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Why You Should Plan Your Route

If you run a courier service business then you will wish to make sure that you contain your business expenditure as much as possible and maximise your time. In this respect, one of the things that can help you achieve … Continue reading

Large Percentage Of Home Delivery Drivers Concerned About Their Safety

If you are a courier driver then it is quite likely that you will be working alone unless you have larger items to deliver that you would need the assistance of a colleague to deliver to a customer’s home. Delivery … Continue reading

Can You Get Your Courier Cover Cheaper?

If your existing courier insurance is coming up for renewal in the next month or so or you are just setting up a courier service business then you may want to shop around for your cover rather than just automatically … Continue reading

Have You Considered Becoming A Bicycle Courier?

There are hundreds of thousands of people who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic here in the UK. Many of those people are struggling to find work and are suffering financial hardship. If you find yourself in this … Continue reading

jUST EAT Takeaway.com Sees Revenue Increase By 54% In 2020

Most readers will have heard of jUST Eat that provide an online food delivery service for many fast food outlets in various parts of the world including the UK. jUST Eat PLC was bought by Takeaway.com N.V. for 7.4 billion … Continue reading

2020 Was A Bumper Year For The Value Of Online Retail Sales

Courier drivers will be interested to read that, according to figures produced recently by the Office For National Statistics (ONS), the value of total online retail sales rose by 46.1% in 2020 in comparison to the previous year in Great … Continue reading

Tips To Save Money As A Courier Driver

If you are a self-employed courier driver then you will no doubt be keen to save money wherever possible to help increase your income. Below we suggest 10 ways that you may be able to help achieve this: – 1. … Continue reading

DPD Local Rated Top Parcel Delivery Firm

A poll of 11,440 people undertaken by MoneySavingExpert in January 2021 has revealed that DPD Local was ranked as the best parcel delivery firm in the UK. It is worth pointing out that there sister company – DPD finished in … Continue reading

Monitor Your Courier Insurance Premiums

If you have your own courier service business whether it is as a sole trader with just the one vehicle or you have a number of vehicles you will no doubt closely monitor how much you are paying for things … Continue reading

Courier Drivers – Safety Advice

If you are a courier driver then you will no doubt be spending a significant amount of time both behind the wheel of your delivery vehicle and calling on people at their home or business premises to drop of parcels. … Continue reading