Operative Help Centre
Everything you need to get going on Zuno
Whether you're signing up for the first time, waiting on your documents to be approved, or about to take your first real job, the articles below answer the questions operatives most often have. Plain language, no jargon, written by the people who built the platform.
Signing up
Decisions and documents we ask for during the signup form.
Choosing your business structure
Sole trader, limited company, or partnership — what each means and which tax IDs you'll need to provide.
Your right to work in the UK
How Zuno checks your right to work: a British or Irish passport needs nothing more, any other passport needs a Home Office share code and your date of birth.
Identity verification: what the selfie check covers
Why we use Stripe Identity, what you'll be asked to do, and how to pass the check first time.
Your insurance: what we need and where to find it
Public Liability + Care, Custody and Control, the £2,000,000 minimum, and how to spot the right policy.
Getting approved
What happens between submitting your documents and your first job offer.
First-time setup
What to do right after we approve you.
Day to day
How job offers, completions, and edge cases work in practice.
How job offers work
How dispatch finds you, how long you have to accept, and what happens after you do.
Completing a job on site
Arrival, checks, photos, marking it complete, and what happens to the customer afterwards.
Customer service and relations
How you represent Zuno on site — punctuality, communication tone, handling difficult moments, and the rule for when you're running late.
Out of Scope vs No Access — when to use each
Two distinct exits when you can't complete the booking. Picking the right one matters — for the customer's outcome and for keeping the platform fair.
If you damage a vehicle: what to do
The four steps to take, in order, if something goes wrong on a job. Calm, factual, and what to (and what not to) say to the customer.
Handing a job to another operative (substitution)
Your right to have someone else carry out a job you've accepted: another Zuno operative, or someone who registers as your substitute. Who can take it, how a handover works, and where the payment goes.
Cancellations and your standing on Zuno
How cancellations, no-shows, and no-access situations are tracked, and why early communication matters.
Money and payouts
When and how you get paid.
Looking for the Operative Guide?
The Operative Guide is the canonical reference for our platform rules — what you're responsible for, pre-job checks, Out of Scope vs No Access, cancellations, platform rules, quality audits, and quiet hours. Articles in this Help Centre cover the friendly intro and link into the Guide for the binding policy text.
Open the Operative Guide →Couldn't find an answer?
The articles here cover the most common questions. For anything else, the Zuno support team is on hand, Monday to Friday during UK business hours.