Get started with becoming a driver on the platform.
To set up your driver account, you will first need to download our DeliveryApp app to your smartphone.
When you open the app you will see this option,
Choose ‘Driver’ and ‘Continue as Driver’ to continue.
Complete the initial registration page by entering your email and setting a password. You will also need to confirm if you are a company, a fleet and VAT registered. Once you have entered this information, read and accept our Terms & Conditions, and click ‘Create Account’.
Please note: you do not need to be a company, a fleet or VAT registered to become a driver, this information is to help us set your account correctly.
After setting up your password, you will be presented with the 7 steps to register and apply for your driver account. Work through these steps in any order to complete the process. Only once all of these steps have been completed, and a green ‘Check’ icon appears against each step, will your application be automatically sent to our Driver Team for activation.
Enter your address by adding your postcode and selecting your address from the postcode lookup. Or you can choose to enter your address manually.
Add your DVLA check code. If you don’t have one to hand, you can create one within the app, as we link to the gov.uk website. You will need your driving licence number, your National Insurance number and the postcode on your driving licence.
For more information visit www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence
Verify your mobile phone number. Click ‘Step 3 Verify My Number’ and add your mobile number where prompted. When you click ‘Verify’ a 4-digit verification code will be sent to your mobile phone, enter this code to verify your mobile phone number.
Add in your vehicle registration number and click ‘Find Vehicle’. You will then be prompted to select the type of vehicle you have from a list of all vehicle types from a car to a 7.5 Tonne Lorry. You will also need to:
Please note: We are not currently accepting motorbikes, although you are still welcome to register this type of vehicle and we will alert you when we commence jobs for this type of vehicle.
We need a number of documents to verify your information. Please upload the following to the app in this section:
Connect your Stripe Account. If you don’t have a Stripe Account don’t worry, you can create a new account within the app, just enter your email and follow the instructions to open an account. Once you have connected your Stripe Account, you should see that your Stripe account status changes from Red: Disconnected, to Green: Connected.
You will need to create and connect your Stripe Account before you can take your first job, this is the automated payment system we use at DeliveryApp to pay our drivers. It is free to set up and use. To open a Stripe Account, you will need a bank account, this is where all payments will be made to, from your Stripe Account.
Once all your documents are uploaded, and steps 1 to 6 are checked with a green tick (see image), you will be able to submit your identity check. Once your identity is checked, your application will automatically be sent to our Driver Team for review, and you will receive a confirmation email from us either confirming activation or any documents that may need resubmitting.
Support
Our most frequently asked questions from the drivers who join the DeliveryApp community.
Can’t find the answer you were looking for? Contact our friendly driver team at
driverteam@deliveryapp.com
Once you have completed the sign-up process by uploading and submitting all the required documents, and connected your Stripe Account within the mobile app, our Driver Onboarding Team will make the necessary checks and activate your account within 14 days after signing up, although this usually happens much sooner.
If we have any problems with the documents that you have uploaded, our Driver Onboarding Team will email you asking you to resubmit the relevant document(s). If you haven’t heard from our team after 14 days from signing up, then please email us at driverteam@deliveryapp.com.
If you have completed the entire sign-up process, including connecting your Stripe Account, you will receive a confirmation from us once your documents have been checked, this means you’re ready to start accepting jobs.
Please make sure you have the most up-to-date version of the app. You can check this by viewing the app settings on your phone, or update your phone settings to Background app refresh, to make sure your phone automatically downloads the latest version once it is available.
When logging in please make sure you have input the correct email and password. If you cannot remember your password, reset it and a link to reset your password will be emailed to you. Check your junk email for this email if you do not immediately see it in your inbox.
If you have tried all of the above and are still having problems, then please send us an email to driverteam@deliveryapp.com with the following information: