Great video, I am a builder but getting older so this job looks a great alternative, I don’t need a lot of money £200 a week would pay for my food and bills so this is definitely a job I will consider, thanks for posting the video 👍
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i worked there at the start of the pandemic to december last year and i would say the pay is decent. People just don’t realise with that job you have to do a lot of parcels to make good money from it. So many people i saw come and go because they can’t stick to it and think it’s great money from the get go! Especially if you are living from that wage you have to be mindful that the volumes can change so you have to find extra rounds to do to make up the numbers, which a lot of people don’t do because they don’t want to learn a new area (generally speaking). But if you’re doing it for a bit of extra money i’d say it’s definitely worth it, i loved it and it’s nice to see someone else who enjoys it☺️ Everyone hates on hermes but i’ve had rubbish delivery services from all the companies, i personally think it’s boils down to the individual who’s doing the delivering and not the company as whole!
A small point, you don’t have to drive your own car which needs extra business insurance, repairing, maintaining, fuelling, tyres and brakes as a waitress and a fitness trainer.
I used to work for Hermes and they do destroy your soul after some time. However I feel like you've got it really good and sounds like you have a good manager. You've also got a better work ethic than most people I know too. I believe what people mean by you make no money doesn't really apply to you right now. As you do this part time and it's not your main focus. For me I worked 6 days a week every week only get Xmas, Boxing, New Year's day and the odd bank holiday off which always resulted in double the amount of parcels coming through. I made decent money. 4 to 5 thousand a month but I burned out and managers were not accommodating in the slightest. You're lucky that you get to pick your shifts. I think you should stick at it for the time being but not forever. I'm glad I'm out of it. I got so burnt out that I phoned in sick for the first ever time in the years that I was there working and they sacked me for it. But I'm in a much better place now. But more power to you for having more control over how they treat you.
I've been doing hermes 9 years now and like any job there are good and bad sides to the job in the 9 years I've been there things have changed some good and bad the company is out to make money like any Company but the main things you have to watch with hermes is say your ill its your problem to find cover and if u can't find cover you have double volume next day plus a warning, another thing check the amount of packets and standard parcels you get because they send a higher amount of packets when they are standard so they don't have to pay you as much but you can upgrade them on couriers online, i do 2 rounds as its my full time job so I'm out a good 7-8 hours a day so if u like driving, delivering parcels then its good job to have
Hey mate, I'm currently looking into working for hermes but I'm worried about wear and tear on the car I'll be driving. You've been doing it for 9 years so thought I'd ask how many cars you've beeb through since working for hermes? It's literally the only thing putting me off at the moment 😄
@Spiritual Jay hi mate, in 9 years I've been through 5 cars, currently using a van which is on the way out, tbh mate if your on a lower paying round the less wear and tear you'll have, the higher paying round the more the damage but it's what's best for you I do 2 rural rounds and wouldn't change it for the world but you may happier doing a town round, less mileage no wear and tear but you won't earn as much money so its whatever suits you maze
Some say you don't earn much is because it's your own car and everything, so fuel costs are yours, car maintenance costs is yours and then insurance as you need special delivery insurance etc etc..
Great video, love your positive attitude and it seems like a great way for young people to earn a few extra quid if you love driving (who doesn't). Yes there may be extra costs (a quick google search will tell you that the top up insurance is only 55p a day with Hermes) but if you love it do it and ignore all the negative comments on here from old farts like me and do what you enjoy....my son is 20 and we renovate houses together - this would be great for him to do between houses....not sure how many parcels he could fit in his Ferrari though (joking)!
You've got a great attitude to life, well done for being a grafter, unlike a lot of people nowadays who want to sit on their backsides and get paid for it!
I've worked for Hermes for over four years and don't get the figures you say you get. For a packet small) I get 47p, a standard gives me 62p and a postable is 37p. Also - if you pay it, you got to take into account your tax and national insurance, which on my figures and as you are classed as self employed you might be liable for.
I wouldn't have worked there for 4 years on those numbers!! Do you even make a profit?! I don't understand how you are payed so low 🥺 That can't be right!
You must be in city for those terrible rates..I'm in town/rural and get 95p parcel 1.05 standard...bit there is se plus which is even more criminal...Hermes try shafting ya every way...but still a good wage not complaining
I applied to Yodel and they didn't get back to me in 10 days so now I applied to Evri (Hermes). If Yodel recruitment/Customer service is that bad I'm not interested.
Great video Bry, just discovered your channel. Fellow Brit living in Australia these past 10yrs . Nice to see a bit of Uk country side which I miss. Keep up these great videos . Looks like a pretty good job doing parcel delivery. You had alot of parcels crammed in your little Pergeot . Ding you find it hard to find each parcel
The pay sounds more but its to cover the cost of the car. Even if they paid for the fuel, there is increased insurance, depreciation and there is also inflation
Not everyone gets paid what you get paid. I get 49p for packets which are 75% of the parcels and 65p for standard. You don't get paid for non deliveries and you don't get paid for picking them up and scanning them in either which can take a while. Yours is the best case scenario.
I agree, personally think she's got lucky (maybe a manager took like to her) i never got above 50p for a parcel even large parcels and after fuel etc wasn't worth it.
