The Reality of cx 😂. Dont sign up unless you have your own customers basically. You can make money as a cx driver but at a massive cost ie your time and health takes over all. Typical day on cx start bidding at 7am might take 3 hours to get a job you do 4 hour to 15hrs drive for £200 maybe £300. Might not get a job back and have to sleep out. Then massive running cost on top, works out 15hour days if your not working you are looking for jobs constantly. People seem to forget that CX is a platform for people already in the transport or courier game and the rates are back load rates. but people like to take it a step to far and do 300 mile journey for £50 just to get home.... But at the same time can be good travelling around the country and having no commitments.
Had another terrible week. I'm sure it's worse than last year on the Cx. I tried staying local in Brighton for a couple of days and only managed 2 jobs on Wednesday then on Thursday it was the same. Lately I've been going to areas where there is usually work but can sit waiting for well over 2hrs and nothing pops up going back down south. Plenty of work goes northwards towards the big cities. It's like playing chess with a different player every day. You never know how you're going to get.
Brighton has been awful lately for work. Same with the surrounding areas. I.E, Eastbourne, Newhaven, Worthing, Bognor, Chichester etc. The rates are diabolical currently. I've not even moved the wagon today due to lack of work and whatever did become available, the rate was at rock bottom as the shipper knows it's quiet and they squeeze you to maximise their profit margins.
@equestrian_espresso6671 I live in Worthing and today I only managed to get one job and that was a collection to be delivered tomorrow. Don't know what's going on. It's even worse than last year
We are practically neighbours 👋. I'd agree, it is worse than last year. I watched a Luton curtainside job going from Portsmouth up to Heathrow sell for £60 earlier. Full load, dedicated van. Absolutely unreal price. Shipper dictated the price as they know drivers are desperate. I'm sounding like a mizz-hog here so on the positive side: Good that you've got one booked for tomorrow and touch wood it lands you in a good area bustling with work.
I refuse to work for peanuts. I do a good job. What I don't get is shippers who I do work for. Will post a job which I've done a few times. So I give the same price only to lose it to someone cheaper. I'll be heading back to Uckfield tomorrow which is not a good area
Yep, know the feeling. It sucks! Good on you to be honest. It's a complete waste of time running for peanuts. I dont know how some people do it. How did you get on with Uckfield?
Hi , would you recommend the c x to anyone as I've seen a few videos of people saying it's not that good . I'm in Yorkshire and thinking about setting up as it looks like the perfect set up for me being my own boss but slightly worried about all the costs as I would be starting from scratch , any advice would be great fully received
Hi dave, that is always a tough one and one I am asked often. When I started I would not have managed without courier exchange. That is to say with out their system I would never managed to get same day work. Many deride the system without considering you payout £2k for the basic subscription but will possibly invoice £40k. So for that alone it is worth it.
@@neptunecourier thanks , I have been looking on a few on you tube who run on c x and it does look good so I'll be looking out towards getting started just have to do some more saving
@@neptunecourier hi 40k seems very low to invoice considering fuel and insurance and everything else you need, that surely cannot leave much of a wage or am i wrong???
I share your frustration with middle W&n£e£s , I seem to recall that one of your YT buddy’s was lambasted for doing the same. Like the rest he thought it was perfectly acceptable, but had to concede to keep his viewers happy. Where’s the droneshots ?
The Reality of cx 😂.
Dont sign up unless you have your own customers basically.
You can make money as a cx driver but at a massive cost ie your time and health takes over all.
Typical day on cx start bidding at 7am might take 3 hours to get a job you do 4 hour to 15hrs drive for £200 maybe £300. Might not get a job back and have to sleep out. Then massive running cost on top, works out 15hour days if your not working you are looking for jobs constantly. People seem to forget that CX is a platform for people already in the transport or courier game and the rates are back load rates. but people like to take it a step to far and do 300 mile journey for £50 just to get home....
But at the same time can be good travelling around the country and having no commitments.
EH1….what a pain. I find it easier to walk that route 😉
Enjoying your videos Neil 👍
Had another terrible week. I'm sure it's worse than last year on the Cx. I tried staying local in Brighton for a couple of days and only managed 2 jobs on Wednesday then on Thursday it was the same. Lately I've been going to areas where there is usually work but can sit waiting for well over 2hrs and nothing pops up going back down south. Plenty of work goes northwards towards the big cities. It's like playing chess with a different player every day. You never know how you're going to get.
Brighton has been awful lately for work. Same with the surrounding areas. I.E, Eastbourne, Newhaven, Worthing, Bognor, Chichester etc. The rates are diabolical currently. I've not even moved the wagon today due to lack of work and whatever did become available, the rate was at rock bottom as the shipper knows it's quiet and they squeeze you to maximise their profit margins.
@equestrian_espresso6671
I live in Worthing and today I only managed to get one job and that was a collection to be delivered tomorrow. Don't know what's going on. It's even worse than last year
We are practically neighbours 👋. I'd agree, it is worse than last year. I watched a Luton curtainside job going from Portsmouth up to Heathrow sell for £60 earlier. Full load, dedicated van. Absolutely unreal price. Shipper dictated the price as they know drivers are desperate.
I'm sounding like a mizz-hog here so on the positive side: Good that you've got one booked for tomorrow and touch wood it lands you in a good area bustling with work.
I refuse to work for peanuts. I do a good job. What I don't get is shippers who I do work for. Will post a job which I've done a few times. So I give the same price only to lose it to someone cheaper.
I'll be heading back to Uckfield tomorrow which is not a good area
Yep, know the feeling. It sucks! Good on you to be honest. It's a complete waste of time running for peanuts. I dont know how some people do it. How did you get on with Uckfield?
Hi , would you recommend the c x to anyone as I've seen a few videos of people saying it's not that good . I'm in Yorkshire and thinking about setting up as it looks like the perfect set up for me being my own boss but slightly worried about all the costs as I would be starting from scratch , any advice would be great fully received
Hi dave, that is always a tough one and one I am asked often.
When I started I would not have managed without courier exchange. That is to say with out their system I would never managed to get same day work. Many deride the system without considering you payout £2k for the basic subscription but will possibly invoice £40k.
So for that alone it is worth it.
I did a video a while back detailing the costs. But in short you need £10k plus your van to be able to start.
@@neptunecourier thanks , I have been looking on a few on you tube who run on c x and it does look good so I'll be looking out towards getting started just have to do some more saving
@@neptunecourier hi 40k seems very low to invoice considering fuel and insurance and everything else you need, that surely cannot leave much of a wage or am i wrong???
@P.G.Wodelouse hi, it is a conservative estimate for a year 1 driver. Yes you are correct invoicing 40K means about 22k after costs.
I share your frustration with middle W&n£e£s , I seem to recall that one of your YT buddy’s was lambasted for doing the same. Like the rest he thought it was perfectly acceptable, but had to concede to keep his viewers happy. Where’s the droneshots ?
@@chrisl2610 to windy this week