So - I just had a look at driverexchange.co.uk/
and I wondered if its actually any good?
Its been a while since I registered with them, and I haven’t actually tried to get any shifts from them (my agency always got in first), but it looks to me like they don’t have the shifts available that they did 6 months ago.
Can anyone confirm or deny that this is the case?
I hope they are doing ok, because it seemed like a great idea to me.
Who pays the DNI? Nothing in their FAQ about it in either section. Most larger companies won’t use agency, s/e or ltd drivers without a min of £5k DNI, most wanting £10k.
Carl Usher:
Who pays the DNI? Nothing in their FAQ about it in either section. Most larger companies won’t use agency, s/e or ltd drivers without a min of £5k DNI, most wanting £10k.
Ah, found it:
Does the Driver Exchange provide Driver’s Negligence insurance?
No, we don’t. Any driver working for you through the DX is contracted directly to you, as a result they will need to be covered by your fleet insurance. As the DX can generate per hourly savings against typical agency prices, you can choose to set aside some of this saving to cover these sorts of costs if they arise.
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Basically a waste of time then. In short they ARE an agency but are passing all the responsibility and liability onto the clients and the drivers whilst creaming 50pph off the top.
Ah - surely its in their interest to stump up the insurance?
Everytime i log in there is nothing available even remotely commutable for me.
Carl Usher:
Who pays the DNI? Nothing in their FAQ about it in either section. Most larger companies won’t use agency, s/e or ltd drivers without a min of £5k DNI, most wanting £10k.
The driver exchange …aka Milestone don’t require DNI
You must be working for the wrong firms/agencies if your providing your own DNI
peirre:
Carl Usher:
Who pays the DNI? Nothing in their FAQ about it in either section. Most larger companies won’t use agency, s/e or ltd drivers without a min of £5k DNI, most wanting £10k.The driver exchange …aka Milestone don’t require DNI
You must be working for the wrong firms/agencies if your providing your own DNI
And how have you come to conclusion? You know what rates I charge then? Or have you jumped into bed with Conor Turton in the ‘spouting rubbish’ department?
Carl Usher:
peirre:
Carl Usher:
Who pays the DNI? Nothing in their FAQ about it in either section. Most larger companies won’t use agency, s/e or ltd drivers without a min of £5k DNI, most wanting £10k.The driver exchange …aka Milestone don’t require DNI
You must be working for the wrong firms/agencies if your providing your own DNIAnd how have you come to conclusion? You know what rates I charge then? Or have you jumped into bed with Conor Turton in the ‘spouting rubbish’ department?
Like many others I am/was until recently a long term agy driver (lifer). I was doing agy work before I joined TNUK.
Along with many other agencies, I would take shifts from Milestone/DX, quite a lot to be exact, which is what the OP was about, and during that time I was never required to have DNI. DNI is something you threw into the thread (and not really relevant) DNI is something that has recently reared its head, & tbh anyone who isn’t directly employed by the haulier is a mug to provide DNI just to gain a few shifts with a 3rd party haulier or agy.
As for your rates, pennies or peanuts… I couldn’t give a flying fug what rates you work for …
Drivers Negligence Insurance provides cover against claims in respect of accidental damage caused to a hiring clients vehicle being driven by an agency supplied driver.
This coverage is usually a stipulation imposed on a driving agency by a hiring client, with the intention to enable the hiring client to reclaim minor accidental damage repair costs caused by an agency driver, rather than claim under their own motor fleet insurance policy which would affect their own claims experience. Common claim scenarios include, doors being opened onto or vehicles being reversed into bollards, and vehicles clipping height restrictions. Each accidental damage claim is normally limited to £10,000. Claims for third party property damage or bodily injury are excluded under Drivers Negligence Insurance as all road traffic accidents must be insured by a motor insurance policy in-line with the Road Traffic Acts.
At present, Drivers Negligence Insurance cannot be purchased in isolation and is usually brought in conjunction with Public and Employers’ Liability Insurance coverage. Cover is rated on the number of drivers supplied at any one time and minimum premium packages start from c£2,500 for up to 10 drivers.
For driving agencies using self-employed drivers, putting the onus on the self-employed driver to carry their own Drivers Negligence Insurance is currently not a option, as at present I am unaware of an insurance market that offers cover for individual self-employed drivers.
At the end of the day, the hiring clients contract is usually with the driving agency and under the terms of that contract the agency would usually be obligated in law to pay the Drivers Negligence claim to the hiring client.