It’s a high paid job for a student, but if you have to pay rent or for a mortgage every month, plus home bills, phone bills and car payments, petrol etc, this is a low income job. Average salary in the U.K. is now £27,000 per year. That is £2,250 per month, £535 per week, £107 per day working 5 days a week. Not including paid holidays etc If you are earning below £19,000 per year, you cannot buy a house
@@ttube111 i'm not a girl? and it actually wasn't hard work tbh, it's just low pay and u have to cover all your own costs, it just didn't make sense for me financially but thx for assuming u know about my life!
@@fishing-gardening-travelling personally i quit, it was so bad and the pay was awful, i got like 25 quid for a whole days work its not worth it when u factor in fuel and wear and tear on your car
You need to calculate your total running costs per mile to include wear & tear tyres oil etc. cost per mile to run your car you should be looking at 30 to 40 pence per mile. Your car resale value will be effected by the high mileage on your vehicle. It may at face value look like you are initially earning good money but over a period of say 4 years your vehicle will have very little resale value as it will have high mileage. And you would have needed to save some of your earnings for a replacement vehicle.
Yes, plus the increased wear and tear. The big problem is that you have no 'back up', if you have a puncture or breakdown 'mid round' you are in trouble. Your car needs to be super reliable, more so than someone just commuting to the office.
I watched with interest as been a boring old pensioner and sick of been indoors I want to try this to get me out, but, to many for me and and my aygo is really small but I'll look for something else. Well done anyway in what you do 👏👍 Tom.
If you only want a small round with a few parcels the depot will definitely cater to your wants/needs! I like getting a car full for the money but they will always listen if I said I wanted more or less and I can pick as little or as often to when I want to work! :) They always need people to deliver small amounts of parcels that another delivery driver couldn't fit into there car etc!
Got your video as a recco and very interesting I like your work ethic.Just one thing I would cover the parcels with a sheet etc to keep the prying eyes away.
I'm a courier, hats off to you I wouldn't touch multi drop, did day rate £135 per day for ups few years back and went out with 90 parcels average, never had time for lunch, moral in depot was so low, as soon as I was sent to rural round did half a day and quit due to 3 miles average between drops. Now I do 2 drops max a day for double that crap money and a stress free day. And with Hermes by the time yove factored in your petrol money and wear and tear and McDonalds no way your earning £10 an hour. But on a positive note at least you've got the get up and go to go out there an earn some money. I recommend you get on courier exchange and do some local courier work you could get £40 for doing one small local job
165 parcels a day is where its at. get ur car stacked floor to roof everything crammed in drop order. They just fall into ur hand the only bad bit is finding the houses
Are you still working there? I'm currently working part time and looking for another part time job, recently started driving so this would be great for me I think. I was just wondering how it is now under "Evri" instead of Hermes.
I hope you don’t throw fragile labelled glass objects around like the last three things I’ve had delivered by Hermes. There is no way they treat stuff properly. Even that first drop you did the box was caved in.. I think the damage is mainly caused by the idiots who work in the depot as many TH-cam videos show. You do a good job yourself. Well done 👏👏
The state of the package is in no way controlled by the person handing it over to you. Worst part of the job for me. The packages all get put into plastic walled pallets (you know, wooden pallet sized) and there is no difference what label the package has, they all get bunged into the same pallets. The damage will be from light stuff having heavy stuff placed on top of it. Hermes/evri will tell the sorting depots to place heavy stuff first but they clearly fucking don’t. Of course as well, not all couriers care about your package and will probably throw it around, but there are lots that do regular 6 day weeks of the same round and they do care greatly about your package. I do.
Also, a majority of the time for me, the package will be damaged because it’s a small item in a fuck off massive box with zero structure to the box with no void packaging inside. That is completely to blame on the sender, not the courier.
I see you never showed the drivers unload the lorries and sort the parcels into the cages working for free. It happened at my depot which took around an hour before scanning my parcels and thats why i left and it was 65p a parcel for me without any bonuses.
As you are classed as self employed and you get your cheque,you will have to pay income tax/national insurance out of that 800 pd surely so the question is do you and how much is that in total, for the size of your car I would say 1 pd a mile that be petrol/wear and tear if you where working for a company that pay travelling expense that is the way it is worked out
Hi, I'm wondering when the parcels are brought out in the trolleys for loading, When you scan each parcel do hermes have an app that puts them in order for you and that plans your route for you? Or do you have to type all the addresses into maps? Great video btw, don't listen to the negative people lol if you're enjoying your job then stick at it 👍👍
@@pumpcityy113 For new starters, i would highly recommend getting told what parcel rate you are getting before starting. In our depo we have had people work a full month after being told they where on 90p+ per parcel to find out they where getting 50p
Hi ya just check out your view and info on hermes, as an amazon flex driver I think I am switching to hermes , because amazon's far out routes can be tiresome. Theres no bonus what so ever.
worked with hermes for 26 years until about 3 years ago when they brought in sunday working I wouldnt do as I was self employed christmas was a nightmare I used to get between 200 to 300 parcels a day but used to hire a van as i was on a good parcel rate all i can say is make sure your rate is over a £1 per parcel and 1.50 per bulk but what your telling us your on the lower rate
Can I ask you, what happens when you go to deliver a parcel but the person ain't in? how do you get around that? do you place the parcel somewhere safe or do you have to waste your own time to come back again?
can you do a video on how to sort the parcels? i always sort them then end up having to spend ages finding them... i only do 10-14 parcels an hour as well...
