To be honest I am in awe of you guys and girls, the service you give in these times is great never had a missed delivery and always on time, massive respect
Thank you not many people understand how heavy and stressful is this job for all of as delivery driver's The people who really appreciated our work is really very very rare
Actually this is very good video to help people understand how hard we are working because everybody thinks it's a very easy job I'm working for amazon like driver for more than 3 years and I see many people come and goes not everybody can do this job
Lol new drivers are lucky to have colour coded bag to identify, back when I done amazon there were all the same colour bags with a lil sticker for you to identify lol
Hello mate, I used to work out of DNR1 as a DA too, back in 2020. Didn't stay too long but it was a decent job, and real hard work. Kudos for sticking at it and hope you never get given NR1 and NR2 routes!
Thanks for the comment Great to hear from somebody in same area yeah it wasn't to bad haha I think I done 1 route around that area luckily didn't have to do again
I work for DX delivery , I do 75 stops average per day , I have a brand new van all paid for and a fuel card and I get £100 per day, I start at 7 and finish deliveries around 2pm and have a collection at 3, happy days
Fuck DX. Used to do it in London, the warehouse all the time messed up taking 4-6hours to load your van cuz parcels all the time somewhere else not in your spot you have to keep searching nobody knows nothing. BULLSHIT. Well it was 5years ago maybe its changed now.
It amazed me to see you get the same amount of packages and stops basically as us in the u.s. I had 170 stops yesterday. Of course around Xmas time it's more like over 200 stops
I started in 2017 and work for 2,5 years. Back then we were able to do “same day” routes(25-40 stops in the evening and we were getting 60 to 80 £ extra) biggest route was 150 stops whit ~180 parcels. Respect for all Amazon drivers! Delivering 4 Amazon is like attending foreign legion training compared with other companies.
I like this video. We take Amazon for granted really. You click, pay and the items turn up - but it's how that happens we probably forget about. JCole and all are unsung really.
you are in my neck of the woods mate. great to see someone else doing videos on courier driving. love your other videos as well you are obviously better with a camera than me lol. best of look at there mate and look forward to the next video
The way it works is he is a subcontractor working for a contracted company doing Amazon delivery’s. I did this to it worked out great until Amazon bought out the subcontracting company and made us all the same as drivers, same pay for every one even if you were faster and better than other drivers. With the subcontractor company they would give you incentives for your hard work Amazon will not!! Unfortunately this is the goal of the subcontractor company to get bought by Amazon by performing well. Good luck pal!!
@@JU0800 I have MANY DA’s that moved to me after I was transparent with them Unfortunately not all managers do their job properly and Amazon take the P1SS out of the drivers, not fair in my books
@@JU0800 here’s a tip... 70% of my drivers rent monthly from SIXT or Enterprise, reason being is they are half the price your DSP rents the van and your insurance is included. If your DSP has an “owners incentive” then all you need is GIT policy to receive your extra £15 daily for using your own van 😉
Hey! love your video, I am actually starting as a delivery driver, but I a stressed to mess up scrambling all the packages and not finding the package at the good moment and loosing time stay safe brooo!!
Spend a year working as a DA you won’t last any longer! The job is dead, pay is shit the cons outweighs the pros all day long! 200 plus drops a day is a joke and isn’t feasible then you are expected to pick up from other drivers! I was working 6 days a week and just before I quit last week I had already dropped my days down to three. Would i recommend it as a full time job? Naaaaa to earn a few quid to fill the gaps then yes!
I fully agree with what you have said it was literally just to feel the gap and earn some money in the mean time I have now left myself and gone back to my old job.
I'm going for my interview soon to be an amazon delivery driver in Birmingham, cheers for the video. I was stressing over all the horror stories of working for amazon, but this video makes it seem an ok job.
Hi mate good luck and hope all works out but yeah it can be quite worrying if you don't get enough days you really want atleast 5 days If you're hiring a van
Amazon could afford to pay their staff 10x what they do and still be the most profitable company on earth.I just couldn't work for an outfit like that.
Great video. I am about to start working as a multi drop delivery driver for Amazon myself and am trying to mentally prepare for it 🤣. Quick question? Does anyone know the best way to rent a van instead of getting one from dsp
Hhhh it’s very hard job I do it now but day after will leave it ( Amazon and manger and e montor and customers and weather traffic all this over your shoulder the mistake on my life this choice will leave it soon thanks
@@lifewithjcole1463 your goods in transit insurance only covers parcels in the back of the van and if Amazon catch you with parcels in the front with you then they will offboard you immediately, so be careful
Yeah I was aware of that and so are most drivers but unless you want to be out all night delivering and making it harder for yourself then I suggest putting in the front
Haha of course you can and you can do what you want as long as you manage to get down within your route time otherwise support will be sent out and you will be deducted money for amount of parcels taken from you, and where ever u have to go, toilets at services ect or in the back of the van in a bottle not ideal but if you've got to go then you've got to go
@@lifewithjcole1463 I see people saying they have interviews. Is that online or face to face? Seems a good job, i always presumed you guys earned terrible money but my uncle who works outside in all weather gets £140 a day, when this seems like a much better job.
