Tag: food van drivers

Takeaway Delivery Driver Goes Viral on TikTok

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Fame. It may not be every delivery driver’s dream, but unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) for some, you may end up getting it anyway. All it takes is a short clip (around 15 seconds) and some musical talent from our now famous delivery driver. 

The clip, which has gone viral on a social media app called Tiktok, has gained 1.8 million views so far. The video continues to gain traction and more and more people are acknowledging the talents of the blessed takeaway driver.

As you may know, when placing an order for a takeaway online/through an app, you are able to provide additional details. These details could be crucial for the delivery driver. For example, if you can only choose from an option of Flat 4 as your door number… when there’s actually a Flat 4A, 4B and 4C. 

However, this particular user on Tiktok (@kfresh420kickit), decided to upload his first video showing his hilarious demand for his food delivery. He asked the driver to:

“Knock a cool beat so I know it’s you and not a bad guy.”

Not your everyday delivery instruction, huh?

You can view the viral clip below: 

@kfresh420kickit♬ original sound – kfresh420kickit

Now, we’re willing to bet that takeaway shops and delivery drivers get strange requests like this all the time. Perhaps, asking the chef to write their favourite joke on the inside of their pizza box. Or, to climb in through the window and deliver the Amazon goods straight into the kitchen. We’re sure they’re a lot more interesting than that, too.

In this case, the brave driver delivered the tasty goods, as well as a barrel of laughs, by singing and thumping a drumbeat on the door. Okay, we’ll be honest, it isn’t like the poor fella is the new Mozart, Eminem or even Justin Bieber, but he can definitely drum along to the tune of Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes. And successfully, too. Surely that’s talent, otherwise, we don’t know what is. If you’re not sure what song that is, you can listen to it here.

If your dreams don’t quite involve fame, singing or dancing, you can keep it real right here. Or, if you’re thinking about becoming a delivery driver and need to insure your van, simply get a quote by filling out this form (singing a tune not required).

The Coronavirus Diaries – In Which the World is Going Mad

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It seems the world is slowly losing it’s mind. Maybe it’s just us here at CVI HQ, but this week there are more tales than we can believe of van drivers making daft decisions and the great British public also losing their collective marbles too. 

In Wymondham, near Norwich, there were reports of a food van driver being attacked and robbed. The perpetrators were thankfully not only caught, but also fined for breaching coronavirus restrictions. This sadly mirrors more general reports of food service industry workers under fire from the public and even brawls in the supermarket aisles. It seems tempers are fraying up and down the country as lockdown continues.

Meanwhile, in Cumbria, a van driver was arrested for driving his van with no front tyres. Yes, you heard right, no tyres. We know HMRC has relaxed the ‘no MOT’ rules for now, but this beggars belief. (For the record, you may not have an MOT, but your vehicle is still expected to be roadworthy). 

Over in Doncaster, a van driver who had phoned in sick as self-isolating was caught transporting motorbikes in the back of his van for off road racing during lockdown. He was promptly sacked.

Staying up north, one van driver managed to create some smiles as he hastily scrawled ‘no bog rolls kept in the van overnight’ in the dirt on the back of his transit. 

Whether you’re staying home or one of the drivers up and down the country sticking it out and getting things done, it pays to remember that yes, the roads are quieter, but now, more than ever, staying safe and retaining a good sense of humour matters. Yes, the general public can be idiots and take what you do for granted, but there are many of us who depend on you doing what you do to keep our country moving and will be eternally thankful to you for it. You may not get the same recognition as many of the other key workers out there, but now more than ever, your country needs you to stay safe and keep doing what you do. 

Pasty Wars in Cornwall

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Just weeks after reporting to you that more and more of you are embracing healthier living and a vegetarian lifestyle, the news is that down in Cornwall, there’s been a war of the van-driving carnivores. 

Yes, the usual calm of Launceston, Cornwall was the site of a major turf war between Cornish Pasty Van Man Scot Weller and his rival Benjamin Harbour. Mr Weller was driven at by Burger Van Man Benjamin Harbour when a turf war got out of hand. The battle took place on an industrial estate where Mr Weller had, for years, traded, undisturbed, plying his pasties to the happy customers of the local area, with things only ever getting difficult when people wanted to debate Gregg’s vegan ‘steak slice’ with him.

However all that changed and the relative calm of Launceston was upended when Mr Harbour and his trusty burger van decided that Weller had had it too good for too long, and drove his van directly at Mr Weller. 

It was ground beef at dawn, apparently. 

Mr Weller had previously been the victim of multiple threats by Mr Harbour, who wanted the pitch for himself. The threats and intimidation eventually peaked with Mr Harbour losing his cool and driving towards Mr Weller, in a bid to get him to move his pitch. Thankfully, Mr Weller had already been and spoken to the police, and had been advised to record any interactions between the two men, which led to the whole thing being captured on camera.

As a result of the unassailable video evidence, Mr Harbour was taken to court, where he was duly punished after pleading guilty to driving without due care and attention and common assault. 

When it comes to our personal preference, we’d always choose pastry over a bun, and so for that alone, we’re glad that Mr Weller has been allowed to continue to pitch his pasties undisturbed, hopefully for many years to come. 

… Tune in next week for the battle of the East London spirulina seller versus the yogi. (Perhaps).

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