Any body do delivery driving?

[Skribble]

I have applied for a job as a multi drop driver, it turns out it is self employed at £5.75 an hour and no milage or petrol allowance. Trips could be up to 40 miles round, probably average 30 miles a day over 3 hours. Its dropping those book boxes off.

So the question is will it be worth my while, I am already registered as self employed and pay self employed NI, and car as business insurrance. Its more the petrol costs and wear and tear on the car I expected to be covered, but as I said no milage paid.

[fortyplus]

So you'd be using your own car and not getting paid anything for it????? That would be crazy, especially as you will have to pay more for your car insurance - a social & domestic use policy doesn't cover commercial deliveries.
And if you're self employed would that mean no paid holidays?
You'd be better off doing a few hours at the local supermarket - pay slightly lower but paid hols & no fuel costs or wear & tear on your car.

[fortyplus]

Sorry - meant business use won't cover deliveries - or at least you should double check.

[Skribble]

Yes using own car, I already have business insurance so no extra cost for me, I got a bit annoyed thinking about the other people he might take on as they might not know all about insurrance, self employed national insurrance and tax returns.

Just struggling to get a job that fits in with the school times

[Skribble]

I think my insurance does cover me for covering stock.

[Skribble]

"carrying stock"

[fortyplus]

I think he's taking you for a ride - I use my car occasionally for business - I get an 'essential car user allowance' that would be the equivalent of £55 per month for a full time person, then 36p per mile. So for a 40 mile journey I'd get £14.40 plus my hourly rate for however long it had taken me to get there - which let's face it is unlikely to be 2 hours, for which he'd pay you £11.50.
And my job is very ordinary - I work for my local council, not some high powered exec or anything.

[Skribble]

He phoned to offer me the job and I said I wasn't keen due to the lack of milage allowance. He realised this was a problem and said he would cover petrol costs. I know I am not going to get the 35p I am used to but if he ayt least covers the actual petrol then that will do. TBH it will have to do, its only temporary and the hours are perfect, plus the work itself is fine.

[fortyplus]

Extract from the AA website...
Running costs
The variable costs associated with using the car include petrol, oil, tyres, routine servicing and repairs and replacements. The effects of warranties are also taken into account.

That's why he should be paying you 35 - 45p per mile depending on your car.
I know it's hard to get hours that fit in with children - I've done all sorts of funny things over the years until I got a 'proper' job again when ds1 started secondary school and ds2 was in yr6.
I know loads of mums who work at our local Sainsbury's - they get just over £5 per hour and all the staff benefits including paid hols and staff discount after a qualifying period.

I don't know you from Adam but it makes me really uncomfortable that he's using people in this way.

[Skribble]

Thanks