Minor math's altercation there, at half 12 you had 50 parcels left, then the next clip whilst having a break you had done 35 parcels with 25 left. :) Still love the vids though very informative for those saying there's no works out there for me.
Hi really enjoyed your videos and love your positivity and work ethic but wondered how your car insurance is affected by business use? You've not mentioned it in the 2 videos I've seen and am worried about you not being aware of it. Take care. Steve 👍
I mentioned insurance in this video! I said the fact I work for Hermes affects it a tiny amount, but still very cheap and affordable as I have a small old car and no claims :)
I have been looking for a job that fits into my mum life with my kids and i have applied on Hermes as a courier delivery driver. Your video is very thorough and helped me so much. Great video and new subscriber here. I have a question, do Hermes pay weekly wage or monthly wage? I cant wait to start. Keep up your videos. Xx
I might be starting soon at Royal Mail have you got any tips for me for packing in the packages in post code order any tips to make it neat and easy and quicker? I have major anxiety now in worring about this stupid things haha
Thanks for the video. I just started with evri and really enjoying the work. Just wanted to know in which day on the month you normal get paid? also how are you sorting your parcels before loading them in to the car? Thanks
I’ve been doing it two years if you know what way your going sort them out into the road order you deliver them don’t matter house number unless it’s raining
You get £25 just working Sundays. Good for you. As for me, I'm doing food delivery similar to Deliveroo/Uber Eats - And for me just to get at least 250 ringgit(MYR), I've to complete hundreds of orders first.
I think people think by the time you take off tax, NI. Fuel, and insurance as you need commercial insurance. Then the money is not that good. What do you think?? Great video thank you 👏👏👍👍
You mean road tax right? She probably doesn’t reach the 12,500 income tax threshold. Her NI contribution will be very low. If you put it this way, anyone pays for insurance, Road tax, MOT etc for their car. She is just paying for her private and work vehicle at the same time. So really she’s not paying much more than any worker who doesn’t use their car for work purposes. This is beneficial to her since she is driving such an old, small car which has low value. Driving a 3 year old Honda, or Mercedes different matter. I know people who drive for Evri now and they all have pretty old cars. You can’t have a new, expensive car, since you’re adding too much mileage and adding to wear and tear. Now high fuel costs too. Overall, this job is good for her situation as 20 year old student, but it’s not a sustainable job to live off beyond that. You will have to deliver 150-200 parcels a day to make a liveable income. A lot of the burden is on the driver themselves at Evri, compared to Tesco and Waitrose drivers that just do the safe driving and get the van with reverse cameras, uniform, sat nav, insurance coverage, paid hourly regardless, everything. Argos or supermarket driver best delivery job. Though these driver jobs are more time pressured and companies expect much higher service quality.
first off well done for looking and doing a job, Don't know if anyone has said it before but do you have " Hire and Reward " insurance !! you can have your car compounded if not also not sure about using a car with parcels to the roof pretty sure you'll get points on your licence if you get pulled , so not hate but check how you stand legally may not end well if you get into a scrape ...* )
What if u can’t fit them all in the car do u need todo two runs loll , good for you love I will definitely consider this as a side hustle when kids are in school & nursery xx
mate I was about to say that only reason i came on this video yea fuck Hermes they've fucked me so many times taking pictures of random houses when its defo not my house saying it been delivered when not one person has been and delivering to wrong house always seems to happen! I will never ever go for Hermes anymore id rather give my parcel to a pigeon
U must have a rural round u get paid more I worked there for 5 years and my rate was 47p a pkt so its bad and I got 32p for a postable u do get 62p for std parcels but only get 15% of std u get paid weekly for ur first 6 weeks then goes monthly it is good money if u are a student as would only get £6 an hour if employed
Hi Good to see u’re making this vedio I would like to request can u make vedio on how to you make route plan and put stuff as order I am also new delivery driver but i struggle a bit Tq
I've been working on and off for Hermes and now Evri for ten years. If you know your route you should load as carefully you can making sure you put the last drops in first and load so the first drops are close to the tailgate. Boxes can be a pain but I usually put them in on the deck so they don't topple over. It takes a bit of practice but it's worth doing it because it saves a lot of time when you're delivering. If you're on a round you're not familiar with it pays to take some large bags so you can put parcels for roads where you're doing lots of drops so you can get to them easily. I can knock out a hundred a day in about four hours without having to drive like a nutter and still have time for the occasional chat with the customers. Good luck 🤞
Hi, your videos are very motivating :) I've booked my first few cover rounds from the app. I'm worried about organising the parcels in my car, what do you mean by post codes? Since I've requested my rounds through the app, I'm I going to get average parcels like people who have fixed days? I did ask for fixed days but no thing has been said yet :(
Well done 👏, well presented. People criticising what you earn are probably sat at home making Tik Tok videos for 10 likes. Hope Hermes realise they've got a Diamond 💎, thanks for the videos I'm enjoying the ride around. 👍
It looks like your round is rural, you get more per parcel for rural deliveries... also, the reason why people say it doesn't pay is because they don't persevere with the job... I've had my round for 2 and a half years, and I'm upset if I don't do 45 to 50 parcels an hour.. that's over twice as much an hour that I was getting paid for royal mail... should have done it 15 years ago...
I also think People dont work long enough to really know the job and be better in it. I'm a single mum and just apply for that job. I need steady income when kids are at school. Cons are I can work when I want and evri is a good place to get experiance and if the pay will be so horrible for few months move else where if really needed. Guy who makes deliveries for evri for years in my aera is there for years and is very happy with the job also he needs to hire someone to help with his deliveries sometimes as he has so many. So maybe it all depend what People are looking for and if they want to work at all 😏 well wish me luck with my evri Journey and hope I will be as happy with it as you are 💪
@@Dominisia1 I'm sure you will be fine!! Just remember, the more you do the same round, the quicker you will get at it and the more money you will get.. you also have to be prepared to get wet from time to time... so get some wet gear!! Let me know how you get on, good luck!!
@@marksudlow5083 thanks for your replay. I was sick so just starting next week a bit stressed have to say. Is it better to pick the round with more postcodes or with higher rates less postcodes but further away ? Thanks again 🙂
@@Dominisia1 if they give you the choice, take a residential round rather than rural one... at the start just group the parcels into the same roads, you don't need to be going back to a road you have already done.. like I say, once you get to know where you are going you can halve the time it takes to do it...
I work for amazon and would you say its better wage . Is hermes reliable on work meaning if you day your available certain days do they have you work or standby
You're a cracking example for everyone with your work ethic. Keep up the good work 🙂
Couldn’t agree more
Well said sir..I just remarked the same to my wife. Her parents should be super proud of her...
Great video, I am a builder but getting older so this job looks a great alternative, I don’t need a lot of money £200 a week would pay for my food and bills so this is definitely a job I will consider, thanks for posting the video 👍
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i worked there at the start of the pandemic to december last year and i would say the pay is decent. People just don’t realise with that job you have to do a lot of parcels to make good money from it. So many people i saw come and go because they can’t stick to it and think it’s great money from the get go! Especially if you are living from that wage you have to be mindful that the volumes can change so you have to find extra rounds to do to make up the numbers, which a lot of people don’t do because they don’t want to learn a new area (generally speaking). But if you’re doing it for a bit of extra money i’d say it’s definitely worth it, i loved it and it’s nice to see someone else who enjoys it☺️
Everyone hates on hermes but i’ve had rubbish delivery services from all the companies, i personally think it’s boils down to the individual who’s doing the delivering and not the company as whole!
How many parcels on average can you do up to in a day? And what insurance do you need if you don’t mind me asking?
A small point, you don’t have to drive your own car which needs extra business insurance, repairing, maintaining, fuelling, tyres and brakes as a waitress and a fitness trainer.
Not a big issue at all
But as a self employed person you can put those costs though your books, so, swings and roundabouts.
It is about 30 miles a block for me. Not bad at all really
Evri provides you an additional coverage on top of your current one
ps ..yes would love to see more delivery vids (esp the packing and scanning and how you pack your car : )
I used to work for Hermes and they do destroy your soul after some time. However I feel like you've got it really good and sounds like you have a good manager. You've also got a better work ethic than most people I know too. I believe what people mean by you make no money doesn't really apply to you right now. As you do this part time and it's not your main focus. For me I worked 6 days a week every week only get Xmas, Boxing, New Year's day and the odd bank holiday off which always resulted in double the amount of parcels coming through. I made decent money. 4 to 5 thousand a month but I burned out and managers were not accommodating in the slightest. You're lucky that you get to pick your shifts. I think you should stick at it for the time being but not forever. I'm glad I'm out of it. I got so burnt out that I phoned in sick for the first ever time in the years that I was there working and they sacked me for it. But I'm in a much better place now. But more power to you for having more control over how they treat you.
Definately make this into a series. Very interesting to see it through your eyes 🙂👍
I've been doing hermes 9 years now and like any job there are good and bad sides to the job in the 9 years I've been there things have changed some good and bad the company is out to make money like any Company but the main things you have to watch with hermes is say your ill its your problem to find cover and if u can't find cover you have double volume next day plus a warning, another thing check the amount of packets and standard parcels you get because they send a higher amount of packets when they are standard so they don't have to pay you as much but you can upgrade them on couriers online, i do 2 rounds as its my full time job so I'm out a good 7-8 hours a day so if u like driving, delivering parcels then its good job to have
Hey mate, I'm currently looking into working for hermes but I'm worried about wear and tear on the car I'll be driving. You've been doing it for 9 years so thought I'd ask how many cars you've beeb through since working for hermes? It's literally the only thing putting me off at the moment 😄
@Spiritual Jay hi mate, in 9 years I've been through 5 cars, currently using a van which is on the way out, tbh mate if your on a lower paying round the less wear and tear you'll have, the higher paying round the more the damage but it's what's best for you I do 2 rural rounds and wouldn't change it for the world but you may happier doing a town round, less mileage no wear and tear but you won't earn as much money so its whatever suits you maze
Some say you don't earn much is because it's your own car and everything, so fuel costs are yours, car maintenance costs is yours and then insurance as you need special delivery insurance etc etc..
