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I went to Manchester airport this morning to pick up 5 Nigerian students and take them to Nottingham. Unfortunatly 4 of them got the wrong tickets and ended up in Aberdeen. #-o

So who got the job of picking them up around noon today and taking them all the way to Nottingham? Was it anyone on here? The fare quoted was £650.

I went to Manchester airport this morning to pick up 5 Nigerian students and take them to Nottingham. Unfortunatly 4 of them got the wrong tickets and ended up in Aberdeen. #-o

So who got the job of picking them up around noon today and taking them all the way to Nottingham? Was it anyone on here? The fare quoted was £650.

grandad wrote:

I went to Manchester airport this morning to pick up 5 Nigerian students and take them to Nottingham. Unfortunatly 4 of them got the wrong tickets and ended up in Aberdeen. #-o

So who got the job of picking them up around noon today and taking them all the way to Nottingham? Was it anyone on here? The fare quoted was £650.

Nae me i dinna work the airport :sad:

wizzkid wrote:

grandad wrote:

I went to Manchester airport this morning to pick up 5 Nigerian students and take them to Nottingham. Unfortunatly 4 of them got the wrong tickets and ended up in Aberdeen. #-o

So who got the job of picking them up around noon today and taking them all the way to Nottingham? Was it anyone on here? The fare quoted was £650.

Nae me i dinna work the airport :sad:

Must have been a desperado doing it that cheap. :lol:

416 mi, 6 hours 57 mins No traffic information A90
436 mi, 7 hours 10 mins In current traffic: 7 hours 10 mins M6

£1.00 return mile rout 1, £832 plus meals and coffee, plus over night in Premier inn

The first company that quoted was £940.

My Google map makes it 817 miles round trip, £650 Divide by 817 miles = 79.5 ppm...

Fuel would cost around £110....so £540 for 15 hours work plus a wee Sleep in lay by included.

Works out at £36 per hour Driving time...I could live with that.

bloodnock wrote:

Aberdeen Airport to Nottingham City Centre Google says 840 miles round trip.

£540 Isn't much recompense for a weekend's lost work. Not around here anyway.
I'd have wanted at least £800.

And I've have kipped at my brother's place in Nottingham :wink:

Thats more than I make in a week so if that had been me I would have considered it as long as it was money up front

grandad wrote:

I went to Manchester airport this morning to pick up 5 Nigerian students and take them to Nottingham. Unfortunatly 4 of them got the wrong tickets and ended up in Aberdeen. #-o

So who got the job of picking them up around noon today and taking them all the way to Nottingham? Was it anyone on here? The fare quoted was £650.

Not the sharpest knives in the box were they, usually my Nigerian friends keep sending me emails stating they have £10,000,000 pounds to get out the country and half of it's mine if I send them my Bank details..wasn't that nice of them.

Author:	grandad [ Sat Jun 15, 2013 2:11 pm ]
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I went to Manchester airport this morning to pick up 5 Nigerian students and take them to Nottingham. Unfortunatly 4 of them got the wrong tickets and ended up in Aberdeen. So who got the job of picking them up around noon today and taking them all the way to Nottingham? Was it anyone on here? The fare quoted was £650.

Author:	bloodnock [ Sat Jun 15, 2013 2:35 pm ]
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grandad wrote: I went to Manchester airport this morning to pick up 5 Nigerian students and take them to Nottingham. Unfortunatly 4 of them got the wrong tickets and ended up in Aberdeen. So who got the job of picking them up around noon today and taking them all the way to Nottingham? Was it anyone on here? The fare quoted was £650. Not the sharpest knives in the box were they, usually my Nigerian friends keep sending me emails stating they have £10,000,000 pounds to get out the country and half of it's mine if I send them my Bank details..wasn't that nice of them.

