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Articles & News
Editorial for UK delivery drivers - courier pay, getting started in multi-drop, hire-and-reward insurance and more. Written for drivers, updated for 2026.
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Day Work
Day Work: single days of driving work, at a rate fixed up front
A driver calls in sick at 6am and the route still has to go out. Day Work puts that shift in front of drivers who want a day's work, at a rate the company sets and nobody haggles over.
Updated 17 September 2026
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Food vs parcel
Food delivery vs parcel delivery jobs: which is right for you?
Both put you on the road delivering to doors, but the employment model, the vehicle, the hours and the money work in completely different ways. Here's the honest comparison.
Updated 13 September 2026
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Route apps
The best route planner apps for delivery drivers, compared
Free tiers, stop limits and real prices for the apps drivers actually use - including Routeonic, the one we build, and an honest look at where the others win.
Updated 8 September 2026
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Best paid
The best-paying delivery work in the UK, ranked
Every rung of the delivery ladder by typical gross pay, what it takes to get on each one, and the upgrades that move you up fastest.
Updated 30 August 2026
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The future
Drones, robots and the future of delivery driving: an honest look
What's actually operating in the UK today, why the van driver is hard to automate, and how the job changes rather than disappears.
Updated 30 August 2026
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Van costs
Rent, lease or buy? The courier van decision in real numbers
Weekly costs of each route, the downtime risk nobody prices in, ULEZ rules and which choice fits which stage of the job.
Updated 30 August 2026
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Tax
Tax for self-employed delivery drivers, without the January panic
Registering, what you'll actually pay, the 55p mileage rate, Making Tax Digital and the payments-on-account surprise.
Updated 30 August 2026
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H&R insurance
Hire and reward insurance, explained for delivery drivers
Why your normal policy doesn't cover deliveries, what H&R actually costs, and how to pay less for it.
Updated 11 August 2026
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Multi-drop
How to become a multi-drop delivery driver in the UK
Requirements, employed vs owner-driver routes, what 80 stops a day really involves, and how to land your first route.
Updated 11 August 2026
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Courier pay
Self-employed courier pay in the UK: what drivers actually earn
Day rates by vehicle, per-drop pay, the costs nobody mentions, and realistic take-home examples.
Updated 11 August 2026