My WORST Amazon Flex Block Ever! - Floods, Rural Lanes and Pitch Black Darkness!

[@sunilpoudel8567]

I had a shift today just like this. Absolutely ridiculous. My car looks like a rally car right now.

[@autohustles]

One thing I’ve learned doing Flex… washing your car is basically pointless 😂

[@sunilpoudel8567]

@@autohustles exactly 😁

[@matthewrobinson2831]

My manager asked me to do a shift in the country side the other week. I get paid per parcel he offered me an extra 80p per parcel which I had 183 parcels so pretty good. I'm never doing that route again 😂😂😂😂😂 he can stuff his money 😂😂😂💸

[@RebekahAPinto]

😂

[@hagridmary]

Tbh I much prefer the rural routes to the town centre ones. I'll take anything over the town centre blocks that involve so many dodgy flats and having to wait to get buzzed in every time. At least with rural routes there's some variety and you get some nice views. Enjoyed the video though!

[@ShaunOGX]

Hi Auto Hustle, really appreciate your honesty on this channel - you show what happens warts and all - you show good runs and bad runs, and this run looked like a nightmare!. Yesterday I got a 3.5 rural run out of the Banbury Depot - £58 all farms, barn conversions, and hamlets with house names not numbers. Got it done just within the time limit and clocked up 100 miles by the time I got home ( don't want to think about whether it was worth it ) but it certainly battle hardens you for future runs. My run was nowhere near as bad as yours BTW and the thought that you got it done gave me some well-needed motivation.

[@autohustles]

Gotta take the good with the bad! Luckily for me my average is still enough to make it worth it - most routes aren’t as bad as this one and I average a decent amount. Just sucks when you want a chill route and you get sent down country lanes and farm tracks for 4 hours! Glad this video helped man 🙌🏻 keep grinding!

[@jackberry42]

Can relate to this. Had a few nightmare routes from Banbury depot, all county lanes and lots of farms. Had a giant twig stuck under my car I had to set free in pouring rain and mud. Some routs aren’t worth the abuse our little cars take 😂

[@hassanpoop1331]

From Birmingham I’ve been to Banbury the country side is so bad there I ended up delivering parcels in churches with cementary’s in the dark. 🤣🤣 or places like chipping Norton and Witney really kill up the miles.

[@zafarsyed6545]

Hats off to you to finish this block, some drivers may have given up and take the parcels back to the depo arguing the fact it jeopardises their health and safety. This types of routes affect your mental health which Amazon needs to consider. Did you able to find correct addresses in pitch dark? as to find correct address is also a mission! Excellent video

[@SilverfoxJB]

OMG, I used to live down that way, I totally get your frustration. The worst thing which you never experienced on this one is the tractor coming down the narrow lane, they never give way. I had one down near Crediton, in my Camper (Iveco Daily) and I had to reverse about quarter of a mile and uphill in a narrow lane. The bastard literally only had to go back 50mtrs.

[@JimmyLemon]

Another fascinating video...that route was a right stinker! The irony of people moaning in the comments about you moaning in the video makes me laugh...a good moan is the only way to get through a crappy job sometimes.

[@autohustles]

Thanks bro! Hahah, well I mean if they can do a route like that with a smile on their face then more power to them 😂

[@s1_auds]

Hi Luke! Another great video as always, every upload from you is top notch, even if you do get some of these negative and eventful experiences. I do hope you've really been enjoying your parenthood! And a merry Christmas - if you celebrate it in any way. 🙂

[@autohustles]

Yea, it’s only every now and then the route is a stinker so I think this was just an unlucky one! Have sent an email hoping for the extra pay, hopefully Amazon do me a solid and pay out 🤣 thanks for the support and Merry Christmas to you too!

[@Evilstr98]

I deliver from DEX2 as well, last block they had me go down an unpaved kilometre long track which the satnav did not recognise (took me the exact opposite direction but luckily I had a drop on the way). It was NOT car friendly and struggled to get back up the hill on the way back. One of the worst drops I’ve done.

[@jsouto77]

At £11.31, that works out at about £9.50 with tax deduction alone plus you have national insurance after that plus hassle of filling in tax returns, claim mileage. As you say, you would need at least £16 per hour and even that is poor for self employment status and can lead to bad quality of life if you need to top up your earnings imho. Thanks for the video :)

[@autohustles]

You’re assuming 20% tax, but that isn’t accurate. For all you know, I could be paying 0% tax if I’m below the tax-free threshold, or 45% if I’m in the higher tax bracket. This is why I don’t include it in my calculations. It’s irrelevant and completely unique to each person. For the record, last year by tax bill was about 9% of my profits, mainly thanks to mileage deductions. Thanks for watching 🙌🏻

[@QilianX]

brings back my memories of doing amazon flex, some of the routes assigned to me were actually scary and dangerous. No lights sometimes no signal! always have a torch and a change of shoes and socks on hand in wet dark weather.

