Engineius Employee Reviews

Ops team & mgmt are good. Great job, get to see so much of the UK. Heavily relies on public transport, though. Train delays and last minute job cancellations can leave you out of pocket/stranded. There should to be more support for drivers that incur extra costs at no fault of their own. Long days. You have to be savvy with PT & willing to walk or cycle a lot.

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Sweatshop for drivers

Contract Driver (Former Employee) - London, Greater London - 3 August 2023

This company was ok as little as 8 months back. Since then they have been stockpiling drivers with the equivalent drop off in the number and value of jobs. Simply nowhere near worth the trouble to work for these people. Net result: only the worst and most desperate drivers stay.

Pros

None

Cons

Little worthwhile work and grossly underpaid.

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Insights into Engineius

Based on 21 survey responses

What people like

General feeling of work happiness
Clear sense of purpose
Time and location flexibility

Areas for improvement

Sense of belonging
Support from manager
Ability to learn new things

Felt like i was scammed

Vehicle Delivery Driver (Former Employee) - Glasgow - 12 July 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The travelling to different locations all around UkWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Made me pay for my own travel expenses which is the biggest cost in this trade and any petrol money gets paid back on pay day which is twice a month. So if your paying for your own travel expenses then your obviously going to look to keep the cost down and not travel at peak hours etc which will affect your arrival times for most jobs you would need to do. I worked there a few months and incurred quite a few costs and in the end felt like this company is taking advantage of self employed drivers What is the work environment and culture like at the company?The staff were not very helpful and some of the managers would shout at you over the phone all in all i would feel like i was back in high schoolWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?A typical day would involve you finding the right mode of transport and in some cases not being able to find any bus stops or busses going the way you need to go in which case i would need to walk to the destination for a few miles thats for pick ups and for drop offs you need to make your own way back and not even ask the customer for a lift or even accept a lift to the closest station or bus stop

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Terrible terrible management

QA Assurance Engineer (Former Employee) - Remote - 11 June 2023

The IT director and QA lead are clueless , they have no idea about QA or how to implement it. Best to steer clear of this company they just don’t get it

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Avoid if possible

Driver (Former Employee) - United Kingdom - 17 March 2023

They only care about you delivering vehicles to their customers not about they driver's which they absolutely don't have respect. You have to pay your own money towards public transport between jobs. Sometimes you might not have a move to bring you near your home, so you will have to spend nearly half of what you have earned that day towards public transport or hostel. You would be better off working for a minimum wage company than working for Enginius. As you could be working 15 hours a day, which might work out as £5 an hour with this company. But if you love hanging around at the bus stops earning peanut money, then you can apply, otherwise stay away...

Pros

None

Cons

No respect for drivers

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Enjoy my work but not really paid enough

Vehicle Delivery Driver (Current Employee) - Bristol - 27 August 2022

Long hours which I was aware of when I started. Pay looks good but when you take into account the hors worked in a day it tends to be near minimum wage.

Pros

Get out and about and mostly drive very new vehicles

Cons

Long hours

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Good pay but lot of issues to overcome and no job description.

Driver (Former Employee) - London, Greater London - 23 June 2022

The job is easy and laid back. Also the pay is good. But everyday you have to face another hardship to overcome. Also you can't plan your evening because If something goes wrong, you may not be able to go home on time.

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Think twice

Contracted Vehicle Delivery Driver (Former Employee) - Sheerness - 1 June 2022

This job cost me almost my entire savings in the 6 months I was there due to having to pay for commute to jobs nationwide yourself which usually can run into hundreds of pounds daily and must wait two weeks for your money to be refunded. You work on average 10-12 hours days, barely get any support from operations teams when needed. Make sure you have a least a £1000 sub to cover the commute to jobs for the first two weeks.

Pros

Driving different cars

Cons

Long hours, poor pay, expenses refunded after 2 weeks which will keep you out of pocket every time.

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It’s a job

Trade Plate Driver (Current Employee) - Aberdeen - 20 May 2022

I like the job and the travel bit but no fuel card no travel expenses to or from jobs I seldom leave Scotland as travel is not cost affective and if not for my bus pass could not do the job

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Brilliant work, ridiculous hours.

Contract Driver (Current Employee) - Bristol - 8 May 2022

Contracted vehicle delivery driver based in Bristol. Get to drive a range of lovely cars, meeting lovely customers and the freedom of being out on the road with no calls/emails etc. But you need to accept days are long - don't be surprised to be working 12-15 hours a day and sometimes longer. As a contracted driver you get paid a minimum amount each week and all of your travel expenses paid which is good but it means the planning team will send you on a long train journey between jobs therefore you might work 15 hours a day but still only get £100 before tax. The job is brilliant but if the thought of being 200 miles from home at 6pm on a Friday night scares you the jobs not for you.

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Stressful,have to pay in advance for expenses!

