Becoming a Lieferando driver? The own-car alternative: Maxmove
At Lieferando you are employed: a base wage of €13.90 an hour and shifts from the plan in the Scoober app. On Maxmove you drive self-employed with your own car, choose your jobs and see the earnings before you accept.
- Self-employed instead of employed
- No shifts, no minimum hours
- Paid weekly or instantly*
* Instant payout for a 2.5% fee (minimum €2.80) where your bank account supports it; from a €10 balance, once a day.
The short answer
For drivers who want to drive self-employed with their own car, Maxmove is the alternative to Lieferando: you choose your jobs, see the earnings before you accept and get paid weekly for free or instantly for a 2.5% fee (minimum €2.80). Lieferando employs its drivers directly, pays a base wage of €13.90 an hour according to its driver page, €15.70 on average with surcharges plus tips, and plans weekly shifts in the Scoober app; since 2025 fleet partners also deliver part of its orders. On Maxmove you drive courier and transport jobs instead of food orders – by car, compact van or van, without shifts or minimum hours. You keep 82–90% of the fare; as a self-employed driver you need a business registration.
Maxmove side by side
| Aspect | Maxmove | Lieferando |
|---|---|---|
| How you drive | Self-employed, you pick every job | Employed by Lieferando; in some cities fleet partners deliver. |
| Working hours | No shifts, no minimum hours | Weekly shifts from the plan in the Scoober app. |
| Earnings | Per job, shown before you accept, 82–90% of the fare | Hourly wage: €13.90 base, €15.70 on average with surcharges, plus tips. |
| Payouts | Weekly for free or instantly* | Payroll as an employee. |
| What you carry | Parcels, documents, spare parts, pallets | Food, groceries and goods in your city. |
| Vehicle | Car, compact van or van up to 3.5 t | Bike, pedelec, scooter or car, with compensation per kilometre. |
| Signing up | Directly in the app, with your phone number | Application and employment contract; work permit required. |
* Instant payout for a 2.5% fee (minimum €2.80) where your bank account supports it; from a €10 balance, once a day. Maxmove runs this comparison; statements about other providers come from the linked sources. Methodology
Sources (as of 12 October 2026): Lieferando: become a driver, Lebensmittel Praxis: Lieferando cuts 2,000 drivers (18 July 2025), Maxmove for drivers
What do transport orders pay?
The pay for every order is shown before you accept it. Maxmove keeps 10–18 % of the customer price per completed order; the rest is yours. Three real routes from the current rate card show what that means in euros.
| Route | Vehicle class | Customer price | Your share (approx. 82–90 %) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Köln Innenstadt → Köln Ehrenfeld7 km | Compact van | from €35.25 | approx. €29 – €32 |
| Köln → Düsseldorf40 km | Transporter | from €112.95 | approx. €93 – €102 |
| Köln → Dortmund93 km | Sprinter L2 | from €228.60 | approx. €187 – €206 |
Published customer-price examples as of October 1, 2026, for weekdays at 10:00 (Berlin time), without extras such as waiting time or a second person. This is neither an available order nor an earnings forecast. Get a live quote in the transport cost calculator.
Your day in the app.
How to become a Lieferando driver
Lieferando employs its drivers directly. You apply through the driver page, choose your city, contract type and vehicle, and get an employment contract once accepted. Pay is by the hour: according to Lieferando a base wage of €13.90, €15.70 on average with surcharges, plus tips. Deliveries are made by bike, pedelec, scooter or your own car, with compensation for the kilometres driven; your weekly shifts are in the shift plan of the Scoober app.
- Employment contract, hourly wage from €13.90
- Weekly shifts from the shift plan in the Scoober app
- At least 18, work permit, licence for scooter or car
What is changing at Lieferando
In July 2025 Lieferando announced it would cut around 2,000 driver jobs, about 20% of its fleet. Instead it relies more on fleet partners, local logistics companies that were to deliver around 5% of all orders by spring 2026. In cities without Lieferando drivers, according to Lieferando, the restaurants deliver themselves.
- Around 2,000 driver jobs cut (announced July 2025)
- Fleet partners deliver part of the orders
- Not every city has Lieferando drivers
Your situation, your solution
| Your situation | On Maxmove | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You want to drive self-employed rather than employed | Maxmove driver app | Register with a business registration, choose your jobs and drive for other customers in parallel – without an employment contract or shift plan. |
| You want to drive your own car | Maxmove courier jobs by car | You register your car, compact van or van and only see jobs that fit your vehicle: documents, spare parts, parcels. |
| You don't want shifts from a plan | Maxmove without shifts | No minimum hours and no scheduled shifts: you decide job by job whether it fits your location, vehicle and schedule. |
| You want to know what a run pays before you set off | Maxmove with earnings before you accept | You are paid per job instead of per hour. The driver app shows the earnings before you accept, and you keep 82–90% of the fare. |
| You need your money fast | Maxmove instant payout | Paid to your bank account every week for free, or instantly for a 2.5% fee (minimum €2.80) if your account supports it. |
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