Courier work is it worth it.

Hi all

I'm thinking of going for my full bike test within the next few weeks,

And was wondering how everyone rated couriering for a living,

I've been unemployed now due to an accident at work causing depression,

I would like to get back to doing something,
As I am a born-again-biker,
I'm thinking along the lines of courier work or setting up on my own,
can anyone offer any advice,

I'm based in Glasgow,
so pretty well situated for Carisle, Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, and the
highlands,

Ray

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, RR

I'd have a quick check on getting insurance cover for courier work with
a brand new licence if I were you.

I think you're going to struggle.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

I've been in the game several years, on and off, but mainly car / van
based... I've come to the following conclusions:

* Working for others will never make you a rich man, but it should ensure
you have a relatively regular income.
* You need a lot of capital to set up on your own, if you intend to make
something worth having out of it, rather than just eeking out an existence.
* If bike based, you will feel the cold and wet, can't realistically work
when it snows or is exceptionally icy, and you will get through consumables
such as tyres extremely quickly. You will also rapidly find something that
you currently do out of pleasure, becomes spoilt for you, and rather
mundane.
* Costs, insurance wise, are likely to be horrendous, especially for a
'noobie'.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg that's started to melt and put out
your bonfire.

However, I'm working towards having my own firm later in the year... and
fully intend to become capitalist scum, exploiting others who are willing to
do all the donkey work, whilst I concentrate on counting the takings... ;-)

I dunno what the potential work levels are like to be up that way, but I'd
assume you'd do quite well on the 'small package that rattles' front, in and
around various parts of Glasgow...

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, JackH
<> typed

(Couriering for a living)

^^^^^^

Yep, that sums up my courier career quite nicely.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Fuckin' shite

HTH

--
Veggie Dave
UKRMHRC#2 BOTAFOF#08
IQ 18 FILMS http://www.iq18films.com
Extreme Racing http://www.veggie-dave.co.uk
Toxic Shock Syndrome Gets More Girls Than Me

 

..............I should not be on the roads.

--
Jim
SITE: www.biker.v21hosting.co.uk
"ZR7-s Dented"
"EX500 Leaking Oil"
"Z250 Rusting"

 

Don't do it - it's crap and takes all the fun out of actually being a biker.

 

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Whinging Courier

Well, that answers that then.

It's a right laugh apparently.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Isn't it rude to laugh, when your mouth is stuffed full of Yorkie bars?

 

Sorry M8 not a trolljust someone looking for advice from my peers,
and would be fellow bikers,

 

Then I'd strongly advise you to drop the txt spk, and take a look at the
FFAQ at www.ukrm.net, where you'll find stuff about posting etiquette.
Particularly snipping .sigs (the bit below the "-- ").

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

In that case, you can do better, even in Glasgow. Being a courier is not
as glamourous as 'Boon' would have you believe and as has already been
pointed out, it's a shit job with shit pay and spoils the reason you got
into bikes in the first place. If you think that's unreasonable give it
a try. I've been doing this job on and off for the last 16 years and let
me tell you, it really is shite.

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

Got good times and bad times. Shite for the most part, though.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

My mouth could be stuffed with something else very soon if this MSN chat
goes the way I hope it will ;o)

 

The bird in questions fellas fist?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, JackH

No, he's found a Domino's Pizza rep on there.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Fellas fist? I'm sure I don't know what you mean.

 

Cactus says...

Dear Mr "I've got the biggest pile of shite Kawasaki ever produced"

**** off with this born again shit will you.

Yours sincerely

 

Well it wasn't a euphenism, if that's what you're hinting at.

Anyway... has she confirmed whether or not she TIUTA yet?