Unlikely to be too many firms hiring at the minute.

Not too many firms recruit between now and early September.

Half-decent firms to work for are, in order of peference:

Reuter Brooks (recently taken over by A-Z / Mach One and experiencing some transitional difficulties)
City Sprint
Pink Express
Creative
Cyclone
Lewis Day
E-Courier

I'm sure nobody on here will be surprised to learn that I'm banned by all of those.......even the ones I haven't worked for.

For various reasons (treating riders like dirt / no likelihood of earning anywhere near minimum wage / probability of the buggers stealing money from you.....all three in the case of a firm in Kensal Road, W10) the following firms sould be avoided:

Courier Systems
Post Haste
Courier Systems
Associated Direct
CDS
London Executive
Courier Systems
Arrow Express
Pegasus
Courier Systems
Premier Despatch
Mission Despatch
GLH
Greyhound
Courier Systems
Special Delivery
Courier Systems

Ecourier got bought by CS, didn't they? Or was that just a nasty summer rumour?

you could count all the people you've forgotten on the fingers of one foot. Am I banned now? I'll get my coat.

E-Courier haven't been bought by McDonald's.
I'd still like to know how the hell E-Courier shagged things up as badly as they have. Given their technological advantage and the huge financial backing, only a complete bunch of idiots could have failed to become London's biggest bike operation within two years.

Sadly, I went in there for a job before they started. All the software was working well and I was impressed. I was, however, not impressed with a couple of the idiots I saw walking around the office, who were clearly in senior positions - having been poached from companies where they were bloody inept and incapable of doing their jobs. Both had long track records in the industry but neither has a braincell between them....like 80% of senior management in the industry.

The people who set up E-Courier just invited applications, looked at the seniority of the applicants and employed those whose CV's looked the best. Unfortunately, the people who set-up E-Courier knew nothing about the courier industry. They made the wrong choices.

To be honest, I'd quite like the sales gig at E-Courier....but I'd need a word with the powers that be, to prevent recent events like a Brazilian riders' strike and office staff being ambushed and fucked over when they leave work.

E-Courier was a great opportunity fucked-up.

I'd work on that attention span, overdrive....espacially at your age.
Dozing off can be damaging to your health in your business. Last time I spoke to anyone about you was last winter. They allegedly saw you have a slightly close shave. Probably due to that slipping attention span. Less spliff, more speed.

want a courier position?

bend over.

I honestly don't know who you are, overdrive.
The few occasions your handle has cropped up and I've asked someone who the hell you are, the reply inevitably begins, "It's that old c*** who....." but the description that follows is never one I can place.
I was unaware that Metro had moved since I left. Can't afford the rent on the main road now, eh? The wonders of digital photography.
Ta for that info.

You should come and say hello Basie, I'm not too bad although I've punched a couple of people over the years so if you pop by wear your f*cking helmet.

Wow, thanks Basie! Especially for the telephone numbers, saves me a lot of searching. Really need to sort something out soon as my job is cutting back my hours so i'm losing heaps of money.

Someone once said "If you don't have the ability to find a courier company to work for, how do you think are you going to be able to find the address on the package?"

The answer to that is to ask someone else of course. Duh!

Unlikely, cos right now I am enjoying the benefits of my girlfriend paying half the rent.

If we ever split up though, who knows.

what was the other 30% (if you dont mind telling)?

fuck me, Arif's back and more "bonkers" (in quotes because it's true) than ever. Where you been? sorting out those problems in the middle east? on a caravaning holiday with Miss Basie? peeping through Overdrive's letter box?
Are you ever going to get a couriering job Arif?

to be honest, i feel a little weird, so maybe it's just me. i'm going to stop giving out advice since even I'm aware it's ruining my reputation!

I didn't manage to get a couriering job. not only because I haven't been able to get my frame sorted! I've been touring with my band and doing session gigs with others... that and Uni in september has made employing me very difficult.

Appreciate the thoughts though will

Hopefully after my degree in 4 years, I'll take to the streets and courier for a while! :D

I had a poo once.

i didn't have time for one this morning so i'm looking forward to a monster later on.

i had time to read the whole of Private Eye, put it that way. I just want to forget.

How do you find any time to do work?

There's nothing like a nice smelly dump.

Welcome to the forum Kirk. Where you from?

Anchorage, Alaska

yup, that would be me the best and worst messenger in Anchorage.