You are reading a single comment by @user69121 and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
-
So tradesman is sat around whilst arranging and waiting for the courier... who turns up with a wrong or damaged part
user69121-
tradesman is sat around whilst arranging and waiting for the courier
Tradesman orders parts from supplier, supplier organises courier, tradesman gets on with other things, profit. Except in the case of a small repair job, it's unusual that the shortage of one part would leave the tradesman with nothing to do on site, but even then the likely proximity of the courier to the parts supplier means the part is usually on site sooner by using a courier, unless the warehouse which has the stock is very close to the job site.
gbj_tester
That's what couriers are for. It's idiotic for a £40/h tradesman to drive both ways when a £20/h van driver will only need paying one way.