I m curious to know if there were certain routes you preferred? Also do you get to know certain addresses/houses? Im just asking as my household orders a lot on amazon, we have deliveries 5/6 times a week. I always wondered what the drivers think if anything!
Yeah there is 100 percent certain routes I preferred but unfortunately they don't always keep you on the same routes and yeah you get to know some people for a little bit then it all gets changed around again personally I think people should have set routes but they don't work like that
thx dude for all your good infos.i learned more from you in this video that from the guy which they gave me the 1 st day to do with him(and he was from my country also lol) ...
Great vid mate much appreciated keep up the good work, I start my job in 4 weeks. hope I get as organised as you, your alot younger than me I'll be 50 in Feb next year hopefully I'll lose a few pounds as well Lol
Yeah I only done for 5 months and the mentor was alright in the end I had my personal phone and work phone and I would set mentor up on the phone I didn't use lol
Hi mate, First of all thanks for video.Just i would like to know your opinion that when u compare HGV and delivery van job which one is better? U are experiance driver thats why i respect ur idea! Thanks a lot and good luck👍
Hi that all depends on your driving experience I have never done hgv driving so I couldn't tell you I would say they both have their own pros and cons, hope this helped, thanks.
Do they issue a company device with the app on for making deliveries or do you use your own phone and app? I tried looking for those apps on my own phone, but cant seem to find them on the app store....
Some company's provide you with a "rabbit" device basically a brick phone to use but most get you to use your own device, and they will send you links for it all most is found on the Google play store iPhone might be different the amazon flex app is an apk on Google
Hi, just in the process off the application process. I spoke to someone over the phone from amazon, and they told me they provide the van, at no cost of mine? Is that true?
Nice video How did yo find your feed in the job? Did you just figure stuff out yourself? How long do you think you will do this for? cheers also, the costs you cited was that for an amazon van?
Thank you and yeah it's straight forward get a lot of support from other drivers and I only done this for about 6 months until I have gone back to my trade which is air conditioning
If your good there and don't get many complaints you will usually be guaranteed 4 to 5 days but if you start falling behind and getting complaints you can be limited to 3 days or less it all depends how busy it is aswell
How Often (honestly) are you speeding in order to meet the targets? I am just interested if the stories are true about there being unrealistic targets ?
In all honesty I never go over the speed limit as I was already close to losing my licence but you do tend to accelerate alot faster which isn't great either.
It's a shit job buddy. I would not reccommend anyone starting this job. I did it for a few months at the back end of last year. When you add up the hours you do and the pay you get, it's no better than stacking shelves at ASDA or minimum wage. Now, in 2021, van rental has gone up, fuel has gone up but the daily £119/day rate has not. Amazon and DSP's expect you to work like robots, they treat you like shit as if you are some kind of second class citizen. BE WARNED: do not do it!
Bit late to the oarty on this but was interesting 🤔 i was looking at doing this but i dont have my own van If you do i believe u can make some serious money
Hi J, Have you registered for VAT? Just completed theory training days with Amazon; my company are encouraging me to register for VAT but don't really know anything abut this.Can you advise?
Hi mate I can't really help with this I don't work there any more I only worked for a couple months but yeah you should register will have to look on gov website that should help
If you lease/rent the van from their affiliated rental Cos and decide to leave: can you still keep the van provided you agree to still pay for it? I am currently waiting for the DBS, so I can start. Thanks
Hi I believe you will have a contract length with your van so could be 14 to 30 days, so if you decide to leave you will keep and continue paying for the van until contract time is up hope this helps.
As an OSM I can say amazing work by yourself... to finish 170 stops in 6.5 hours your DCR is brilliant and your manager should be very happy with your FDDS I have a strong team like yourself and they always get me gold (fantastic now as the scorecard has changed) Keep up the good work champion 👍🏼
@@lifewithjcole1463 credit where it’s due my man... I was a DA before becoming OSM Amazon DO take the mick most times and they get away with it unfortunately
@@lifewithjcole1463 OK. One can live on that I'd say. I had heard that Amazon workers were really abused in terms of pay, that was certainly the case for (believe it or not) workers in Germany. But I think these were workers in the buildings sorting things not the drivers such as yourself. Interesting. Thx.
hey man great video, i'm starting this job next week and was wondering how much did you spend on your own van as that is something i'd be looking to do as soon as possible
A van around the age and condition I had cost around 2000 but I believe the demand for vans are on a high rite now so may be a little more you may get lucky tho
@@lifewithjcole1463 sound for the reply, I’ll be looking soon come. This past month paying for a rental van makes me sick to think how much money I’m losing out on
Keep up the great work mate, I'm considering making a similar video been doing amazon for a few years, did you get in any trouble for making this video, any advice what not to record?
Cheers buddy and go for it mate the more people that can show others what it's all about the better as I didn't really know what to expect first time so having videos around are great, and no didn't get in to trouble just wouldn't show to much around the depot without permission and obviously confidentiality with customers details
Hi mate no I stopped doing this a few months back now due to my old company that let me go due to covid asked for me back , and I hope it all goes well for you, yeah it's done alot of people out of work.
Luckily never had any dogs go for me you do get some bad dogs at letterboxes tho so be careful with posting as they will snatch, they do give you a stick thing to help post the enveloped through for that reason
Hello sir! What do I need to start work with Amazon? Asking as guy who is moving to London from abroad. Is it possible to rent a car instead of buying? thanks a lot!!
Hi you will have to apply and they will send you a list of stuff they need including drivers license etc... and yes your company can sort out van rental for you if that's what you want or you can sort your own van rental out.
Thanks!!🙏🏻 Can I advance something before I arrive or must wait until I’m there? On the other hand, is there any video where can I see how the process of the delivery works? 👍🏻👍🏻
looks great ? show two delivery's no returns no unable to deliver no dogs no flats . no crapping in your weather bag's or pee in bottles ? the short time i was there that was what i got told and had pictures on what's app. lovely job from DNE2
Do you get paid per drop? Or set amount for the day? My place is 85p per parcel in your own van, 65p per parcel in theirs.. how does amazon work in terms of payment.
@@lifewithjcole1463 hmmm thats rough that mate.. greedy bastards capping you at 120 for 200 stops.. if there is a Bespoke near you, check them out. In your own van, cam make 3500 month.. responsible for your own tax, but can claim back a lump for fuel, mot, service, ect ect, if you use an accountant, you end up paying pennies in tax.. if you are doing 170s 190s 200+ you should be getting paid accordingly. That's Bespoke.. they are sister company to hermes
This year tight for me, because its my first as courier.. dropped 3k on van, and my insurance is 1600.. so eating into my prof atm.. but it'll get better..
@@lifewithjcole1463 I like the how organised it looks though, all bagged up, only boxes and lopes.. my gaff, all manner of shit in a cage, gotta zap them in and load..
What’s it like being an Amazon driver I’m considering it. Would you recommend getting my own van after a while. I would be driving a van for someone that has a contract with Amazon’s and not having to pay for a van or fuel.
It's not to bad if it's your kind of work if you're happy driving around and delivering all day its all good there can be a bit of pressure sometimes tho and defo get your own van but if you using a van free of charge that's a win win
@@lifewithjcole1463 I’m going with a different company now so have to rent a van off them and it’s expensive so I’m going to get my own van. I’m leaving a full time job I have been in for a good few years to do this so might as well do it right just hope I’m doing the right thing. The money is a pull for me
Yeah just take your time and be careful out on the road don't rush around as may end up damaging van and stuff which you don't want and I wish you all the best hope it all goes well for you
Your video is a big reassurance to me. I'm quitting a low pay job with unstable hours to work for a company called Carpus Delivery Service in the Amazon depot in Deeside. They supply a van all insured and all I need to bring is safety boots. Pay is 99 quid a day. Any tips? PS I'm abit worried on the amount of days available but I was told by my end by a few insiders that there's plenty of work available though you have to take a day off after 5 days. I basically got hired on the spot as I didn't have an interview. It was phone call, drug test the next day and now I got training next week.
Hi mate that's awesome to hear good news and that's great got in with a company where you don't have to hire the van much better and yeah you may have slow weeks but if you perform well you will get more days minimum I had in the quietest time was 3 days so should never go below that and yeah they always have drivers coming and going so the hire process is instant, good luck with your future hope it all goes well
You take a break as you go if I'm honest I have sometimes sat there for 15 minutes just to eat and chill out and you can sort of go away from route but not to much otherwise you will start getting behind
Hi if you have ordered an age verification over 18 item then yes the driver will have to I'd everyone regardless of age amazon's policy js challenge 100 meaning they have to challenge anybody under the age of 100, hope this helps.
Hi mate thanks for the reply and what I have said is correct what a driver does is different they obviously are not doing there job properly and will be off boarded if found out.
@@david1399 If you reported that driver, not only would he be off boarded by Amazon, he would not be able to deliver for any other courier again... It's against the law to give an over 18 item to a miner... Just like if you were to buy it from a local shop... If the item delivered was alcohol, imagine if she drank it all???... He's an idiot for giving the parcel to your lil sister in the first place and to risk his job for a delivery...
Amazon drivers are unsung heroes. Thank you for your hard work and dedication.
I wish all amazon customers are good as you
To be honest I am in awe of you guys and girls, the service you give in these times is great never had a missed delivery and always on time, massive respect
Alot of dedication goes into this job
Thank you not many people understand how heavy and stressful is this job for all of as delivery driver's
The people who really appreciated our work is really very very rare
Actually this is very good video to help people understand how hard we are working because everybody thinks it's a very easy job I'm working for amazon like driver for more than 3 years and I see many people come and goes not everybody can do this job
Thank you to ALL Amazon delivery drivers. 💙
So demand Amazon pay them fairly! All claps and no reward?!
if you want to thank amazon drivers, stop using amazon
Lol new drivers are lucky to have colour coded bag to identify, back when I done amazon there were all the same colour bags with a lil sticker for you to identify lol
Yeah I know I also done it around 4 to 5 years ago for a couple months and that's how it was for me to
Hello mate, I used to work out of DNR1 as a DA too, back in 2020. Didn't stay too long but it was a decent job, and real hard work. Kudos for sticking at it and hope you never get given NR1 and NR2 routes!
Thanks for the comment Great to hear from somebody in same area yeah it wasn't to bad haha I think I done 1 route around that area luckily didn't have to do again
Its good to see a video from my neck of the woods. Very inspiring. Im looking to becoming a Amazon driver
Awesome bro thanks for the support and goodluck
I work for DX delivery , I do 75 stops average per day , I have a brand new van all paid for and a fuel card and I get £100 per day, I start at 7 and finish deliveries around 2pm and have a collection at 3, happy days
Sounds perfect to me good Job mate
Fuck DX. Used to do it in London, the warehouse all the time messed up taking 4-6hours to load your van cuz parcels all the time somewhere else not in your spot you have to keep searching nobody knows nothing. BULLSHIT. Well it was 5years ago maybe its changed now.
It amazed me to see you get the same amount of packages and stops basically as us in the u.s. I had 170 stops yesterday. Of course around Xmas time it's more like over 200 stops
Yeah it's crazy alot of stops to do in one day that's interesting to know also thank you for your comment
Man now we're at 190 stops a day. Smh. And starting at 1230 instead of 8 a.m. sucks
Wow that does suck damn man
I started in 2017 and work for 2,5 years. Back then we were able to do “same day” routes(25-40 stops in the evening and we were getting 60 to 80 £ extra) biggest route was 150 stops whit ~180 parcels. Respect for all Amazon drivers! Delivering 4 Amazon is like attending foreign legion training compared with other companies.
@@nicolaeciurdea8205 😆🤣
I like this video. We take Amazon for granted really. You click, pay and the items turn up - but it's how that happens we probably forget about. JCole and all are unsung really.
I don’t know why this has come up on my YT but it’s interesting 👍 hope life is positive and good for you dude
Haha I'm glad it's getting around thank you for the watch and comment and yeah all very well hope the same to you
you are in my neck of the woods mate. great to see someone else doing videos on courier driving. love your other videos as well you are obviously better with a camera than me lol. best of look at there mate and look forward to the next video
That's great to know mate yeah unfortunately my job as a courier driver has come to an end now and thank you so much I do try my best haha, thank you.
The way it works is he is a subcontractor working for a contracted company doing Amazon delivery’s. I did this to it worked out great until Amazon bought out the subcontracting company and made us all the same as drivers, same pay for every one even if you were faster and better than other drivers. With the subcontractor company they would give you incentives for your hard work Amazon will not!! Unfortunately this is the goal of the subcontractor company to get bought by Amazon by performing well. Good luck pal!!
Drive safe buddy. I love Amazon videos 👍👍
Since they rolled out prime vans all the drivers are now using the company van which there is no fuel and rental expense including insurance
However they only get paid half what you do 😉
@@mehmetguner5729 260 stops over 300 packages
@@JU0800 I have MANY DA’s that moved to me after I was transparent with them
Unfortunately not all managers do their job properly and Amazon take the P1SS out of the drivers, not fair in my books
@@mehmetguner5729 but having said that i would rather not fork out 850 quid a month on rental and 2 grand on insurance
@@JU0800 here’s a tip... 70% of my drivers rent monthly from SIXT or Enterprise, reason being is they are half the price your DSP rents the van and your insurance is included. If your DSP has an “owners incentive” then all you need is GIT policy to receive your extra £15 daily for using your own van 😉
Hey! love your video, I am actually starting as a delivery driver, but I a stressed to mess up scrambling all the packages and not finding the package at the good moment and loosing time stay safe brooo!!
No point stressing mate just keep relaxed and you will have a better day goodluck stay safe
Great video mate! I've been doing this for the last 2 years! It's a good job only if you have your own van
Fully agree
What is the best way of getting your own van? And does the company have a criteria the van has to adhere to?
What is the best way to get my own van
Spend a year working as a DA you won’t last any longer! The job is dead, pay is shit the cons outweighs the pros all day long! 200 plus drops a day is a joke and isn’t feasible then you are expected to pick up from other drivers! I was working 6 days a week and just before I quit last week I had already dropped my days down to three. Would i recommend it as a full time job? Naaaaa to earn a few quid to fill the gaps then yes!
I fully agree with what you have said it was literally just to feel the gap and earn some money in the mean time I have now left myself and gone back to my old job.
What did you do with the van?@@lifewithjcole1463
I'm going for my interview soon to be an amazon delivery driver in Birmingham, cheers for the video. I was stressing over all the horror stories of working for amazon, but this video makes it seem an ok job.
Awesome.good luck with your journey hope it all goes well
This package is by order of the peeky fuckin blinders
180 stops ? That's too much , good luck delivering that in 9 hours .
Yeah was alot and barely managed haha
I think it needs to be tightly regulated. I'm a delivery driver but that sounds unreasonable to me and also dangerous.
My dream job this, drive all day and get paid, two of my favourite things to do lmao
Great vid thank you very much drive safe and godbless you always
Great video, I’m hoping to start this job soon. Good to hear some positives instead of people moaning about the graft.
Thank you and that's awesome to hear hope it all goes well for you
so was i until i watched this video, pmsl
Loved this video. Really enjoyed it.
Thank you much appreciated, I'm happy you enjoyed it
Thanks for the video, I am.going for an interview next Tuesday, and the only thing bothering me is the van rental and the days you work
Hi mate good luck and hope all works out but yeah it can be quite worrying if you don't get enough days you really want atleast 5 days If you're hiring a van
F*ck doing that many drops day in day out, i feel lucky now doing lgv multidrop with up to 20 drops max.
Loool it's non stop thats for sure
Amazon could afford to pay their staff 10x what they do and still be the most profitable company on earth.I just couldn't work for an outfit like that.
But they don't need to. Thier workers make enough
Thank you for your videos
Ty this is helpful now I know what to expect.
Happy I could help, thanks for watching.
That's at DNR1 Norwich. Being there with a 44 tonner it's fking hard to reverse on those bays.
Haha I can imagine
Great video. I am about to start working as a multi drop delivery driver for Amazon myself and am trying to mentally prepare for it 🤣. Quick question? Does anyone know the best way to rent a van instead of getting one from dsp
Hhhh it’s very hard job I do it now but day after will leave it ( Amazon and manger and e montor and customers and weather traffic all this over your shoulder the mistake on my life this choice will leave it soon thanks
Good job bro. Is this normal amazon flex where you need to book your blocks? Or is it fixed guaranteed work?
Cheers buddy and this wasn't amazon flex this was working on behalf of a company inside the amazon depot
Good to see he wasn't kicking the parcels no piss bottles on van alas no parcels to be kept on front seats! Yard Marshall amazon! 😱👍
Haha and it makes it very difficult not being able to keep parcels in front with you
@@lifewithjcole1463 your goods in transit insurance only covers parcels in the back of the van and if Amazon catch you with parcels in the front with you then they will offboard you immediately, so be careful
Yeah I was aware of that and so are most drivers but unless you want to be out all night delivering and making it harder for yourself then I suggest putting in the front
Can you have the radio on? Do you have a lunch hour? Where do you pee?
Haha of course you can and you can do what you want as long as you manage to get down within your route time otherwise support will be sent out and you will be deducted money for amount of parcels taken from you, and where ever u have to go, toilets at services ect or in the back of the van in a bottle not ideal but if you've got to go then you've got to go
@@lifewithjcole1463 I see people saying they have interviews. Is that online or face to face? Seems a good job, i always presumed you guys earned terrible money but my uncle who works outside in all weather gets £140 a day, when this seems like a much better job.
The interviews can be done over the phone you will have to go in for a drug and alcohol test tho if you get accepted
@@lifewithjcole1463 is it a mouth swab?
Great video 👍 keep doing these!
Thank you appreciate the feedback 👍
I m curious to know if there were certain routes you preferred? Also do you get to know certain addresses/houses? Im just asking as my household orders a lot on amazon, we have deliveries 5/6 times a week. I always wondered what the drivers think if anything!
Yeah there is 100 percent certain routes I preferred but unfortunately they don't always keep you on the same routes and yeah you get to know some people for a little bit then it all gets changed around again personally I think people should have set routes but they don't work like that
That's a job for young people. By the time you reach middle age, that kind of labor will destroy your body
Yeah I can agree with that especially with all the flats
thx dude for all your good infos.i learned more from you in this video that from the guy which they gave me the 1 st day to do with him(and he was from my country also lol) ...
Haha no worries glad I could help goodluck with your journey
Great vid mate much appreciated keep up the good work, I start my job in 4 weeks. hope I get as organised as you, your alot younger than me I'll be 50 in Feb next year hopefully I'll lose a few pounds as well Lol
Thank you glad I could help awesome good luck with that mate you will get there and will keep you fit that's for sure.
I started this 3 weeks ago, it's a decent setup tbh. How you getting on with the mentor app? Takes a bit of getting used to. Great video mate
Yeah I only done for 5 months and the mentor was alright in the end I had my personal phone and work phone and I would set mentor up on the phone I didn't use lol
Hi mate,
First of all thanks for video.Just i would like to know your opinion that when u compare HGV and delivery van job which one is better? U are experiance driver thats why i respect ur idea! Thanks a lot and good luck👍
Hi that all depends on your driving experience I have never done hgv driving so I couldn't tell you I would say they both have their own pros and cons, hope this helped, thanks.
