Courier Exchange 2023. Is the CX still worth it!!!

[@carlosfernandes4582]

If been on CX for tree months and the worst place to win loads is Birmingham, I don’t know how people make a living on CX living in Birmingham. I have my favourite places to win loads, and it’s a big lie thinking that big cities are good to win loads. Anyone who dreams to try CX need to know that some nights you have to sleep in your van if you want make a decent amount of money.

[@fragtall]

Is it that bad? Im in norfolk, smaller cities and i dont know if paying 2k fee is even worth it?

[@vanroamin]

The CX is full of Shark Shippers who want Something for Next to Nothing & full of Idiots who will feed them 🤨

[@wanntime1894]

This is my fourth year on cx. Its got worse every year. Late payments , sometimes no payment at all. Over saturated with couriers who seem happy to work for peanuts. Courier industry for small independent drivers is finished. Ive only survived by getting some good multi drop work. Im done with courier work via cx.

[@Scott-bf5cc]

I'm in exactly the same boat... multidrop had been a god send in terms of making a living. Honestly I think the CX is a con.

[@digiworld7629]

Agree total waste of time drivers under cutting each other working for nothing with rising costs all round, don't waste your money on CX too expensive rising each year

[@Lemonade-c3u]

What's an alternative to cx then?

[@lansosaru2424]

​@@Lemonade-c3u working for amazon or dpd 😅

[@vanroamin]

Why Don’t you tell it like it is The CX is a Rip Off for Drivers who will struggle to make a living over the minimum wage, It’s only good for Shippers with Surplus job’s they need to offload because they don’t want them or cannot make enough on them & they know they can offload them to low bidders & make money on them, they Don’t give a ##ck who delivers the items or even if they are fully insured to do so 🤨

[@rodneytube8624]

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[@user-ce5nn2mv6x]

New hair and lost weight! Well played not so big beardy

[@Colin-k2q]

To many people doing it on the cheap, they will just never learn.

[@lowryvanservices]

Good video brother! It will work for the individuals with the right mindset. The right realistic outlook. Like the new set up 👍

[@Kamaltweet]

What would be the right mindset please?

[@cryptoqueen4705]

Thanks,I was ready to pay 1800£ but you change my mind!

[@petermcgregor3274]

Nice to see you back big man

[@JamesFletcherVlogs]

Thanks for the shout out mate, much appreciated 😁😁😁 I can’t spell it turns out 😂

[@DANIELH-dk3wc]

Nice to see you back BB

[@Radziu03]

It's actually closer to £2000. £124.99x12=£1499.88 + £149 (admin fee) = £1648.88 + 20%VAT = £1978.66 😮 so like you said, not something most people will just throw on the table without thinking about it

[@gtcharlton]

Ye I didn't think about vat I was just going by the shown price.

[@Radziu03]

@@gtcharlton great video anyway pal - as always. Good to see you back.

[@Radziu03]

@@gtcharlton also when I've checked prices on 14/04 there was another subscription tier called CX STARTER. It was £99.99 per month and two things it didn't include in comparison to the £124.99 one was: no live maps and lack of load posting facility. Unfortunately it seems like they have removed it since then, as in my opinion it was a good entry point for new couriers who don't have end customers and most likely wouldn't need to post any jobs on CX for a while

[@whitevanman9569]

@@Radziu03 What is "live maps"? I'm on the CX Starter, so wondering if it is something added I've never seen. (only maps I have are the "live map" of the available jobs and the "live map" of drivers within a certain range of me)

[@rzecus79]

Hej Radziu03 Wydajesz się ogarniętym gościem, mógłbym zatem poprosić cię o poradę. Jak mógłbym się z tobą skontaktować? Wielkie dzięki

[@SparksAkaJake08]

Do you have any ideas or platforms for people starting out? CX seems really unappealing to me especially the ridiculous sign up fee. Is there a new platform worth trying or is Cx still the only way umma get work?

[@shanehardy2862]

Nice to see that beautiful beard back again, where’s the hair gone at the back tho beardy

[@Jerwo0d]

Woah new content, lets go!

[@timtony7153]

Big fella!!!! Your back!!! Good to see that face on KZbin!!!!!

[@linopaul]

I started in 2018. The ppm is the same as in 2018

[@dannyboyowneroperator6670]

The volumes of work have declined massively, best advice I can give to anyone is stay in you lane with regular customers until it picks back up. Enjoyed the video big beardy keep them coming 👍

[@gtcharlton]

Danny boy how are things mate

[@dannyboyowneroperator6670]

@@gtcharlton not bad thanks, hope you are well. I’ve not made any videos for a while as works been tough the videos I would make would be quite depressing 😂😂 btw my kid is addicted to your meal deal videos and thinks you will be at the next comicon lol can you give Macie a shout out in one of your vids, cheers beardy

[@andrio81]

Cx need to change the way of work, when you take a job a list 50% have to be pay and the another 50% pay after delivery, can be after 15 to 30 days, so many companies is not pay you after the invoice date. Not fair you done the job and not get paying. Now this started get very often.

