Edmund D Platt

Driving for Profit Edmund D Platt

Turn your passion for driving into a profitable enterprise!With little, or no experience you can use this book to get yourself fully set-up as a freelance courier. It is a comprehensive guide, providing lots of useful information and hints and tips to not just get you driving for a living, but more importantly, doing so in a profitable way. As well as technical advice, the author makes suggestions that will help you to use your time on the road wisely and continue to develop yourself whilst getting paid to drive. This entertainingly written guide draws upon the years of experience of the author, along with information provided by industry experts, other freelance couriers, courier companies and many of their customers. While this book is aimed at the UK market, much of the content could be applied by anyone. Some of the technical topics covered include: - Registering as self-employed.- HMRC and VAT registration.- Types of delivery work.- Equipment.- Route planning.- Technology. By reading this book you will be well placed to make a good living as a freelance courier. If problems do arise, you will have the weapons in your armoury to overcome them, but more importantly applying the information contained within the book, you will be able to prevent issues before they arise. Happy Driving