How to organise your car for an Evri round: packing tips

Sorting your round before you touch the car

Every efficient Evri round starts before a single parcel goes into your boot. If you throw bags into your car at the depot without a plan, you will waste minutes at every single stop. Minutes add up, and a slow sort turns an easy round into a late shift.

Start by checking your manifest or scanner drop sequence. If your round is split into distinct roads or areas, group your parcels into piles on the floor or on a table before you load. Keep small packets together in crates or large IKEA bags, and stack medium boxes by their drop numbers.

Zoning your car for drops

You need a system that matches the order of your day. Most cars have three zones for a courier: the boot for the bulk of the round, the rear passenger footwells for the middle drops, and the front passenger seat for your first few stops.

• Front seat: Drops one to ten. You want these instantly to hand so you can jump out and deliver without opening the boot.
• Rear footwells: Drops eleven to thirty. Out of sight, secure, and easy to grab when you clear the front seat.
• Boot: The rest of the round, loaded so the final drops are at the very back and the middle drops sit near the boot lip.

Never put your first drop at the back of the boot underneath five large boxes of dog food. Load backwards from your sequence so you always reach for the right item first.

Handling awkward shapes and heavy boxes

Evri rounds include everything from tiny clothing bags to heavy multi-item deliveries. Awkward shapes will ruin your stacking if you do not deal with them early.

Lay large flat boxes on the floor of the boot to create a stable base. Pack long thin items down the side of the boot against the wheel arch so they cannot roll under your pedals or tip over.

Keeping your scanner and paperwork secure

Your handheld scanner or phone, pens, and calling cards must have a permanent home in the cabin. If you spend two minutes looking for your scanner down the side of the driver seat at every stop, you lose half an hour over a standard round.

• Keep a dedicated dashboard mount or a door pocket just for your scanning device.
• Store a bundle of calling cards in the driver door bin so you can grab one instantly if a customer is not home.
• Keep your charging cable plugged in so the battery does not die halfway through a rural shift.

If you are using your own car rather than a van, you can still run high volume rounds smoothly as long as you keep your cabin clear of clutter. Do not let personal shopping or rubbish take up space you need for drops.