@@lifewithjcole1463 Thank u👍
Do they issue a company device with the app on for making deliveries or do you use your own phone and app?
I tried looking for those apps on my own phone, but cant seem to find them on the app store....
Some company's provide you with a "rabbit" device basically a brick phone to use but most get you to use your own device, and they will send you links for it all most is found on the Google play store iPhone might be different the amazon flex app is an apk on Google
would you be better off with an automatic with all those drops? by 170 drops you mean 170 items?
When I say 170 stops that is just stops that can be 280 parcels but you will have multi stops
Hi, just in the process off the application process.
I spoke to someone over the phone from amazon, and they told me they provide the van, at no cost of mine?
Is that true?
Keep up the good work pal 👍👍👍
170 in _just_ six hours? mental!
Anything over 120 for me is a ballache 😂😂😂
Aye lad I deliver around Yarmouth and caister and bradwell
Nice vid, Do the job myself would kill for getting loaded at your time. We are not leaving the depot now till 12:55 first stop at 13:25 - 13:45.
Thank you much appreciated and dam really that's a horrible time to be loading at hopefully you don't have to many stops
@@lifewithjcole1463 Usally anywhere from 160 - 190 stops 280 - 330 parcels
That's alot of stops for that time of day feels bad
How much can you expect to take home after van rental and tax per week? Thinking about starting but don't own a van
Thanks
After van rental and tax on a 5 day week maybe 400 to 500
But you can also put the cost of renting the van against your taxes
Why do thay pack food supplements in book folders? I packed up useing Amazon as lost so many items Amazon using book folders .
I have no idea them book folders are useless always fall apart
@@lifewithjcole1463 save a bit of money, but loss customers in the mean time 😂
Nice video
How did yo find your feed in the job? Did you just figure stuff out yourself?
How long do you think you will do this for? cheers
also, the costs you cited was that for an amazon van?
Thank you and yeah it's straight forward get a lot of support from other drivers and I only done this for about 6 months until I have gone back to my trade which is air conditioning
Do you just drop the parcel in front of their door or do you wait?
You drop it at the door following covid guidelines and then step back and wait for answer
I'm Lowestoft buddy keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍 👌
Thank you much appreciated
@@lifewithjcole1463 my brother might be interested in doing it .. as its self employed do u get more then 3 days week
If your good there and don't get many complaints you will usually be guaranteed 4 to 5 days but if you start falling behind and getting complaints you can be limited to 3 days or less it all depends how busy it is aswell
Are Ford Transit Customs big enough for a swb delivery? Good vid btw
Yeah transits will do decently
Why is the camera mirrored, it looks like your driving a left hand drive van.
Must be the way it's recorded on the phone
How Often (honestly) are you speeding in order to meet the targets? I am just interested if the stories are true about there being unrealistic targets ?
In all honesty I never go over the speed limit as I was already close to losing my licence but you do tend to accelerate alot faster which isn't great either.
It's a shit job buddy. I would not reccommend anyone starting this job. I did it for a few months at the back end of last year. When you add up the hours you do and the pay you get, it's no better than stacking shelves at ASDA or minimum wage. Now, in 2021, van rental has gone up, fuel has gone up but the daily £119/day rate has not.
Amazon and DSP's expect you to work like robots, they treat you like shit as if you are some kind of second class citizen.
BE WARNED: do not do it!
Yeah i feel you in a way it wasn't bad for me as my routes were about 6 hours and had my own van so pay was nice but for others may not be great
Bit late to the oarty on this but was interesting 🤔 i was looking at doing this but i dont have my own van
If you do i believe u can make some serious money
Yeah having your own van makes it much more worth it
Hi J, Have you registered for VAT? Just completed theory training days with Amazon; my company are encouraging me to register for VAT but don't really know anything abut this.Can you advise?
Hi mate I can't really help with this I don't work there any more I only worked for a couple months but yeah you should register will have to look on gov website that should help
Enjoyed it mate does your phone tell you where to go as in google maps
Is it in orfer of delivery
Yeah it sets up the route for you so you will go in order you can go through it and change some if you think you will be back and fourth or so
Friend of mine works at the Ipswich depot and they pay 25 a week for van rental lol
Dam that's good they get less pay tho?
25 quid a week for van rental.something fishy going on there
What was the company you are contracted with. I’m looking at elite prime logistics with van rental
Would you prefer to take parcels to lockers than customer’s homes ?
Lockers are fine as you can sometimes get rid of a bag there houses are great as long as people are home lol
If you lease/rent the van from their affiliated rental Cos and decide to leave: can you still keep the van provided you agree to still pay for it? I am currently waiting for the DBS, so I can start.
Thanks
Hi I believe you will have a contract length with your van so could be 14 to 30 days, so if you decide to leave you will keep and continue paying for the van until contract time is up hope this helps.
