AndrewJRenko wrote: » Think it through. The more you drive, the higher the risk of a claim. Why should people who just use their cars for domestic stuff pay a share of the costs of your business operation?
andekwarhola wrote: » Genuinely embarrassed for you.
tuxy wrote: » It's fairly obvious, do you think what a guard has observed would be dismissed in court over your word. All that food with different recipes and bags for keeping it warm was for yourself? Your employer won't lie to the guards about you working either and will just say he was unaware that you did not take out the correct insurance.
B.A._Baracus wrote: » Look, being a takeaway driver is a nixer. Sure some takeaways go official and through the books. Vast vast majority don't and I mean nearly them all. You don't pay tax. It's off the books. Whatever expression you wanna use. Takeaways only care if you got a car and are reliable (reliable meaning if you say you'll work Tuesday then you work Tuesday, not taking an hour to go down the road, cutting them short, common sense stuff) So man if you wanna work as a takeaway driver then go for it. Would some takeaways care if you got an L plate? Some would. Some wouldn't. Better question is should you even tell them? Take off the L sticker. Yeah yeah, if the guards stop you. This and that. You won't be the only L driver going around with his or her sticker off. Sorry about that guard. I'll get one tomorrow. You don't put down nixers on your CV and most guards aren't gonna come down on some kid trying to make some extra money.
Abby Ambitious Zinger wrote: » No one give's a crap if you're on an N plate doing deliveries (including An Garda). A Garda will never ask if you've got commercial insurance
Abby Ambitious Zinger wrote: » if you're in an accident and you tell your insurance company you were nixxering then you're an idiot because there's no other way they'll find out.
BDI wrote: » What are you in college for?
AndrewJRenko wrote: » That's fairly dangerous advice to be giving.
Abby Ambitious Zinger wrote: » No one give's a crap if you're on an N plate doing deliveries (including An Garda). A Garda will never ask if you've got commercial insurance, neither will the shop and if you're in an accident and you tell your insurance company you were nixxering then you're an idiot because there's no other way they'll find out.
Abby Ambitious Zinger wrote: » From your posts in the cycling forum, youtube and on cycling threads here in AH if there's one person in the world I can't devote my life to debating anything with is you.
Abby Ambitious Zinger wrote: » OP, if you're stuck for a few bob its not the worst way in the world to make money, thats the short answer.
Ubbquittious wrote: » If you crash your car quickly scoff the pizza and throw the bag in the bin. You don't want to be hungry while the guards are questioning you and going through the post accident rigmarole. It will be stressful enough without having to worry about when you're going to eat. I suppose there is some goody two shoes here going to say he'll get a criminal conviction for stealing a pizza as well as driving uninsured if he does that.
AndrewJRenko wrote: » Should he also eat the warming bag and branded jacket?
Ubbquittious wrote: » bag goes in the nearest bin. the jacket wouldn't cause too much bother anyone could have one of those lying in the car
AndrewJRenko wrote: » Yes, it's always good to know that there will be a bin handy when you crash your car. The Gardai will undoubtedly never see through a story as clever as 'Ah I just had that jacket lying in the car'. It's just so absolutely foolproof. Rock on so.
Ubbquittious wrote: » I have a branded jacket belonging to some crowd in my car. Doesnt mean i work for them or am a delivery driver.
Joker2019 wrote: Seems ridiculous that you need special insurance why can't you just drive with regular insurance seems like a really stupid law if you ask me.
Sleeper12 wrote: » Why would delivery drivers be treated differently to anyone else that drives for a living? If you drive commercially then you require commercial insurance. Believe it or not even people minding one or two children for extra cash need "nanny" vehicle insurance
tuxy wrote: Because they work for very low pay sometimes less than minimum wage since it's off the book. So some Garda may take pity on them but I wouldn't want to be reliant on only encountering that type of Garda. And of course that's only if you are stopped, things would have to be done by the book in the case of an accident.
Sleeper12 wrote: » Not in Dublin they don't. Reasonable basic plus brilliant tips. Just about every takeaway in Dublin has a waiting list of people wanting to become delivery drivers. Domino's also pay for the car insurance as well as wages.
tuxy wrote: Good move by Domino's, has it encouraged other chains to do the same?
Sleeper12 wrote: » I don't know the answer to this. Camile pay car insurance asaik
AndrewJRenko wrote: How does this work? Does the company pay the driver to cover the cost of increasing their insurance? Or do they insure all delivery vehicles for delivery work themselves?
tuxy wrote: » Hard to say. For a large company it might work better for them to cover all drivers 3rd party on the companies policy.
AndrewJRenko wrote: » Would that not create a legal quagmire around the insurance disc? Would the driver have to change disc depending on whether they are driving for business or pleasure?
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