I've been asked a lot what sort of freelance driving jobs can you take in a car?
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WHAT YOU *CAN'T* TRANSPORT IN YOUR CAR
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First let's look at what you can't transport and what sort of weight you're allowed.
* The total weight of what you can carry in your car should not exceed 250kg. This is the equivalent of roughly 5 bags of cement - pardon my imagination :)
Watching your tyres is generally a good gauge. If it drops your vehicle significantly, you'll attract police attention who'll immediately spot the weight issue.... Let's keep it clean.
* You're also not allowed to transport flammable liquids/gasses or other substance under regulatory transport procedures like medical supplies since...
...in the event of spillage, these liquid/gasses have special codes you need to report to the emergency services, which will inform them of what the gas or liquid is and what sort of treatment it requires.
If you ever saw those big silver containers on the road and wondered what the big number/letters on the side of the container meant, now you know.
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.... AND HERE'S WHAT YOU *CAN* TRANSPORT SAFELY IN YOUR CAR
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--> #1 Urgent/Important Business Envelopes
These types of freelance courier requirements are needed by Accountants who need to send important documents same day. Or Travel Agents who need to send a Airline Ticket to a client who ordered on line.
Due to the value of the ticket special or freelance couriers who deliver same day are used virtually daily!
One of our clients is doing this type of work very successfully
--> #2 A4 Boxes/Brochures/Business Cards/Flyers/Printer Supplies
Many printing businesses makes use of same day couriers to deliver work they've done for their clients. I have personally done this type of work for several printing companies using just my car when I got started.
Average pay was around £170 - £250 depending on weight and distance.
--> #3 Urgent Spare Parts
This is also work I have done and all it involves is picking up a spare machine part from say a manufacturer and delivering it to a car service station across the country.
These types of jobs generally pay very well and in most cases I earned around £180 - £275.00 per job depending on miles and waiting time which is around £15 p/h.
These are some of the goods you can take and get paid for by either courier companies in need of over-spill covering, or private companies directly.
When you have a few courier companies under your belt as well some private companies like printers sending brochures etc. you'll soon be comfortably making between £750 and £980 or more per week!
Our couriers manual and videos details how to get started in a step by step process and you can find out more here: http://freelance-couriers.com
Talk soon!
Andre J Hendricks
Watch a great video about the Freelance Courier Success System -> Courier Jobs Video
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