And while many delivery drivers are forced to suck up low pay and rubbish working rights, 22-year-old Atlanta Martin claims to earn £1000 a week working for delivery apps.
And last week, mum-of-one Atlanta decided to put her delivery skills to the test, embarking on a 24 hour straight shift to see how much she could rake in.
The duo took home £330.16 at the end of their 24 hour challenge, and travelled 220 miles for 77 deliveries. [£4.28 averaged per delivery]
The tagline on their social media feed: https://preview.redd.it/cd123jkq20p91.png?width=620&auto=webp&s=1933b260c57aae65f5e36efc24cddd50ec08ada2
She made more than usual recently after putting in a 24 hour shift with no break 😲
Alright did some math. Probably way off as I'm using Canadian stats.
Average Uber/skip trip length: 8km
Average fuel consuption in 2021 (city): 10.7l/100km
Average trips per hour: 3
Average Fuel cost in GB: 5.79 USD/gallon == 5.08 pounds/gallon == 1.34 pounds/L
Gas consuption (avgs)
Trips: 3 * 24 = 72 KMs: 728km = 576
Consumption : 10.71(576/100) = 61.69
Cost: 61.69 * 1.34 = 82.66
Maintenance
Average main cost (in CAD) = .08$/km
Maint cost of this day in CAD = 576 * .08 = 46.08
In Pounds: 46.05 * .66 = 30.41
Profit (pre tax!): 330 - 82.66 - 30.41 = 216.93
Per workers: 216.93/ 2 = 108.47
Per hour: 108.47/24 = 4.52 pounds/hr
Not taking into account "dominoes and fizzy drinks". But I can see that being what... 50 pounds? Assuming yes, it's now 3.48 pounds/hr
Insurance? Risk? Child care?
Seems weird to flex over 3.50/hr
those numbers are indeed off, petrol is more expensive here, around £1.91 per litre, depending on where you get it
also the distance is a bit far, usually here it's closer to 4-5km depending on location
also dominoes and drinks for 2 people would be more like £30-£35
3 meals tho? No idea on prices, but dominoes here would be like 30$CAD for a large and a pop.
depends how much they eat i guess, though i was going on one trip to dominoes with 2 big pizzas and 3 litres of coke
if they did multiple smaller ones then it'd be more like ~£60 i think
Also some coffee/energy drinks would contribute.
true, a single white monster is ~£1 here
a 4 pack is ~£3
damn a 4 pack is like 10$ here. A monster is generally more expensive than a beer of the same size, usually >3.50$
i just double checked, the prices have gone up since i last bought a 4 pack of my vegan battery acid
a 4 pack is now £4.60 or £4 dead with a tesco clubcard
and the singles are now £1.65
Just checked, $4 a can at a grocery, so add 2 or 3$ at a dep. Shit's nutty.
You can just leave a kid at home for 24 hours while you deliver food for less than minimum wage. They're like cats probably.
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