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Lots in Edinburgh ranging from good safe cyclists to numpties who put themselves in danger continually. Spending all evening at this time of year riding round Edinburgh with no lights? Really?

They've moved into Inverness over the past few weeks. They seem to be sitting around a lot. I looked up the website and it says they pay £6 per hour (plus £1 per delivery), but isn't £6 per hour less than the minimum wage? They pay £7.25 per hour if you use a motorised scooter rather than a pushbike.

Actually, they ARE mahoosive boxes - I think the ones in Inverness, although large, are only half that size. I was thinking that some enterprising type might make a bracket for them to fit onto the front of a Brompton.

Got them around here on motorbikes too.
One has the noisiest exhaust I've ever heard and another is happy to use cycle lanes to reduce journey times among other illegal manouvres. I assume there is a guaranteed delivery time or deduction from wage type of deal going on.

I looked into it recently. £6.50 per hour is what they were offering, plus a small extra payment per delivery. Deposit required for all the kit, and you were self employed, so no holiday or sick pay or anything like that.

Decided to give it a miss, as it wasn't quite tempting enough to spend all that time hanging around in the winter rain in Manchester.

loads of them in nottingham

haven't seen a single one that has a adequate rear light, some have no lights on at all

its amazing they haven't all been squished by cars yet

mostly riders on argos bikes who haven't got a clue

Most seem to have no lights or idea, it's weird. I have a relative though who likes it as it fills in the period between doing other jobs quite well

I work for them part time, I do a couple of evening shifts a week (I'm a student in Leeds). I'm averaging £8.20 an hour and the work suits me more than sitting in a supermarket and as I'm only doing a few hours a week for extra spending money I'm not fussed by the whole self employed, no holiday pay stuff.

I would NOT want to work full time with them though, no job security, no guaranteed hours, holiday, sick pay etc. Works well for me though. There are some riders who are complete muppets though, no lights, dressing in dark clothes etc.

You pay a deposit for the bag, jersey, jacket etc. The work itself isn't too bad, you do get penalised for slow deliveries, I haven't had a problem with meeting targets though, but I'd day I'm a competent cyclist. Some of the others who work for them aren't though..

They've expanded massively in Leeds over the last couple of months, bringing in a lot of inexperienced, frankly not very competent riders, most of who are students.

We get a surprising amount of aggression from taxi drivers which isn't great, but apart from that the riding is fine. I average perhaps 35km over a 4 1/2 hr shift. Keeps you fit as well as getting paid.

The current bags are as big as those above either, about half the size and reflective now too.

what do they carrying? i thought they are delivering pizza ? see them everywhere now..midlands and brighton

All sorts of food, there are about 50 restaurants in Leeds I deliver from. Pizza, curries, Italian, Thai, Chinese, KFC, Pizza Express type places etc.

what do they carrying?

think more restaurant food, then greasy kebab houses

Zizzi, Callucios, Ask, Handmade Burger, Pizza Express, Prezzo & Chimichanga in my local to work one,

They are doing gas deliveries too.. (check the track stand)