Depending on the contract between the self employed driver, the driving agency and the hiring client, if the self-employed driver has a ‘contract for services’ with the driving agency then insurers are usually happy to include the self-employed driver under the driving agency’s Drivers Negligence Insurance.
For further information on this subject please contact Adam Lawrence on 0118 9165 484 or complete one of our enquiry forms.
peirre:
Carl Usher:
Who pays the DNI? Nothing in their FAQ about it in either section. Most larger companies won’t use agency, s/e or ltd drivers without a min of £5k DNI, most wanting £10k.The driver exchange …aka Milestone don’t require DNI
You must be working for the wrong firms/agencies if your providing your own DNI
Milestone have been taken over by Staffline. Not sure if this also applies to this other part of their business…
Been a member for about 18 months and never found a shift worth doing.
Most of the work requires a driving assessment. I have used the function to request an assessment but never had a response.
I went to the truck racing at Silverstone this year and the had a stand advertising their service and trying to sign up drivers. Had a chat to them (party because of the attractive young ladies doing the recruiting) and they knew nothing about the actual availability of work. To me some (most!!) agencies put adverts online with vague job descriptions to fish for drivers to sell to as not yet signed up clients, this is just another way of fishing.
calsdad:
Been a member for about 18 months and never found a shift worth doing.Most of the work requires a driving assessment. I have used the function to request an assessment but never had a response.
I went to the truck racing at Silverstone this year and the had a stand advertising their service and trying to sign up drivers. Had a chat to them (party because of the attractive young ladies doing the recruiting) and they knew nothing about the actual availability of work. To me some (most!!) agencies put adverts online with vague job descriptions to fish for drivers to sell to as not yet signed up clients, this is just another way of fishing.
Thank you, for answering my OP
peirre:
Carl Usher:
peirre:
Carl Usher:
Who pays the DNI? Nothing in their FAQ about it in either section. Most larger companies won’t use agency, s/e or ltd drivers without a min of £5k DNI, most wanting £10k.The driver exchange …aka Milestone don’t require DNI
You must be working for the wrong firms/agencies if your providing your own DNIAnd how have you come to conclusion? You know what rates I charge then? Or have you jumped into bed with Conor Turton in the ‘spouting rubbish’ department?
Like many others I am/was until recently a long term agy driver (lifer). I was doing agy work before I joined TNUK.
Along with many other agencies, I would take shifts from Milestone/DX, quite a lot to be exact, which is what the OP was about, and during that time I was never required to have DNI. DNI is something you threw into the thread (and not really relevant) DNI is something that has recently reared its head, & tbh anyone who isn’t directly employed by the haulier is a mug to provide DNI just to gain a few shifts with a 3rd party haulier or agy.As for your rates, pennies or peanuts… I couldn’t give a flying fug what rates you work for …
Well in that case keep your beak shut please and stop making statements claiming to know how I run my affairs when in actual fact you know absolutely ■■■■ all.
Carl Usher:
Well in that case keep your beak shut please and stop making statements claiming to know how I run my affairs when in actual fact you know absolutely [zb] all.
You are writing information into the thread which isn’t relevant to the OP and getting wound up about it, it isn’t about rates, or DNI. The thread is about the driver exchange. I have no desire to know your rates etc, so wind your neck in… Now can we get back on topic 
Shandy123:
+1
Driver exchange did not work for me. as above No shifts available within reasonable distance, almost no responce on assessment requests… Can get work thru other agencies much easier
Priest:
Driver exchange did not work for me. as above No shifts available within reasonable distance, almost no responce on assessment requests… Can get work thru other agencies much easier
ok - thanks - that’s useful to know - time is money!
peirre:
Carl Usher:
Well in that case keep your beak shut please and stop making statements claiming to know how I run my affairs when in actual fact you know absolutely [zb] all.You are writing information into the thread which isn’t relevant to the OP and getting wound up about it, it isn’t about rates, or DNI. The thread is about the driver exchange. I have no desire to know your rates etc, so wind your neck in… Now can we get back on topic
It was relevant because as I stated, most sizeable companies will not use agency, freelance or ltd without £10k of DNI in place due to having had their pants taken down by agency drivers causing damage and then either having to claim off their own fleet insurance for repairs sans the policy excess or simply having to ■■■■ it up. This Driver Exchange outfit will never gain any traction in the market if they cannot/will not provide it for “their” drivers but I see they are washing their hands of it and putting the onus onto the driver whilst still skimming the cream off the driver’s earnings. Basically they’re not providing anything that a s/e driver can’t already do themselves directly. Given the above it should come as no surprise that they never have any work 
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