Great video, love your positive attitude and it seems like a great way for young people to earn a few extra quid if you love driving (who doesn't). Yes there may be extra costs (a quick google search will tell you that the top up insurance is only 55p a day with Hermes) but if you love it do it and ignore all the negative comments on here from old farts like me and do what you enjoy....my son is 20 and we renovate houses together - this would be great for him to do between houses....not sure how many parcels he could fit in his Ferrari though (joking)!
Wish you every success . good luck with uni.
Wish more young people were like you.!!!
There are plenty of hard working young people, you just see other types when you are lining up at the job center Job Masih
You've got a great attitude to life, well done for being a grafter, unlike a lot of people nowadays who want to sit on their backsides and get paid for it!
lmao ty for paying my bills for me my guy, currently lying to benefit office lmao
If only more young people had your attitude to work!, good job young lady 👏
Good to see you’re enjoying it and feel what you are doing is well paid etc. keep it up and smile :)
I've worked for Hermes for over four years and don't get the figures you say you get. For a packet small) I get 47p, a standard gives me 62p and a postable is 37p. Also - if you pay it, you got to take into account your tax and national insurance, which on my figures and as you are classed as self employed you might be liable for.
I wouldn't have worked there for 4 years on those numbers!! Do you even make a profit?! I don't understand how you are payed so low 🥺 That can't be right!
true, ive just joined a contractor for hermes paying £1 a parcel. but previoulsy i was on about 65p average
Maybe she's doing villages and country sides that's why it's more try doing parcel band change you'll get an extra £300😀
Are you with GMB you should have you rates upped like. 73p for standard
You must be in city for those terrible rates..I'm in town/rural and get 95p parcel 1.05 standard...bit there is se plus which is even more criminal...Hermes try shafting ya every way...but still a good wage not complaining
....and bless you for sharing your lunch break with us : ) I would have NOMD that burger first hahahaha xx
I have worked for both Hermes and Yodel I honestly do miss those PayCheques and miss meeting new people along the journey... All the best
I applied to Yodel and they didn't get back to me in 10 days so now I applied to Evri (Hermes). If Yodel recruitment/Customer service is that bad I'm not interested.
Great video Bry, just discovered your channel. Fellow Brit living in Australia these past 10yrs . Nice to see a bit of Uk country side which I miss.
Keep up these great videos . Looks like a pretty good job doing parcel delivery.
You had alot of parcels crammed in your little Pergeot . Ding you find it hard to find each parcel
The pay sounds more but its to cover the cost of the car. Even if they paid for the fuel, there is increased insurance, depreciation and there is also inflation
Not everyone gets paid what you get paid. I get 49p for packets which are 75% of the parcels and 65p for standard. You don't get paid for non deliveries and you don't get paid for picking them up and scanning them in either which can take a while.
Yours is the best case scenario.
I agree, personally think she's got lucky (maybe a manager took like to her) i never got above 50p for a parcel even large parcels and after fuel etc wasn't worth it.
It’s a high paid job for a student, but if you have to pay rent or for a mortgage every month, plus home bills, phone bills and car payments, petrol etc, this is a low income job.
Average salary in the U.K. is now £27,000 per year. That is £2,250 per month, £535 per week, £107 per day working 5 days a week. Not including paid holidays etc
If you are earning below £19,000 per year, you cannot buy a house
Yeah like she said - she is a student
Thanks for the video.. i actually watched it throughout without skipping. Very informative thanks
Great work Bry. Good luck with your uni work!
I did one day and it was so bad I quit🤣 but i'm glad it is enjoyable for you!
Why was it bad for you?
@@ttube111 i'm not a girl? and it actually wasn't hard work tbh, it's just low pay and u have to cover all your own costs, it just didn't make sense for me financially but thx for assuming u know about my life!
I've just applied and I'm due to start my first shift on Friday. Can't wait
How was it? I wanna apply too but I'm not sure as people are saying bad things about it and the pay
How was your shift? Are you still delivering?
@@fishing-gardening-travelling personally i quit, it was so bad and the pay was awful, i got like 25 quid for a whole days work its not worth it when u factor in fuel and wear and tear on your car
@@rauleeto409 £25 isn't a lot. Do they pay £1 per delivery?
@@fishing-gardening-travelling nope it's much less than that, it was about 50p or less per delivery and i had alot of big parcels too!!
Absolutely brilliant video young lady. Enjoyed it a lot. I've been thinking about doing it part time..thanks again.
You need to calculate your total running costs per mile to include wear & tear tyres oil etc. cost per mile to run your car you should be looking at 30 to 40 pence per mile. Your car resale value will be effected by the high mileage on your vehicle.
It may at face value look like you are initially earning good money but over a period of say 4 years your vehicle will have very little resale value as it will have high mileage. And you would have needed to save some of your earnings for a replacement vehicle.
Yes, plus the increased wear and tear. The big problem is that you have no 'back up', if you have a puncture or breakdown 'mid round' you are in trouble. Your car needs to be super reliable, more so than someone just commuting to the office.
Very switched on young lady. Your parents must be proud. Well done, you'll go far in life.
You've also got to take in the cost of more ware and tare on your vehicle, fuel etc
I watched with interest as been a boring old pensioner and sick of been indoors I want to try this to get me out, but, to many for me and and my aygo is really small but I'll look for something else. Well done anyway in what you do 👏👍
Tom.
