Courier Business Stuff

They’re wrong. If it’s a PCN rather than an FPN then ‘continuous loading’ includes taking the item, however small, to the delivery point and waiting while it’s checked and signed for. The Parking Adjudicator is bound to find in your favour if it gets that far.

That’s if it’s a PCN rather than a FPN, I’m not sure of the situation nowadays with FPNs.

Posted under Tolls, Charges & Fines

IAMAFool wrote:
Simple test……go fill up you`re van with diesel, then read the pump and tell the forecourt attendant you will pay when you get paid.

If you knownly ask for services of any kind without the means of payment it is illegal……fact.

No it’s not. To use your example: filling up and driving away is illegal, filling up and leaving your contact details and a promise to pay isn’t.

Posted under Legal Issues

Hmm, an exchange site that’s linked to a transport company and offers access to end users. I can hardly contain my enthusiasm.

Posted under Uncategorized

Posted under Courier and Freight Exchanges

That’s a mistake in LDV’s marketing literature James. They’ve copied the kerb weight of the chassis cab onto the specs for the luton without making any weight adjustment for the fitting of a body.
 

Posted under Vans

You’re so cynical. 

They’ll no doubt realise at some stage (about now?) that they’ve shot themselves in both feet over this pricing thing.

We only bother with it because amongst the newbie postalandcourier dross on there we’ve come across some fantastic, reliable, suppliers; many of whom have only retained their MTVan membership because they thought they’d paid for it for life. If MTVan disappeared tomorrow, or were to continue with their policy of charging nearly as much as their competitors do for a far superior service, then I’m sure that all their members that are serious about their businesses would subscribe to the superior services available.

Where that would leave their own courier operation I don’t know.

Posted under Courier and Freight Exchanges

That’s interesting Nigel. I thought your insurance covered you for goods under the control of subcontractors as well? I’ve not got access to my records at the moment but I’m sure the lowest rate I’ve ever been offered was about 0.6% of turnover for £20K cover. Are you sure you actually ARE covered for goods in the care of subcontractors and it’s not just (worthless) contingent cover?

Posted under Insurance for Couriers

Here we go again.

An invoice sent by email is as valid as an invoice sent by any other means. If you publish your email address, or fax number for that matter, then people are perfectly entitled to use it to send documents to you. If you choose to ignore those documents then you’re liable for the consequences. I think it’s reasonable to assume that a company that lists a ‘Finance Email’ in its ‘Network’ Directory entry is willing to accept email invoices.

And if it’s so important that you receive the ORIGINAL POD rather than a copy then what happens when it goes missing in the post? Is a scanned copy suddenly acceptable or do you not bother charging your customer for the job?
 

Posted under Courier and Freight Exchanges, Courier Basics