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Shaun Palfrey
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 Posted: Monday 15 February 2010, 22:46 Post subject: potential earnings |
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Evening all!
Finding the forum very helpful in setting up etc. Know the van im after now and set on a lwb vivaro or traffic. Before I part with my hard earned thousands I have to ask what will undoubtedly be the single most difficult question for anyone to answer on my behalf but would really appreciate anyone giving it a go. Purely income alone can anyone tell me, without giving away any guarded secrets, how much I could expect to earn doing courier work 6 days per week averaging 10 hrs per day. Work will come via single source networked firm allocating jobs on tracking system. Please allow for my ability to start and finish at any hour of any day. Just an estimate will be great.
Cheers
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dino
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| Posted: Monday 15 February 2010, 22:56 Post subject: |
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Take a deep breath and calm down shaun 
Now have a good luck through the forum put in the search what van and have a read then if you have any questions just ask.
oh and hello from rainy Rochdale. |
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Shaun Palfrey
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| Posted: Monday 15 February 2010, 23:02 Post subject: |
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| I'll try. no that sounds good glad I found the forum. will search away as advised. and hello 2u2 from seldom sunny swindon |
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bob harrison
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| Posted: Sunday 28 February 2010, 17:51 Post subject: |
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| Dont get exited Shaun around £600 pw you can have good and bad weeks take it as it comes |
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MK BIKER
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| Posted: Sunday 28 February 2010, 17:54 Post subject: |
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| bob harrison wrote: | | Dont get exited Shaun around £600 pw you can have good and bad weeks take it as it comes |
and that'll be gross to start if yer lucky! |
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dino
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| Posted: Sunday 28 February 2010, 18:13 Post subject: |
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| Sorry but unless you have a contract or are doing multidrop everyday you cannot say how much you can earn some weeks i can clear £1000 others i can sit at home and not earn a penny . |
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freddykrugger
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| Posted: Sunday 28 February 2010, 18:38 Post subject: |
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wish I was even earning £600 at the min 
I was on a good crack, but times change, and just recently I've been struggling.
Dont put your hopes on any figure, cause its anyones guess what you'll get, one things for sure, you'll not get rich! |
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| Posted: Sunday 28 February 2010, 18:52 Post subject: |
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| It is possible to earn over £1000 a week. It is also possible to fly to the moon and back, some have done it, most have not. my earnings last week £65, so a little bit less than £1000. If you get the work and have priced it right, if your van keeps going with out brake down, if you get more work than you can do your self so you employ drivers or subcontractors to boost your income, then the sky is the limit, but there are a lot of ifs. |
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| Posted: Sunday 28 February 2010, 19:08 Post subject: |
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| ray valentine wrote: | | It is possible to earn over £1000 a week. It is also possible to fly to the moon and back, some have done it, most have not. my earnings last week £65, so a little bit less than £1000. If you get the work and have priced it right, if your van keeps going with out brake down, if you get more work than you can do your self so you employ drivers or subcontractors to boost your income, then the sky is the limit, but there are a lot of ifs. |
Excellent & spot on (I loved the moon analogy) |
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| Posted: Sunday 28 February 2010, 20:01 Post subject: |
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Shaun, I'd never work anything out on 6 days @ 10 hours, unless you've got some regular multi drop work lined up. If not start times & hours worked will vary from nothing to 12 hours + & a 6 day working week will be a good week. Remember anytime sat in traffic is unpaid  |
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| Posted: Sunday 28 February 2010, 20:06 Post subject: |
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Unless your on a Muti Drop round or something simular there are no Guarantees on what you will earn.
It can be up and down like a prostitutes Draws on a busy Night  |
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Shaun Palfrey
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| Posted: Monday 1 March 2010, 01:16 Post subject: |
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Evening all!
Thanks very much for the comments. it confirms my thoughts on the absolute uncertainty of the business. I know this might seem crazy but in a way I find that side actually quite appealing, providing of course there's as many good days as bad.
cheers |
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| Posted: Monday 1 March 2010, 08:11 Post subject: |
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| Shaun Palfrey wrote: | Evening all!
Thanks very much for the comments. it confirms my thoughts on the absolute uncertainty of the business. I know this might seem crazy but in a way I find that side actually quite appealing, providing of course there's as many good days as bad.
cheers |
well you will certainly enjoy it
You will have days and days of twiddling your thumbs,
Cleaning your van
oh...............and waiting months for people to pay you
All good fun |
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| Posted: Monday 1 March 2010, 10:32 Post subject: |
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| Shaun Palfrey wrote: |
Thanks very much for the comments. it confirms my thoughts on the absolute uncertainty of the business. I know this might seem crazy but in a way I find that side actually quite appealing, providing of course there's as many good days as bad.
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What you have to remember is that you are your own boss, work when you want, who for and at your price 
Get out of the factories and onto the open road with job satisfaction when you completed each delivery before time 
Its great if you love driving and getting paid for it  |
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baldie
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| Posted: Monday 1 March 2010, 10:43 Post subject: |
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err I forgot about taking responsability for your actions for trying to be self employed in the transport industry in a recession.
A toss between food on the table or fuel in the tank 
No money in the pot for the kids shoes 
Losing the house because of Mortgage repayments
I know many a courier gone down in the last 3 years and a lot more will follow but if you love driving, go for it  |
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| Posted: Monday 1 March 2010, 17:49 Post subject: |
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| baldie wrote: | err I forgot about taking responsability for your actions for trying to be self employed in the transport industry in a recession.
A toss between food on the table or fuel in the tank
No money in the pot for the kids shoes
Losing the house because of Mortgage repayments
I know many a courier gone down in the last 3 years and a lot more will follow but if you love driving, go for it |
Have you seen the price of Kids Shoes recently 
Anyway grumpy Paul why have you had a go at your mate who can take 6 weeks off for a holiday , but can not do a public service like jury service because he can't afford the time off  |
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baldie
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| Posted: Monday 1 March 2010, 18:34 Post subject: |
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| Darren wrote: |
Anyway grumpy Paul why have you had a go at your mate who can take 6 weeks off for a holiday , but can not do a public service like jury service because he can't afford the time off |
I am sounding more like Grumpy Old Al every day aint I 
The Fat man in Tpark justs .......  ....... |
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| Posted: Monday 1 March 2010, 20:58 Post subject: |
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| hm potential earnings impossible to say, some weeks I clear the best part of £2000 other weeks I clear nothing, it swings in roundabouts and you normally find its all or nothing for a week or so |
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