If you only want a small round with a few parcels the depot will definitely cater to your wants/needs! I like getting a car full for the money but they will always listen if I said I wanted more or less and I can pick as little or as often to when I want to work! :) They always need people to deliver small amounts of parcels that another delivery driver couldn't fit into there car etc!
Brilliant work & a good inspiration for uni students.Keep it up👍
Got your video as a recco and very interesting I like your work ethic.Just one thing I would cover the parcels with a sheet etc to keep the prying eyes away.
You’re a breath of fresh air lass.
This & the previous video on delivering are really useful to provide an idea on what this job is like. Thanks
The key here is being a good driver getting points and insurance claims can affect your cost if getting on the road
So true! :)
Your a very hard working young lady
Great role model for all
Thank You 😊 😊
thanks for these videos I'm starting with evri/Hermes in two days and didn't know what to expect
How’d it go? I’m starting next week
@@Fd20y didn't do it for long as there was no money in it
NIce to see yours so enthusiastic and posted on your other video.
Are you earning enough to fix your car if your engine blows up tomorrow?
Yup I’m earning enough to buy a whole new car if I had to :)
Saving to move out first 😆
Naa I doubt if the engine blows up loads of standards under packets lool especially those Xmas trees 🤣🤣
I'm a courier, hats off to you I wouldn't touch multi drop, did day rate £135 per day for ups few years back and went out with 90 parcels average, never had time for lunch, moral in depot was so low, as soon as I was sent to rural round did half a day and quit due to 3 miles average between drops.
Now I do 2 drops max a day for double that crap money and a stress free day.
And with Hermes by the time yove factored in your petrol money and wear and tear and McDonalds no way your earning £10 an hour.
But on a positive note at least you've got the get up and go to go out there an earn some money.
I recommend you get on courier exchange and do some local courier work you could get £40 for doing one small local job
what delivery job do you have doing 2 drops? is it HGV?
@@jakel9688 probably drop 2 pallets of paint or an American Fridge Freezer.
You have a great work ethic young lady 👏 keep up the good work your go a long way Happy New year take care and stay safe
165 parcels a day is where its at. get ur car stacked floor to roof everything crammed in drop order. They just fall into ur hand the only bad bit is finding the houses
Are you still working there? I'm currently working part time and looking for another part time job, recently started driving so this would be great for me I think. I was just wondering how it is now under "Evri" instead of Hermes.
I still work there!! New video coming soon...
I hope you don’t throw fragile labelled glass objects around like the last three things I’ve had delivered by Hermes. There is no way they treat stuff properly. Even that first drop you did the box was caved in.. I think the damage is mainly caused by the idiots who work in the depot as many TH-cam videos show. You do a good job yourself. Well done 👏👏
You are showing off that they actually made your deliveries
The state of the package is in no way controlled by the person handing it over to you. Worst part of the job for me. The packages all get put into plastic walled pallets (you know, wooden pallet sized) and there is no difference what label the package has, they all get bunged into the same pallets. The damage will be from light stuff having heavy stuff placed on top of it. Hermes/evri will tell the sorting depots to place heavy stuff first but they clearly fucking don’t. Of course as well, not all couriers care about your package and will probably throw it around, but there are lots that do regular 6 day weeks of the same round and they do care greatly about your package. I do.
Also, a majority of the time for me, the package will be damaged because it’s a small item in a fuck off massive box with zero structure to the box with no void packaging inside. That is completely to blame on the sender, not the courier.
I see you never showed the drivers unload the lorries and sort the parcels into the cages working for free. It happened at my depot which took around an hour before scanning my parcels and thats why i left and it was 65p a parcel for me without any bonuses.
As you are classed as self employed and you get your cheque,you will have to pay income tax/national insurance out of that 800 pd surely so the question is do you and how much is that in total, for the size of your car I would say 1 pd a mile that be petrol/wear and tear if you where working for a company that pay travelling expense that is the way it is worked out
You don't pay tax on that unless she earns more than ROUGHLY £13000 in the tax year.
Don't want to be mean but you are probably living rent free a your folks place otherwise this would be difficult to maintain
Don't.forget to do your parcel band changes you also get £10 extra for changing your parcel band
very informative for someone (like) me who is considering doing some delivering. Thanks. I wonder if you are still doing delivery
Hi, I'm wondering when the parcels are brought out in the trolleys for loading, When you scan each parcel do hermes have an app that puts them in order for you and that plans your route for you? Or do you have to type all the addresses into maps?
Great video btw, don't listen to the negative people lol if you're enjoying your job then stick at it 👍👍
On the app you are able to place them in postcode order, or if you have done the route before you scan them in the order that you wish to deliver them
@@Fieldy968 cheers mate appreciate the reply👍👍 assuming you work there, how do you rate it?
@@pumpcityy113 For new starters, i would highly recommend getting told what parcel rate you are getting before starting. In our depo we have had people work a full month after being told they where on 90p+ per parcel to find out they where getting 50p
@@Fieldy968 thanks for the heads up mate, I didn't know there was that much of difference in rate. Appreciate it mate👍
@@Fieldy968 holy scammers
Hi ya just check out your view and info on hermes, as an amazon flex driver I think I am switching to hermes , because amazon's far out routes can be tiresome. Theres no bonus what so ever.
worked with hermes for 26 years until about 3 years ago when they brought in sunday working I wouldnt do as I was self employed christmas was a nightmare I used to get between 200 to 300 parcels a day but used to hire a van as i was on a good parcel rate all i can say is make sure your rate is over a £1 per parcel and 1.50 per bulk but what your telling us your on the lower rate
Can I ask you, what happens when you go to deliver a parcel but the person ain't in? how do you get around that? do you place the parcel somewhere safe or do you have to waste your own time to come back again?
