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title: Your Favourite Vehicles For Courier Work
description: After enquiring about her readers' preferred vehicles for courier work, Gertie publishes their answers.
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# [Your Favourite Vehicles For Courier Work](https://info.courierexchange.co.uk/news/courier-work/1958)

 Written by [Gertie](https://info.courierexchange.co.uk/news/author/gertie) | 10-Apr-2016 09:55:00

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Hello, my dears!

Well, what can I say? I do love being right! Last week, I predicted that whatever answers my darlings gave to the reader interaction question of the week would be varied, interesting, and worth the trouble of coming up with a question in the first place. And wouldn't you know it, this week, you lot proved me right – again.

(I'm not actually surprised, obviously – I absolutely knew that would happen from the moment I put the challenge out there!)

Before we get to your answers, though, a little refresher, for those who were not here last week (and I know there are still some of you like that – tut, tut!). The question behind this week's reader interaction had to do with what everyone considered to be the best type of vehicle for [courier work](http://www.courierexchange.co.uk), and why. I wanted to know why people preferred vans over bikes, or vice versa – or even if there was anyone out there who preferred to go it on foot, and why they had *that* preference. My readers did not let me down, naturally, and my favourite answers of theirs are reproduced below.

*'I'm a bike sort of fellow. Sure, in winter, it's not the most pleasant thing in the world, but on the other hand, during the warmer months, I get to whisk around town, keeping fit, enjoying the weather, and getting paid for it! When you're a *[*bike courier*](http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/aug/06/-sp-cycle-courier-life-urban-cowboys-bike-messengers)*, courier work becomes fun for six months of the entire year. You really can't beat that!' - Dan, Wiltshire.*

* **'Give me a van any day! I love driving, so for me to have the chance to ride around doing courier work is a stroke of luck! I've become familiar with my van's quirks after so long, too – so whenever she starts trying to be funny, I know just what to do to avert a crisis!' - Louis, Hampshire*

* **'I've done courier work both in a van and a bicycle, and they each have strong and weak points. A van is faster and less tiring, of course, as well as arguably less dangerous if you live in a city. But you can't beat the feeling of combining work with a nice bike ride and keeping fit into the bargain. So I really can't decide which one I like best – they're both great in their own way, I suppose.' - Jon, Yorkshire.*

* *There you have it – my prediction was fulfilled! Maybe I should start betting on the lottery next...

For now, though, ta-ra!

Gertie.

 

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