[@stevencrompton480]

Is it worth doing now, as the price in 2024 has risen to around 2.3k for the year, Thanks in advance

[@tayseer-xv2xw]

thank you . I just started courier job .

[@haulagehunter875]

Hey, to be honest Big Beardy, from the things you saying it seems horrible, when I compare it to what I am getting out of other places. Now I know I am in London, so that helps, but I make minimum 90p a mile up to £1.40 a mile on a motorbike and I am expected to co load. In the end I am making between £1.30 and £2.00 a mile and that includes my dead miles and this includes two platforms still taking their cut on top of that. There is Van work too which pays more per mile, but I can't be bothered with taking a hour to drive 10miles until getting the bigger job. Also just to mention, I do distance work on the motorbike, did a London to Manchester yesterday for instance, so its not all tiny jobs before you think that. I am thinking of getting a Van and hiring a driver and letting him or her do the traffic work until picking up the longer one each day and ill do the bike haha.

[@xxparadoxx6440]

Hey brother just seen this. I’m looking for the best value for money for work and I’ve got my own Van. Where did you find contracts and loads like these from ?

[@clintcumberland1664]

Good to see you back. Looking well lad 👍😁

[@johnpain8380]

I did ask the CX what it was like as you suggest prior to joining and it was completely dressed up to appear good to join in order for them to get my money. The reality of earnings for a new courier was quite frankly pathetic. I get what you say about hanging on to grow your own courier business, but people have bills to pay in the meantime. I left before i could even get started. I claimed back my insirance money and cut my subscription losses based on the very different reality to the sales marketing and live demo showing. If the exchange cannot come up with a solution to protect driver rates without putting off shippers while still allowing drivers to come on board.. well lets just say greed is usually a road to ruin.

[@markpowell2294]

Definitely not worth new drivers joining, I think many drivers will drop off this next 18 months, we are still in difficult times in the economy and the cost of living has affected everything and ultimately slowed the movement of goods. Good to see you back making videos 👍🏻

[@commuterbranchline8132]

Nice one BB, I found Freddy Fletcher a few weeks ago, The Saintsman and Anvil Dave mentioned his channel and his adventure to The Channel Islands. Take Care & Take Money!

[@Marc.Vanguard]

Someones looking well.

[@MKAdamski]

I've seen adverts on job sites for companies like Citylink or Ricco where you register with them pay a weekly fee and they find you work. It's normally their contracts you're doing and they set the rates. Have you or anyone else used them?

[@alistair4912]

Hey Beardy, hopefully you may be able to help me?! Which part of Norfolk are you located? Is it anywhere near Fakenham? I live in Rugby, and I know you often visit your Mum in Rugby. I'm scrapping an old car and someone wants to buy the bonnet off me, so I need to find a way of getting the car bonnet to the buyer...

[@semransalim]

Only 1 question mate. Can a new starter make a £4000 p/M if you are living in London. If you have a time to answer that question will be great mate

[@russwright8982]

Is there a minimum amount of time you have so sign up to cx for?

[@tiffysofcornwall]

No week in the life of buddy we miss your videos 😢

[@tiffysofcornwall]

Hope your week in the life of is coming soon buddy would be great if we could all have a quick update we miss your videos hope your keeping well good luck 😊

[@gtcharlton]

I did start the week in the life video. But I had to go to the midland as a family member is extremely ill. So will redo the week in the life for next week.

[@tiffysofcornwall]

@@gtcharlton sorry buddy I feel bad for asking now

[@gtcharlton]

No worries mate you weren't to know.

[@BenHodges-e1d]

What I can't understand is why o why is this company not been investigated , misled mis sold lying bunch of crooks ......works not there and your lied to about what you can make per mile at registration, are these guys being paid for these videos

[@justinwhittemore8515]

Great video and channel. What would you consider is a good salary for someone with a large van per month?

[@IoanabalanIoanabalan-cv4zc]

How to got start on this you can help me to do that

[@razvanjhonny207]

Are you still doing cx?

