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27 July 2011

Are courier guides any good?

by Mike George

I expect you’ve seen ads that say you can earn “£275 per trip” or “£350 per day” or “£35 per hour” as a courier driving your own car or van.

They are all scams and cons.

Most of these ads are for courier guides, books or manuals. If you fall for the spiel you will pay around £40 for a book which will tell you more lies.

The fact is that courier work is very competitive and it’s hard to make a good profit. You can sometimes take £300 in a day, but out of that you have to pay for your fuel, insurance, road tax, wear and tear, advertising, etc, so the profit you make will be a lot lower. And there will be plenty of days when you don’t get any work at all.

If you want to find out what the courier business is really like and how much money you can make, try these links:

the instant guide to being a courier

codforum FAQs

courier info

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