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Courier Delivery
Courier Delivery Startup Guide
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Setting up a courier or delivery business means handling hire-and-reward vehicle insurance (separate from private cover), goods-in-transit insurance for the cargo, drivers' hours rules where applicable, FSA considerations for food deliveries, and proof-of-delivery discipline that direct clients require. This guide covers business registration, insurance specific to paid carriage, vehicle setup, route economics for same-day versus scheduled work, multi-drop pricing, and the first-90-days checklist for moving from gig-platform driver to running your own contracts.
Covers business registration, hire-and-reward vehicle insurance, goods-in-transit cover, drivers' hours rules, food-delivery FSA considerations, and clean-air-zone planning
Includes a first-90-days checklist for the practical move from gig-platform driver to running your own routes and direct clients
Addresses the real decisions: same-day versus scheduled delivery models, multi-drop route economics, vehicle financing, and proof-of-delivery discipline that keeps clients renewing
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What's included
- Business Overview
- Startup Cost Breakdown
- Regulatory Requirements
- Insurance Requirements
- Essential Equipment & Tools
- First 90 Days Launch Timeline
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Useful Links & Resources
- Marketing Your Business
- Financial Setup
- Finding Your First Customers
- Scaling & Growth
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Made for the work
Built around the work you do every day.
Running a courier or delivery business means being on the road most of the day, leaving little time for admin. Our templates help you stay professional and organised with ready-made documents for deliveries, invoicing and record-keeping.
The pack is shaped around day-to-day situations such as:
Per-drop vs per-mile vs contracted-route pricing inconsistent, and the underlying earn-per-hour is hard to read across job types
Vehicle condition logged inconsistently, with no signed walk-around when a hire vehicle is returned and damage is contested
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