How many stops are you required to do in an hour as a minimum? If you are doing 27 an hour, I guess you are mainly doing normal neighbourhoods.
I think they say an average is around 20 an hour depending on location
The toughest wings were made for the toughest bird, btw how much did you buy ur own van im thinking of getting one ☝️
Was around 2000
As an OSM I can say amazing work by yourself... to finish 170 stops in 6.5 hours your DCR is brilliant and your manager should be very happy with your FDDS
I have a strong team like yourself and they always get me gold (fantastic now as the scorecard has changed)
Keep up the good work champion 👍🏼
Awesome to hear that and yeah I done my best when out on the road thank you for the comment much appreciated.
@@lifewithjcole1463 credit where it’s due my man... I was a DA before becoming OSM
Amazon DO take the mick most times and they get away with it unfortunately
Thank you and yeah just a little bit haha
Hocam selam siZ amazondami calisiyorsunuz.?uk de nerdesiniz bem leeds
Alright bud, I'm in Norwich. Are you still doing this?
No I stopped this a while ago now
Sorry if I haven’t seen and been asked.. Is there any requirements regarding to the van i mean age mileage etc. Thank you!
Not that I'm aware of they say they don't like damage but plenty of people drive beat up vans
You deserve to be paid more.
Where do you pick up the rental van? After your drops do you return it to the rental company? Or do you travel to and from home in it?
My company provided the van and you take the van home every day and can use for private use also.
Amazon seem to be the better delivery company
Basically
150 a day... 3000 a month, 36,000 PA. Amazon driver. Is that right?
It's 150 during Christmas or peak times or 125 any other time I believe so like 2700 a month 32500 pa before tax
@@lifewithjcole1463 OK. One can live on that I'd say. I had heard that Amazon workers were really abused in terms of pay, that was certainly the case for (believe it or not) workers in Germany. But I think these were workers in the buildings sorting things not the drivers such as yourself. Interesting. Thx.
No worries glad I could help
Hey! Do you know which type of drug screening they carry out? A mouth swab or urine sample? Thank you! X
Ha ha ha u thinking u will fail
It's a mouth swab
hey man great video, i'm starting this job next week and was wondering how much did you spend on your own van as that is something i'd be looking to do as soon as possible
A van around the age and condition I had cost around 2000 but I believe the demand for vans are on a high rite now so may be a little more you may get lucky tho
@@lifewithjcole1463 sound for the reply, I’ll be looking soon come. This past month paying for a rental van makes me sick to think how much money I’m losing out on
Yeah I hired one for a couple months it's horrible especially If you don't get 4 or 5 days work
@@lifewithjcole1463 depends on the pay at your company. Mine pay 170 a day
Yeah that's really good is that just cause of Christmas? Or all around year
What is the criteria for a own van
if you use a cheap android with mentor you only get 848 score as it cant track any actual metrics because the phone is too sh*t
Haha that's one way around it
any advice how to start to work like a delivery driver ? You joined some agency or rented directly ? thx
? Mate how much did you say you get per hour the video we couldn't make it out
It all depends if you have a van or not but I was getting paid between 130 and 170 per day depending on whether prime day or Christmas deliveries
Keep up the great work mate, I'm considering making a similar video been doing amazon for a few years, did you get in any trouble for making this video, any advice what not to record?
Cheers buddy and go for it mate the more people that can show others what it's all about the better as I didn't really know what to expect first time so having videos around are great, and no didn't get in to trouble just wouldn't show to much around the depot without permission and obviously confidentiality with customers details
Very helpful video =)
Awesome glad I could help thanks for the watch and comment
Great video. Glad you have your own van. How many miles a week do you do?
Thank you and I was doing roughly 300 to 400 miles per week
Hi fella are there any restrictions on you having a dog in the van if the van your own thanks
Hi as far as I know there isn't as long as its not going mad and barking on the pad I don't see why not
OK thanks fella
hows it going mate still doing this? i start monday after been made redundant from my warehouse, was there near a decade, u gotta love covid right :(
Hi mate no I stopped doing this a few months back now due to my old company that let me go due to covid asked for me back , and I hope it all goes well for you, yeah it's done alot of people out of work.
What about dog attacks? maybe put a dentastix dog chew in your pocket in case a dog tries to go for you?
Luckily never had any dogs go for me you do get some bad dogs at letterboxes tho so be careful with posting as they will snatch, they do give you a stick thing to help post the enveloped through for that reason
Hello sir!
What do I need to start work with Amazon?
Asking as guy who is moving to London from abroad.
Is it possible to rent a car instead of buying?
thanks a lot!!
Hi you will have to apply and they will send you a list of stuff they need including drivers license etc... and yes your company can sort out van rental for you if that's what you want or you can sort your own van rental out.
Thanks for replying. 🙂Will work for myself, is it possible? Rent a car with the insurance isn’t possible? Does it worth?