[@bushmonster1702]

Route from hell that mate. It’s all about survival when you get these.

[@vikingshifter]

Just wondering as from watching it doesn’t appear that you have the yellow “driver aid” stickers from Exeter. I’m lucky enough to have 4 logistics depots within about 45 minutes of me and two of them seem to use them, one uses them sometimes and doesn’t use them at all. I can’t even explain how much easier it made things once I realised they existed. For those who don’t know it essentially labels the products by number in line with the drops so drop 1 would be 1 etc etc, get blocks done in half the time now.

[@autohustles]

We get those driver aid stickers with the simple 1, 2, 3 etc. but only on the same-day delivery evening blocks - daytime ones have the other type (which I think is for DSP drivers) which I find largely useless!

[@TELBOYO10]

The good thing about Devon roads is that they have 8 foot hedges on each side in Somerset we have 8 foot deep ditches on each side, except between November and January when they flood so you can't see the ditch or the road.

[@autohustles]

Almost dipped a wheel into one of those ditches on a Morrisons block whilst moving aside for a van to pass… sketchiest moment I’ve ever had 😂

[@commuterbranchline8132]

I have seen other drivers have difficulties with Amazons mapping. I’ve seen a video where the app had two deliveries in the same street programmed at different times, and this was absent a time slot constraint. My mate uses an app called Circuit, he says it’s night and day the best for delivering he’s ever used. Driving in rural areas does have its challenges, I’ve had four punctures from thorns from when the farmers cut the hedgerows down with the mechanical arm. I’d definitely make sure I’d a full sized spare tyre with me if I was driving in the sticks.

[@Aperegrine90]

I used to live down there so this is a nice bit of nostalgia. I loved driving those lanes in my Mini Metro!

[@dreamingdawn8686]

Glad to hear the kiddo is fine, hope your enjoying fatherhood, just apply for a earnings boost and you'll be fine, get an extra hour out of that no problem :)

[@LetsLiveThriving]

20:43 OMG this is too true. I’m so sick of that anxiety I get when I pull into the station and the carts are out and my car stops at the “u-boat” that has only one bag on it. I already know I’m screwed before I even scan it. But the truth is that keeping us in the dark is the ONLY way Amazon will get people to take these shitty routes without paying more upfront for rural routes. This trillion dollar company doesn’t give one hoot about the damage that some of these routes cause to our vehicles not to mention our personal danger. I’ve had to deal with so many loose dogs in these areas that I try not to get out of my car and instead just drop the package out of my car window.

[@LetsLiveThriving]

21:15 I thought I was the only one that had this dilemma. It’s especially annoying being that I have been unable to find a 9-5 job here in the US that won’t pay me a 💩 wage. The job market for good paying jobs is tough right now which gives the gig apps an unfair level of leverage for now.

[@colddripgaming]

Did my first Amazon Flex on NYE after being on the waiting list for 18 months and I was pretty happy with the run they gave me as most of it was houses within a couple hundred metres of each other and all except one had a safe place for me to drop the package (so sadly did have to go back to depot) but the Amazon navigation in the flex app was absolutely horrid and I refuse to use it whenever possible.

[@lindaedge6674]

What a great vlog this was to watch , last weekend I had two blocks and can honestly say they where as bad as these blocks by the end of it all had pure anxiety 😟 took me a few days to get over it , but u can get brilliant block , gamble is the word Merry Christmas though ha

[@alexcuthbertson9808]

Love love love this vid it’s a moan fest lol I agree it’s a chit chat with your subscribers lol remember breathe lol can’t believe im addicted to your vids luke lol x

[@Cornishboy23]

This is why I gave it up, rural Cornwall in the dark and crap roads , it was destroying my car , by the looks of it it’s no better than.

[@autohustles]

It’s a gamble at Exeter - it’s either Devon countryside or an easy town route in a small housing estate. Overall, on average it’s not too bad but the nasty routes always leave a sour taste in your mouth.

[@simonevans2427]

Well your pain was my pleasure. I chuckled all through this vid. I do this all day every day in a 3.5 tonne Sainsbury's van and believe me its less fun than a Micra. Big puddles are a doddle but narrow lanes and reversing in them in the dark are not. I deliver out of Torquay and cover all that tq11 12 and 13 postcodes. Slippery hill in the winter.....I'd rather be in a Micra 😂😂😂

[@autohustles]

Hahaha thanks! Sometimes I wish I had a van for these routes but sometimes a small Micra is easier to manoeuvre around these roads!

[@sharifybeefy]

Hi Luke! I don't know if you've answered this previously but is there a price to mileage ration you use in your head when accepting orders? how do you know which ones to accept or reject? I understand on bikes you need short rides but in Car how do you decide? Thanks again for the great content love your stuff!

