Getting more from the van

[WabbitPoo]

Over the winter my business largely tails off so I would like to find stuff to fill in. The obvious one would be some parcel delivering - my van is clean and reliable and not liveried.

Is there much casual delivery work around, and would a simple letter sent to the branch manager of the likes of DHL etc be the way to go?

How should one charge for such work?

Any other ideas for temporary winter work?

 

[seco services]

Any other ideas for temporary winter work?

we get alot around here wanting delivery drivers for the catalogs
ie marshall ward, freemans etc delivering clothes, packages.

How should one charge for such work?

you work for them sort of companies you more likely be under their terms of payment.

 

[big-all]

what have your insurance said about alternative use??

 

[Burnerman]

I was talking to a driver from Eurocarparts the other day...apart from driving all day in a firms van for next to nowt, he reckoned that if he has a bash, the insurance excess is down to him.....
I'm sweeping a good few chimneys these days as a form of diversification.....mucky a bit but loads need doing at £40 a pop.
Can you get into the Christmas tree market? Supply a fresh one, and recover the tree again after the event?
John