Thnks for your help!
Thanks
Hi it is worth it if you do 5 days a week otherwise I suggest getting own van
Thanks!!🙏🏻
Can I advance something before I arrive or must wait until I’m there?
On the other hand, is there any video where can I see how the process of the delivery works?
👍🏻👍🏻
I'm not sure there may be other videos on CZcams I don't have any tho sorry
looks great ? show two delivery's no returns no unable to deliver no dogs no flats .
no crapping in your weather bag's or pee in bottles ?
the short time i was there that was what i got told and had pictures on what's app.
lovely job from DNE2
Do they pay the milage back onto your next wage ?
Yeah
Hi would it be possible to call you to find out more
Do you get paid per drop? Or set amount for the day? My place is 85p per parcel in your own van, 65p per parcel in theirs.. how does amazon work in terms of payment.
Paid per route so can be like 250 parcels set pay
@@lifewithjcole1463 hmmm thats rough that mate.. greedy bastards capping you at 120 for 200 stops.. if there is a Bespoke near you, check them out. In your own van, cam make 3500 month.. responsible for your own tax, but can claim back a lump for fuel, mot, service, ect ect, if you use an accountant, you end up paying pennies in tax.. if you are doing 170s 190s 200+ you should be getting paid accordingly. That's Bespoke.. they are sister company to hermes
Yeah not the best yeah that seems like a better option for people that was to just get me by not doing it anymore back at my original job
This year tight for me, because its my first as courier.. dropped 3k on van, and my insurance is 1600.. so eating into my prof atm.. but it'll get better..
@@lifewithjcole1463 I like the how organised it looks though, all bagged up, only boxes and lopes.. my gaff, all manner of shit in a cage, gotta zap them in and load..
What’s it like being an Amazon driver I’m considering it. Would you recommend getting my own van after a while. I would be driving a van for someone that has a contract with Amazon’s and not having to pay for a van or fuel.
It's not to bad if it's your kind of work if you're happy driving around and delivering all day its all good there can be a bit of pressure sometimes tho and defo get your own van but if you using a van free of charge that's a win win
@@lifewithjcole1463 I’m going with a different company now so have to rent a van off them and it’s expensive so I’m going to get my own van. I’m leaving a full time job I have been in for a good few years to do this so might as well do it right just hope I’m doing the right thing. The money is a pull for me
Yeah just take your time and be careful out on the road don't rush around as may end up damaging van and stuff which you don't want and I wish you all the best hope it all goes well for you
@@lifewithjcole1463 yeh I hope so I have everything riding on it can’t afford for it not to work out
Yeah it's hard when things go wrong let's hope they will go rite for you
Your video is a big reassurance to me. I'm quitting a low pay job with unstable hours to work for a company called Carpus Delivery Service in the Amazon depot in Deeside. They supply a van all insured and all I need to bring is safety boots. Pay is 99 quid a day. Any tips? PS I'm abit worried on the amount of days available but I was told by my end by a few insiders that there's plenty of work available though you have to take a day off after 5 days. I basically got hired on the spot as I didn't have an interview. It was phone call, drug test the next day and now I got training next week.
Hi mate that's awesome to hear good news and that's great got in with a company where you don't have to hire the van much better and yeah you may have slow weeks but if you perform well you will get more days minimum I had in the quietest time was 3 days so should never go below that and yeah they always have drivers coming and going so the hire process is instant, good luck with your future hope it all goes well
@@lifewithjcole1463 Thank you! 1 last (maybe) question. How does one take breaks? And can you deviate from said path to pick up food?
You take a break as you go if I'm honest I have sometimes sat there for 15 minutes just to eat and chill out and you can sort of go away from route but not to much otherwise you will start getting behind
Are you still doing it? Not a bad way to earn a living!
Not now I stopped after about 5 months as got back into my trade
If you have seen Rats in a maze in a laboratory environment
What company were you working for, was it amazon themselves or a subcontractor
Hi it was a subcontractor In that sense.
I’m getting Luke Shaw vibes..
So if you finish early, do you still get paid full
Yes can also take extra of others for more money
Bro I need a quick answer, do amazon drivers actually id you?
Hi if you have ordered an age verification over 18 item then yes the driver will have to I'd everyone regardless of age amazon's policy js challenge 100 meaning they have to challenge anybody under the age of 100, hope this helps.
@@lifewithjcole1463 Umm think u got it wrong bro, I wasn't home n my little sister age 11 opened the door n they jusy gave it to her.
Hi mate thanks for the reply and what I have said is correct what a driver does is different they obviously are not doing there job properly and will be off boarded if found out.
@@david1399 If you reported that driver, not only would he be off boarded by Amazon, he would not be able to deliver for any other courier again... It's against the law to give an over 18 item to a miner... Just like if you were to buy it from a local shop... If the item delivered was alcohol, imagine if she drank it all???... He's an idiot for giving the parcel to your lil sister in the first place and to risk his job for a delivery...