[@sohailjavaid380]

If the start is hard why cx wont let pay 1st subscription fee monthly to make things easier for new drivers so if someone joins and pay fee for whole year and in two months time things looks like this is not for me then is the 10 month remaining fee claim able???😬

[@gregroberts2095]

because people join and then do not pay. hence they require some commitment

[@iancoyne3835]

It has been dead now for almost 5 months unless you want to work for peanuts

[@ajay-zt4gy]

The CX quoted me 1800 plus vat = 2160 !!! As of 25th September 23

[@androidloid2191]

It's not worth it anymore! There's no money in it, too many undercutters, it's over-satured with drivers, it's difficult to get customers to post jobs, shippers tweak mileages on job posts, CX membership fees are extortionate, there's no secure payment system in place, their app crashes daily and has bugs. COURIER WORK ON THE CX IS DEAD!!!

[@CORRIGEEN71]

Ah welcome back looking trim

[@GarethPowell-n7n]

Great video thank you! Do you think you can clear/net £500-£1000 per week after all costs/taxes taken out by on Courier Exchange? Thanks to anyone that answers 👍

[@motorbikemumblings]

Looking at CX now, just had a call from them to discuss. And thought I'd do some research first They want £1768 + vat for the year!!! Ouch

[@ionutrusu4143]

very informative! I am a hgv driver, and I would like to change something in my life, but now after what you posted, I will think better! good luck! thanks for the information you provide!

[@ilietundrea3588]

Nu fa greșeală asta, eu am făcut-o și este dezastru, din ianuarie am scos mai slab decât pe camion cu vanul meu, 14-15 ore pe zi..

[@ionutrusu4143]

@@ilietundrea3588 thanks

[@GeluEugen86]

Încă mai am £4000 datori după doi ani cu un Luton

[@ionutrusu4143]

@@GeluEugen86 not good

[@timmarshall9614]

hi there iv just recently joined up cx with lwb what's is the going price per mile now as on cx app its say 160 per mile is this right .any one got any ideas on what sort of prices should be quoting . thanks all .

[@viewfromabove7015]

You won’t get anything for £1.60 per mile. Unless it’s 10 miles. If it’s more than 50 miles you won’t get any work for more than £1.20 per mile.

[@grahamgriffiths7285]

I know lwb drivers still working for a pound a mile . I was getting that five years ago .

[@linopaul]

You can make money in Cx if you know the job. But tough. Prices are rock bottom.

[@julianrowe9973]

Its great for selling work on thats outside your area

[@pablofitzy]

Started with my own van in September/October 2021. In all honesty CX is not worth the money. It’s a massive outlay you can do without before you have even got started. They really need to protect drivers rates if drivers want to make any decent money at all. You really need to have other work on the go also as you can’t rely on getting the jobs on CX all the time. To make good money you need to do long miles, and you can only really do two a day, that’s if you even get the jobs. For someone like me with kids it’s not possible to tramp n the van. I know a lot of guys who did and it made it more worthwhile for them. I was using CX consistently but had to end up doing multi-drop on the side which is possibly the worst thing ever. Had to give my van up after one year as I couldn’t justify the pay I was making per month for my family.

[@sarahrobinson410]

Beardy you was very busy had lots of work. But the biggest issue is guys like you saying how good/ bad it is to earn a living.. Hence loads of drivers.. Simple fact every reputable guy working the CX system has earned great feed backs and quietly the work will vanish.. In your selling CX you talk costs/wages/info and If your clever person you build your business module. If one delivery driver wins a company CX delivery that's one less going to give jobs to the system..

[@kajon-uk]

Agree with this one too one, kajon

[@DaveyDebGeordieland7053]

Did 2years with these jokers, seriously i made nothing from this company, don't fall for the trap, one back load can take you 5 days to get id be stuck in bristol and it would take me a week to get back home, there are no favourites in this company that's my experience anyway

[@leebarnes8170]

You need to do a Friday night live again

[@gtcharlton]

I might do one next Friday. It has been 2 long

[@iancoyne3835]

With the drinking horn

[@FirkinFreightLtd]

Gawd, another person on KZbin encouraging people to sign up to CX. Ruining the industry all these KZbinrs 😜

[@gtcharlton]

Hay!!!! I was ruining this industry before you even knew there was an industry. I'm the OG youtube course of all the problems.

[@SZAMedia]

What a bull crap excuse too expensive. There’s people out there who have built links and cleared their subscription in 6 weeks.

[@andreinicu5335]

why do you keep saying that it is very expensive? you were a rich man before you took up this job ? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ 😮

[@rodneytube8624]

My feed is pinging non stop with jobs. Plenty of work.

[@richardlongmore9301]

NO Don’t do it ! For all the reasons below

[@cucaoneriga]

British always moan!

[@brianwebb191]

Was it ever worth it would be more like it ffs LOL