who bought the fuel, make you pay to get YOUR van logoed, make you pay for a uniform with THEIR logo and even charge YOU for the installation and UPKEEP OF THEIR GPS system. They let all thief own directly employed drivers go why???? So they can exploit the sub contractor outside of NORMAL employment law!!!! Ask yourself why don't they just employ someone directly??? Pay them a wage to drive their van?? Exploitation

[Michael4002]

More Tea - There is a big differance between the companies you have mentioned, Fatsway, Dpd, etc are multi drop companies under daily pressure, You need to put yourself in their shoes just for a minute and realize the basics around delivering 100 parcels per day, If a courier had to phone every person he deliveries to each day he would loose money very quickly, and every courier company in the Country would have to increase their rates to cover the costs of phone calls etc,

Getting started at present is very risky as all the major companies out there are all dropping their rates and some have dropped so low it is forcing couriers to sell at a rate just for the hope for long term income and hopefully survive the situation we are in at the moment.
Couriers in Dublin can earn from €600 to €2500 per week depending on who they are working for or self employed, how hard they work and most importantly how good they are , some people are are good but some people just dont have it, eg: You start tomorrow for DHL and you are offered €2 per delivery , You are offered 100 deliveries per day but you can only deliver 50, so your not making any money, at the start you are willing to work for peanuts but if you dont get the hang of it you are better off giving up, The little things are the important thing s like driving , parking , general knowledge of area , fitness, Common sense for technology.
Courier costs per week are about €300/400 for a Dublin based courier, Diesel €120, Insurance ( Arachas ) €40 , Phone Bill €40, Wear and tear on Van €40 , Van repayments €150, Lunch , etc etc etc.
My advice is to start for a good company but dont invest at the beginning in a high cost van etc and see if you can earn enough money each week to put food on the table.

Cheers - Dublin courier for 12 years.

[Andy-Pandy]

Ya lazy sods should just work on a bike

[johner101]

dont do it ive been a courier for the past 15 years. made big money when it was good.no money in the game these days. i was a sub co for dhl fed ex dx post now back on the circuit its a joke out there.

[dm5854]

Originally Posted by John Docherty

Theres more to Wicklow than Bray. Can you do 60+ drops and 10 collections a day? What are you getting a day at the moment?

Well Lads 60+ drops a day can be done but you sure as hell would want to be getting proper rates for this as this Company will definitly be getting good rates from their customer, Dont be fooled, Don't let them tell you otherwise, these guys all cry poverty to keep from paying out proper rates!

[alan1971]

looking to get a job driving a small van. for a company . i have worked on building sites. all my life and cant get any work.is there any body that could give adivce

[Karma]

I think the general advice is dont do it
there is no money to be made in it anymore.

[hector9]

dont be a courier it is really bad out there at the mo, i work for DHL, i,ve been there 4yrs, work is slow but steady, they aint hireing anybody, you cant compete with first direct couriers there doing mini jobs for 1 euro around town, and jobs out to sandyford for 3 euro, there wrecking the business and paying the courieres feck all.