Drop In Battery Electric Van Registrations

Posted on March 17, 2024 by cci

If you are a courier driver then it is quite likely that you will be delivering parcels in a van on a daily basis. One of your major outgoings apart from possibly the finance repayments for the LCV is probably … Continue reading →

Takeaway Couriers To Strike

Posted on February 28, 2024 by cci

If you are a courier driver then you may find it of interest to read that, apparently, courier riders and drivers for Justeat, Deliveroo and Ubereats are planning to strike every Friday evening between 5pm to 10pm for the forseeable … Continue reading →

LCV Sales Rise In September

Posted on October 30, 2023 by cci

Courier drivers in the UK may find it of interest to read that September 2023 saw an increase in the number of new light commercial vehicles ( LCVs ) sold in comparison to the same month last year. What is … Continue reading →

The State Of Our Roads In England

Posted on November 30, 2022 by cci

As a courier driver you probably spend most of your day and sometimes the evening as well driving around roads in the area that you cover in your van dropping off dozens of parcels at both residential and business premises. … Continue reading →

Be Careful Where You Leave Parcels

Posted on February 8, 2022 by cci

In recent months, there have been quite a few news articles on the Internet referring to where some courier drivers have been leaving parcels when there has been nobody in at the address they are delivering to. Whilst a delivery … Continue reading →

Good Opportunities For New Courier Drivers

Posted on September 29, 2021 by cci

If you are considering becoming a courier driver then it would appear that there are quite a lot of opportunities. Whether you are setting up your own business or are thinking of taking up an employed job there are positions … Continue reading →

Shortage Of HGV Drivers

Posted on July 14, 2021 by cci

According to the Road Haulage Association (RHA), there is a shortfall of over 100,000 HGV drivers here in the UK. Before the pandemic started it was estimated that there was already a shortfall of more than 60,000 HGV drivers. Apparently, … Continue reading →

“Quick Commerce” Deliveries Appear To Be Growing In Popularity

Posted on May 26, 2021 by cci

The pandemic has had some benefit for courier drivers. For instance, with millions of people having been unable to visit high street retailers for an extended period of time, the volume of online retail sales increased meaning that these purchases … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 24, 2021 by cci

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 →

Courier Drivers – Safety Advice

Posted on December 30, 2020 by cci

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 →