BECOME A COURIER
Drive With Selena.
Self-employed couriers and owner-drivers working across Central London, on ad hoc jobs, dedicated routes and day-rate coverage.
The Working Relationship
Self-Employed, Not Employed
Couriers work with Selena on a self-employed basis. You use your own vehicle, hold your own insurance and compliance documents, and invoice for the work you complete. This is not employment, and nothing here guarantees a volume of work. Allocation depends on operational demand, vehicle type, location, availability and communication standards.
COURIER OPPORTUNITIES
Areas of Courier Work
Our courier requirements vary according to client demand, location, vehicle type and availability. Work may include urgent deliveries, regular routes and pre-booked operational support.
Same-day and urgent deliveries
Time-sensitive collections and deliveries across London, offered according to current demand, your location and availability.
Scheduled and recurring routes
Regular collections and deliveries with agreed timing windows, including early starts, weekday routes and weekend requirements.
Dedicated day coverage
Pre-booked support for client operations, staff holidays, busy periods, overflow work or dedicated standby requirements.
Multi-drop and campaign work
Structured delivery runs involving several destinations, careful item handling, clear route management and accurate completion updates.
Specialist client deliveries
Professional delivery support for sectors such as PR, legal, medical, hospitality, bakery and premium retail, subject to the relevant requirements.
London and UK-wide work
Courier work may include Central London, Greater London, surrounding areas and longer-distance UK deliveries, depending on the assignment and vehicle required.
What You Need
Before You Apply
Make sure you can meet these requirements before you apply. The application form asks for your details, not your documents.
Right to work
You must have the right to work in the UK. We will ask for evidence, and for your National Insurance details, only if your application progresses.
A suitable vehicle
Estate cars, small vans, motorcycles and cargo bikes all work, depending on the route.
Driving licence
A UK driving licence, where the vehicle requires one.
Insurance and compliance
Hire & Reward / courier motor insurance, Goods in Transit insurance and Public Liability insurance with a minimum limit of £5,000,000, plus a DBS certificate where the work requires one.
A smartphone and reliable communication
You need to be reachable and to respond.
Availability and service area
Central London coverage, with the pattern agreed in advance.
All couriers working with Selena operate as independent self-employed subcontractors and must maintain appropriate insurance and compliance documentation. Before approval, couriers are required to provide evidence of:
- valid Hire & Reward / courier motor insurance;
- appropriate Goods in Transit insurance;
- Public Liability insurance with a minimum limit of £5,000,000; and
- any additional identification, vehicle and compliance documentation required by Selena.
Insurance and compliance documentation is verified as part of onboarding and is subject to ongoing review. Providing documents does not guarantee acceptance onto the courier network.
WORKING WITH SELENA
How Courier Work Is Offered
Approved couriers form part of our courier network. Work is offered according to client requirements, vehicle suitability, location, availability and previous service standards.
You keep us updated
You provide accurate information about your availability, working area, vehicle and any changes that may affect an assignment.
We offer suitable work
When suitable work is available, the coordination team provides the collection, delivery, timing and handling requirements.
You confirm availability
Review the assignment carefully and confirm only when you can complete it safely, professionally and within the required timing.
You follow the job instructions
Arrive prepared, verify the collection details and follow all client, handling, route and communication instructions.
You keep coordination informed
Provide the required status updates and report delays, access problems, damage or other concerns promptly. Do not wait until the delivery is complete.
You complete the delivery record
Obtain the required proof of delivery and provide accurate completion information in accordance with Selena’s operating procedures.
Courier work is offered according to operational demand and suitability. Approval to join the courier network does not guarantee a particular volume of work or regular hours.
Service and Conduct
How the Work Is Done
Punctuality and presentation
Arriving when you said you would, looking like someone the client is glad to see.
Care with client goods
Much of what you carry is irreplaceable or is arriving in front of somebody's client.
Discretion
What you see and carry is not discussed. Confidential work is handled as confidential by default.
Calm under pressure
Urgent work is managed, not panicked through. Speed without control is how things get lost.
Proactive communication
If something changes on the road, the coordinator hears it from you first.
Accountability
The job is yours from collection to handover.
What We Are Not
The Way We Do Not Work
Aggressive app-hopping. Reckless driving. Chaotic multi-drop culture. Poor communication. Disappearing during jobs. Panic-based logistics.
YOUR APPLICATION
How the Application Process Works
Submitting an application does not guarantee approval, and not every applicant will be contacted. Couriers work with Selena as independent contractors, not as employees.
Prepare your information
To apply, please provide your contact details, operating area, vehicle type, availability and relevant experience. If your application progresses, we will explain which right-to-work, licence and insurance documents are required and how to provide them securely.
Submit your application
The form below is the current application route. It asks for your details, your vehicle and your availability, not your documents.
We review your application
Your information, vehicle, experience, location and availability are reviewed by the coordination team.
We contact suitable applicants
Applicants whose profile may fit current requirements may be contacted for a conversation. Not every applicant will be.
We complete the required checks
Suitability and documentation must be reviewed before an applicant can progress.
We confirm the next stage
Suitable applicants may be offered a trial, which is why the form asks when you are available for one. Approval does not guarantee a volume of work or regular hours.
Apply to Drive
Courier Application
Tell us about you, your vehicle and when you are available.
Your details are used only to consider you for courier work and are handled confidentially.
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