[@autohustles]

I don’t have a hard rule, generally the busier it is the pickier I’ll be. When it’s quiet though, I’ll take almost anything!

[@paulm_148]

I felt your pain on this one mate. I’ve been flexing for a while now and I think you said it in a previous video and I’d agree - if you do enough of them they do more or less even themselves out good for bad. But this was a particularly harsh/hard earned 60 quid 😭

[@barnabogdan6474]

At least you have increased rates.. my depots give 3.5h for 47.50 punds, one week before Christmas

[@simonfitzgerald8255]

Reminds me of a new forest run I had the other day. Small private roads that were full of pot holes, genuinely needed a 4x4

[@autohustles]

Gotta love the Jeep routes 😂

[@simonfitzgerald8255]

@@autohustles Is there anyway of messaging you privately? I’ve started a job that I know would be perfect for you. I’d like to send you the info incase

[@stevenausten-davies141]

I use Waze when it’s difficult navigation(believe the Police & Ambulance services use it too)

[@matthewrobinson2831]

Btw do just wanna say that a little advice for country routes as it does suck amd take long but just one stop at a time. Get a headtorch for the darkness and just breath when the going gets tough. Country routes suck. I refuse one coumtry route round near mine but i do the others.

[@Miap858]

So glad you’re back!

[@autohustles]

Thank you, it’s good to be back! 🙌🏻

[@superskidmarkz]

Do you have to follow their route? Id check it before you set off and stick to the main roads

[@rcon777]

been doing flex for over a year now and that could be easily done in 2.5h, i usually only take 3h blocks at 63+ and be done withing 1.5h. Then its really worth it

[@kamranhaqq]

Amazon brings you back to the start for reattempt

[@AKSHARMA91]

Another great video. I do amazon flex and last year i had a van and google maps tried taking me through a field to get out to the main road but there was a locked gate and i ended up getting stuck in a field. Couldn't get the van out until the next day or day after. I will only do logistics if it's 2.5hrs or less now as it might be less chance of getting a country route and will not accept anything at the base rate as not worth it as i dont live close to the depot. Country routes are the worst. I stick to Morrisons and Uber, a lot easier.

[@autohustles]

Sounds like my worst nightmare. Agreed sticking to Morrisons and Uber probably the safest option!

[@theeverythingchannel4833]

Good news those micras are super reliable and will take a beating so don't worry too much

[@autohustles]

Ah wicked, only had mine since May so still unsure about what it can handle, so that’s reassuring to know 🙌🏻

[@theeverythingchannel4833]

@@autohustles yep all micras up until the gen after yours are more or less bomb proof just keep looking after it oil changes services those kind of things basic stuff if u look after the car it will look after u

[@maciekcicho.4269]

These roads were terrible. They should pay double for such delivery.

[@autohustles]

Agreed! 🤣

[@leesmith9299]

shouldn't be too difficult for their algorithm to add time to their route estimates for roads like that. just build up a database of roads that slow the drivers down.

[@kamranhaqq]

You need a crossover to delivery in rural area

[@tonyperkins6925]

Amazon Flex seems to be for all the parcels that are awkward for the Amazon delivery vans, understandable but not fun.

[@zonchi7]

Dude. I been working for Amazon for 4 years, I feel your pain.

[@autohustles]

Sometimes I love it, best gig ever - other times I absolutely hate it.

[@JamieA242]

@@autohustles have you not discovered a trend of which ones tend to end up being awful? like is it the longer ones? the ones that pay a bit more so might have a lot of deliveries, or in certain towns? the weather? time of day? (=busier roads). I just feel that you might be able to avoid the bad ones if you note why they were bad.

[@LetsLiveThriving]

@@JamieA242I think it’s very station specific. I’ve noticed that if you are one of the last cars to arrive, you have a higher chance of getting the crap routes because they tend to line those up at the end. But clearly I haven’t been the only one to notice this pattern so some of the other drivers I have noticed have started arriving like 30 mins early trying to be in the front of the pack which is really annoying 😂

[@jakesdiner]

Did you email Amazon for overtime? How much did you get?

[@autohustles]

Still waiting to hear back, will update when I hear something, fingers crossed!

[@autohustles]

Literally heard back right after I left this comment! Got myself an extra £8.78, not a bad result! 👌🏻

[@markadams3746]

Great video keep up the good work 👍

[@autohustles]

Thank you 🙏

[@haroldbetterson1877]

Missed you bro ❤

[@casa47]

Think Nissan can sell this car as an offroader now as well love the vids mate hope u had a good xmas

[@autohustles]

Hahahah right 🤣 I did indeed man hope you did too 🙌🏻

[@corinalannister8166]

I think if this was the first one I ever did I would not do any ever again

[@autohustles]

Damn right 😂 enough to put you off for life, luckily they don’t come up that often!