Self Employed (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - 31 March 2022

They only care about delivery nothing else,after all expenses out,the pay they said I would earn I didn't get them still need to pay tax as self employed no benefits with this job at all would avoid like the plague!!

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Good job, poor pay

Driver (Former Employee) - London West, Greater London - 26 February 2022

This job is nice if we are talking albout driving, but they don't pay for return to home, so most of jobs is not worth to do, because payment is around £65,and we have to pay for train £30, and you can leave home 9am, and back 5pm, so 8 hours, and £35 profit

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Great please yourself work, work as much or as little as you like.

Vehicle Delivery Driver (Former Employee) - London - 23 February 2022

Great job for anyone that doesn't want a regular office job.You work alone so must enjoy your own company. Need to be able to plan your routes back home.

Pros

Driving decent cars around the country

Cons

Pay could be better, relying on trains to get home at times that aren't always reliable.

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Great company

Delivery Driver (Former Employee) - Uk - 28 December 2021

Fantastic operation and management teams keep you going and well supported. Would recommend this company to anyone who loves travelling the up and down the country

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Official response from Engineius

22 June 2022

Thank you for your continued support and for being an advocate of Engineius! We're really happy that you are in our network.Engineius Team

Great company to work for.

Driver (Current Employee) - Swadlincote, Derbyshire - 23 December 2021

They have great Portal for picking the jobs to suit you and a great backup team. The money can be good if you are prepared to work hard. Management seem to be hands on.

Pros

To choose your jobs and work to suit you.

Cons

Long hours, cancellations can be a nuisance but these things happen.

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The best vehicle movement company around

Professional Vehicle Movement Driver (Current Employee) - Northamptonshire - 15 December 2021

Engineius are a relatively new company in the vehicle movement industry but as a collective they have a huge amount of knowledge and experience within the business. The office support staff are superb and keep promises when they need to get back to you and do so with a very positive attitude. This is almost unheard of in this industry! If you want to be in control of your days work, love to drive and meet new and interesting people, then maybe this would suit you. You will need to be resilient, resourceful and have the time to plan your day / week in advance and be prepared for possible changes which happen through no fault of the company. Contrary to other comments that I have seen on this medium, if a job is cancelled within 24 hours, you do get a contribution payment and if a job is cancelled once you are travelling to it, you get full value for that job. In summary, a professional company with talented office staff and sound management who really do care about their drivers and staff. Highly recommended.

Pros

Best in the business

Cons

Not many - mainly of your own doing!

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Flexible driving work

Vehicle Delivery Driver (Current Employee) - Home Based - 30 October 2021

The online portal allows you to choose (or reject) jobs so you’re in control of work/life balance. They will ask you to drive a wide range of vehicles. Jobs generally start or finish within a reasonable distance from home. You are responsible for covering your own fares so research that before taking a delivery. They pay promptly and reliably straight into your bank account. They are well regarded within the auto industry.

Pros

Total flexibility. You choose when to work and which jobs to take.

Cons

Pay is not very generous

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Fun

Trade Plate Driver (Current Employee) - Manchester - 17 June 2021

Definitely the best trade plate company to work at currently, it allows you to fit other things around your life. Their app is set up to pick your own jobs and plan your own days. Great priced jobs

Pros

Freedom

Cons

Pay for own travel

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Great job for work life balance and to get to drive places that you choose!

Trade Plate Driver (Former Employee) - Birmingham - 10 June 2021

If you want mega pay then unfortunately this might not be the role for you, but if you want work life balance, freedom to pick where and when you work and have a chance to drive places that you choose then yes this job is brilliant!

Pros

Freedom to choose which jobs

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Work ok pay poor

Vehicle Delivery Driver (Former Employee) - Birmingham - 24 March 2021

Picking cars and dropping them off. Fairly straightforward but needs a bit of experience in public transport in the UK. Driving to wherever from wherever and getting back again. It’s hard to make more than £60 a day. Driving a car twenty miles for £30 might seem ok. But when you need to travel 40 miles by bus to get there then another 40 miles back by public transport. Deduct £15 for bus and train and now you’re earning £2 or £3 per hour?

Pros

Flexible working

Cons

Poor end pay

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Great job if you work hard & are very organised!

Trade Plate Driver (Current Employee) - Stafford, Staffordshire - 4 November 2020

Engineius provide an app-platform for you to work self-employed as a trade plate driver, you get to choose the jobs that appeal but you must logistically tie them in with other jobs to make it work. I have been working through Enginieius for over a year now & they have helped me enormously providing modules to learn the process, insurance to drive the vehicles along with trade plates to hire at a small cost of £30. The team at HQ are really positive & help with any problems that arise, it can be long hours but if your organised & a bit tech savvy then this can be a great great great job....even Donald Trump would enjoy it! Try it, you may just enjoy it as much as me.