Bryony, missing your uploads!🤣
can you do a video on how to sort the parcels? i always sort them then end up having to spend ages finding them... i only do 10-14 parcels an hour as well...
Very informative thanks..what happens if somebody isnt in to recieve their parcel?
Sorry if I've missed it
Minor math's altercation there, at half 12 you had 50 parcels left, then the next clip whilst having a break you had done 35 parcels with 25 left. :) Still love the vids though very informative for those saying there's no works out there for me.
I think this job depends on the part of the country you are in and the depot.
2x double cheeseburgers are better than one quarter pounder in my opinion... Interesting video well done ✅
Not chance qps all day 😆🏴
5 cheese burgers an im good only thing what fills me up from there not like the meals were ya hungry half hour later
@@Dhgsfgdc15665 that's a strong order mate, much respect
So what happens to the parcels that are undeliverable? E.g. nobody in, or not able to find address? They go back to depot?
Hi really enjoyed your videos and love your positivity and work ethic but wondered how your car insurance is affected by business use? You've not mentioned it in the 2 videos I've seen and am worried about you not being aware of it. Take care. Steve 👍
I mentioned insurance in this video! I said the fact I work for Hermes affects it a tiny amount, but still very cheap and affordable as I have a small old car and no claims :)
I have been looking for a job that fits into my mum life with my kids and i have applied on Hermes as a courier delivery driver. Your video is very thorough and helped me so much. Great video and new subscriber here. I have a question, do Hermes pay weekly wage or monthly wage? I cant wait to start. Keep up your videos. Xx
Did you take up the job?
You need to factor in the car use .
Tires/ service/ petrol/ replacement car .
Factor in the real cost first.
you should definitely do amazon flex, average 28 parcels you get paid £69.50
Cons with amazon flex is the mile radius is huge and that eats into costs and also you can only do a max of 24 hours a week
69.50 minus fuel
I might be starting soon at Royal Mail have you got any tips for me for packing in the packages in post code order any tips to make it neat and easy and quicker? I have major anxiety now in worring about this stupid things haha
Your videos have been so informative thank you so much. Do you think it would be a good job as full time?
Thanks for the video. I just started with evri and really enjoying the work. Just wanted to know in which day on the month you normal get paid? also how are you sorting your parcels before loading them in to the car? Thanks
I’ve been doing it two years if you know what way your going sort them out into the road order you deliver them don’t matter house number unless it’s raining
You get £25 just working Sundays. Good for you. As for me, I'm doing food delivery similar to Deliveroo/Uber Eats - And for me just to get at least 250 ringgit(MYR), I've to complete hundreds of orders first.
I think people think by the time you take off tax, NI. Fuel, and insurance as you need commercial insurance. Then the money is not that good. What do you think?? Great video thank you 👏👏👍👍
You mean road tax right? She probably doesn’t reach the 12,500 income tax threshold.
Her NI contribution will be very low.
If you put it this way, anyone pays for insurance, Road tax, MOT etc for their car. She is just paying for her private and work vehicle at the same time.
So really she’s not paying much more than any worker who doesn’t use their car for work purposes. This is beneficial to her since she is driving such an old, small car which has low value.
Driving a 3 year old Honda, or Mercedes different matter.
I know people who drive for Evri now and they all have pretty old cars. You can’t have a new, expensive car, since you’re adding too much mileage and adding to wear and tear. Now high fuel costs too.
Overall, this job is good for her situation as 20 year old student, but it’s not a sustainable job to live off beyond that. You will have to deliver 150-200 parcels a day to make a liveable income.
A lot of the burden is on the driver themselves at Evri, compared to Tesco and Waitrose drivers that just do the safe driving and get the van with reverse cameras, uniform, sat nav, insurance coverage, paid hourly regardless, everything.
Argos or supermarket driver best delivery job.
Though these driver jobs are more time pressured and companies expect much higher service quality.
first off well done for looking and doing a job, Don't know if anyone has said it before but do you have " Hire and Reward " insurance !! you can have your car compounded if not also not sure about using a car with parcels to the roof pretty sure you'll get points on your licence if you get pulled , so not hate but check how you stand legally may not end well if you get into a scrape ...* )
Do Hermes dictate your route? I’m surprised that the parcels aren’t already sorted into route order 🤔
your joking aren't ya they have a round number on each parcel chucked into a cage and then its down to you as the self employed courier to sort out
@@damonrowe5499 good to know 👍🏻😵💫
You need to organise yourself but I prefer that.
Great video, you do you.