[@gary63693]

Can't you look at where all the drops you are going to? Saves you going past your later drops unnecessarily

[@autohustles]

Yea you can - thing is, the app’s route is normally the fastest, even if it crosses over itself at points, so I never really bother changing the order of stops.

[@ka5269]

My car would not survive this onslaught

[@bigjawn668]

looking into getting into delivery, do you recommend morrisons or amazon?

[@autohustles]

I enjoy both tbh - with Logistics loading up is easier but you’re getting in and out the car way more often. Morrisons blocks can be tricky to get as there’s way less. Ultimately it’s down to what you enjoy more 🙌🏻

[@bigjawn668]

thanks mate, these videos are getting better and better. happy holidays to you and your family 😆

[@kassimbabika]

If you're going to do Morrisons, I strongly suggest you scope out the store that you're wanting to deliver from beforehand or an extra 15 minutes early for your first block because some stores can have unbelievably bad out of hours access to the Flex pickup area that's most likely different from the main entrance and not going to be massively obvious (or just a bad inside layout in general that you'd need to get used to).

[@bigjawn668]

will do, thanks for the suggestion @@kassimbabika 👏

[@itsbowmantv]

Hey man love the videos. I’m thinking about doing Uber eats and deliveroo. I can only make up to £150 a week (I’m a carer for my wife) do you think this is an easy target? I’m mainly wanting to do it for the flexibility

[@autohustles]

Yes, that amount would be easy to hit in about 10 hours if you work peak times, maybe 12-14 if you work non-peak times, but definitely an achievable amount 🙌🏻 thanks for the kind words!

[@itsbowmantv]

@@autohustles thanks for the reply. I’m just waiting back on the background checks but with it being over Xmas it’ll probably take a bit

[@kittylikemebluejay9723]

If you were in greece you would see how bad ur roads are.

[@mig1017]

Have to admit, I hate these country routes., especially at night

[@autohustles]

Right there with you 🤣 it’s nice to avoid town/city traffic but I always worry about breaking down in a dark country lane…

[@garnhamr]

They must know it's a shitter tho. why not put more money on it? they just decide, now you are to be abused. Tbh tho, that aint all that bad. i did one the other day that paid about £7.50 an hour cause i did like 166 miles on a 4 hour block and i drive a transit van which costs me about £1 per 5 miles xD

[@shotsbywoody]

Why don't you try an electric vehicle? Maybe a car or a two wheeler. You'll save a lot!!

[@autohustles]

That’s the plan 😉

[@shotsbywoody]

@@autohustles Great! I hope you do the deliveries in your electric vehicle around London, Manchester and other big cities! ✨

[@MaritalSnake9]

I was the lucky man who got one of those £105 - Collumpton route and was done in 2 hrs :) [came up from Plymouth for it] Pretty sure there was some like that the Saturday after the block I took too :) If you ever fancy a longer drive down, the Plymouth depot has some fantastic routes. Hope all is well with the little one

[@autohustles]

Nice score bro, I’m envious! Plymouth routes are in the future pipeline 😉

[@theexcrim]

I am a former amazon delivery driver, whilst I appreciate it that your route was nasty, maybe try and moan less 😂. Unfortunately we cant get easy residential routes all the time

[@autohustles]

I was particularly moany on this one 🤣 I’ll get better as I get used to rural routes!

[@eziRodez]

It's absolutely OK to moan; it's a copping mechanism, so please Do so whenever. Thank you. Nice vid.

[@beamngedition8199]

hi luke please make videos on 60 fps

[@autohustles]

That was my first thought after I watched this back 🤣 60fps will be making a return 🙌🏻

[@chrisgocher575]

Rough one that 😅

[@autohustles]

I’m sure it won’t be the last one I get 😂 all part of the fun I guess…

[@chrisgocher575]

Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@cheesy1224]

Worst nightmare

[@autohustles]

Was glad to get to the end that’s for sure 😂

[@NMF1969]

Love your content and congrats on the baby. But can you please stop whinging throughout videos. Makes them unwatchable.

[@autohustles]

Pahaha I’ll try my best 🤣🤣

[@eziRodez]

I loved it. Thanks for the moaning; it helps copping with hardship ❤

[@eddtheduck]

Just quite your job because all you do is moan about money

[@ollieleeb]

Couldn’t finish this. Too much moaning. Just get on with it ffs

[@autohustles]

Sorry to hear, just being real and sharing my feelings as I complete the block 🙌🏻

[@lindaedge6674]

Spot on

[@simonfitzgerald8255]

It’s real Ollie. Around 22 mins discussing the bad days make you switch from one app to another is so true.