Ignore the negative comments. 👍
The pay is not what she cracks it up to be, definitely
What if u can’t fit them all in the car do u need todo two runs loll , good for you love I will definitely consider this as a side hustle when kids are in school & nursery xx
That explains why they say a parcel is delivered or nobody was home when they haven’t even attempted delivery 😡
mate I was about to say that only reason i came on this video yea fuck Hermes they've fucked me so many times taking pictures of random houses when its defo not my house saying it been delivered when not one person has been and delivering to wrong house always seems to happen! I will never ever go for Hermes anymore id rather give my parcel to a pigeon
U must have a rural round u get paid more I worked there for 5 years and my rate was 47p a pkt so its bad and I got 32p for a postable u do get 62p for std parcels but only get 15% of std u get paid weekly for ur first 6 weeks then goes monthly it is good money if u are a student as would only get £6 an hour if employed
Great video, really enjoyable to watch
Hi
Good to see u’re making this vedio
I would like to request can u make vedio on how to you make route plan and put stuff as order
I am also new delivery driver but i struggle a bit
Tq
Hi Bry - Me again : ) Could you pleasedo a video on how you scan and pack car? ie what works best for you? thanks J
Compared to Amazon Flex, the pay seems very low for the amount of work. I get around £20 an hour and wont work for less.
Amazon isn't guaranteed and only limited to 24 hours a week.
Don’t you have to put a tax return in tho as your classed as self employed?
Loving the videos. Do you work for Uber Eats & deliveroo?
Bry I’m interested to know what your little car does to the gallon knocking around?
What the best way to load the car up for the rounds? I’ve just started and it’s taking me ages to deliver, any help would be much appreciated xx
I've been working on and off for Hermes and now Evri for ten years. If you know your route you should load as carefully you can making sure you put the last drops in first and load so the first drops are close to the tailgate. Boxes can be a pain but I usually put them in on the deck so they don't topple over. It takes a bit of practice but it's worth doing it because it saves a lot of time when you're delivering. If you're on a round you're not familiar with it pays to take some large bags so you can put parcels for roads where you're doing lots of drops so you can get to them easily. I can knock out a hundred a day in about four hours without having to drive like a nutter and still have time for the occasional chat with the customers. Good luck 🤞
@@roberttucker805can you go back to depot for more after delivering 100?
Do you get payed for scanning, sorting loading up in the morning?
How much did your car insurance go up when you declared to your insurance company you are using your car for work?
Do you have business insurance on your car
Hi, your videos are very motivating :) I've booked my first few cover rounds from the app. I'm worried about organising the parcels in my car, what do you mean by post codes? Since I've requested my rounds through the app, I'm I going to get average parcels like people who have fixed days? I did ask for fixed days but no thing has been said yet :(
Nice video I'm thinking of applying 🤔 x
Great video! I have to have school holidays off to be with my son can you take holidays off then work again when it suits you?
I think you're fantastic. Nice to see somebody enjoy their job and champion their Company. Makes you a real winner.
Well done 👏, well presented. People criticising what you earn are probably sat at home making Tik Tok videos for 10 likes. Hope Hermes realise they've got a Diamond 💎, thanks for the videos I'm enjoying the ride around. 👍
It looks like your round is rural, you get more per parcel for rural deliveries... also, the reason why people say it doesn't pay is because they don't persevere with the job... I've had my round for 2 and a half years, and I'm upset if I don't do 45 to 50 parcels an hour.. that's over twice as much an hour that I was getting paid for royal mail... should have done it 15 years ago...
I also think People dont work long enough to really know the job and be better in it. I'm a single mum and just apply for that job. I need steady income when kids are at school. Cons are I can work when I want and evri is a good place to get experiance and if the pay will be so horrible for few months move else where if really needed. Guy who makes deliveries for evri for years in my aera is there for years and is very happy with the job also he needs to hire someone to help with his deliveries sometimes as he has so many. So maybe it all depend what People are looking for and if they want to work at all 😏 well wish me luck with my evri Journey and hope I will be as happy with it as you are 💪
@@Dominisia1 I'm sure you will be fine!! Just remember, the more you do the same round, the quicker you will get at it and the more money you will get.. you also have to be prepared to get wet from time to time... so get some wet gear!! Let me know how you get on, good luck!!
@@marksudlow5083 thanks for your replay. I was sick so just starting next week a bit stressed have to say. Is it better to pick the round with more postcodes or with higher rates less postcodes but further away ? Thanks again 🙂
@@Dominisia1 if they give you the choice, take a residential round rather than rural one... at the start just group the parcels into the same roads, you don't need to be going back to a road you have already done.. like I say, once you get to know where you are going you can halve the time it takes to do it...
Do you have to pay extra for insurance?? Would be good to do an income outgoing for the delivery job. Nice informative video 👍
You have to check your insurance. You have to pay extra. As your using it for business.
@@paulforster2684hire and reward! Not business
I work for amazon and would you say its better wage . Is hermes reliable on work meaning if you day your available certain days do they have you work or standby
I have a feeling that with Bry's? drive and enthusiasm, that this will not be her long term career 👍
I think its game over now i think she would.off enjoyed it if she carrys on
hermes delivery has changed the name to EVRI delivery
Great vid!! Is it weekly pay may I ask?
Monthly
Good for you. More delivery videos😊
Hi I'm looking for a Sunday job so do they pay more on Sundays? Thanks
She said £25 extra
Hi I watch your video it’s interesting can you do a video of scanning the parcel at the depot it’s a request
Soooo…you’re NOT delivering Hermes purses?🤨