Author:	wizzkid [ Sat Jun 15, 2013 6:45 pm ]
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grandad wrote: I went to Manchester airport this morning to pick up 5 Nigerian students and take them to Nottingham. Unfortunatly 4 of them got the wrong tickets and ended up in Aberdeen. So who got the job of picking them up around noon today and taking them all the way to Nottingham? Was it anyone on here? The fare quoted was £650. Nae me i dinna work the airport

Author:	gusmac [ Sat Jun 15, 2013 7:12 pm ]
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wizzkid wrote: grandad wrote: I went to Manchester airport this morning to pick up 5 Nigerian students and take them to Nottingham. Unfortunatly 4 of them got the wrong tickets and ended up in Aberdeen. So who got the job of picking them up around noon today and taking them all the way to Nottingham? Was it anyone on here? The fare quoted was £650. Nae me i dinna work the airport Must have been a desperado doing it that cheap.

Author:	wizzkid [ Sat Jun 15, 2013 7:23 pm ]
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gusmac wrote: wizzkid wrote: grandad wrote: I went to Manchester airport this morning to pick up 5 Nigerian students and take them to Nottingham. Unfortunatly 4 of them got the wrong tickets and ended up in Aberdeen. So who got the job of picking them up around noon today and taking them all the way to Nottingham? Was it anyone on here? The fare quoted was £650. Nae me i dinna work the airport Must have been a desperado doing it that cheap. its about £770 fae Aberdeen

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Author:	skippy41 [ Sat Jun 15, 2013 9:08 pm ]
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416 mi, 6 hours 57 mins No traffic information A90 436 mi, 7 hours 10 mins In current traffic: 7 hours 10 mins M6 £1.00 return mile rout 1, £832 plus meals and coffee, plus over night in Premier inn

Author:	Brummie Cabbie [ Sat Jun 15, 2013 9:35 pm ]
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skippy41 wrote: 416 mi, 6 hours 57 mins No traffic information A90 436 mi, 7 hours 10 mins In current traffic: 7 hours 10 mins M6 £1.00 return mile rout 1, £832 plus meals and coffee, plus over night in Premier inn Less your usual 25% discount and you've overcharged them Mr Skippy41!!

Author:	bloodnock [ Sun Jun 16, 2013 1:51 am ]
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My Google map makes it 817 miles round trip, £650 Divide by 817 miles = 79.5 ppm... Fuel would cost around £110....so £540 for 15 hours work plus a wee Sleep in lay by included. Works out at £36 per hour Driving time...I could live with that.

Author:	grandad [ Sun Jun 16, 2013 1:55 am ]
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The first company that quoted was £940.

Author:	bloodnock [ Sun Jun 16, 2013 1:57 am ]
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grandad wrote: The first company that quoted was £940. Were they based in Cornwall!!!

Author:	wizzkid [ Sun Jun 16, 2013 2:44 am ]
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grandad wrote: The first company that quoted was £940. Fit company wis that????? I spoke to someone who works the airport tonite and they said £770ish

Author:	gusmac [ Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:03 am ]
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bloodnock wrote: My Google map makes it 817 miles round trip, £650 Divide by 817 miles = 79.5 ppm... Fuel would cost around £110....so £540 for 15 hours work plus a wee Sleep in lay by included. Works out at £36 per hour Driving time...I could live with that. Aberdeen Airport to Nottingham City Centre Google says 840 miles round trip. £540 Isn't much recompense for a weekend's lost work. Not around here anyway. I'd have wanted at least £800. And I've have kipped at my brother's place in Nottingham

Author:	edders23 [ Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:21 am ]
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gusmac wrote: bloodnock wrote: My Google map makes it 817 miles round trip, £650 Divide by 817 miles = 79.5 ppm... Fuel would cost around £110....so £540 for 15 hours work plus a wee Sleep in lay by included. Works out at £36 per hour Driving time...I could live with that. Aberdeen Airport to Nottingham City Centre Google says 840 miles round trip. £540 Isn't much recompense for a weekend's lost work. Not around here anyway. I'd have wanted at least £800. And I've have kipped at my brother's place in Nottingham Thats more than I make in a week so if that had been me I would have considered it as long as it was money up front

Author:	grandad [ Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:08 am ]
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edders23 wrote: Thats more than I make in a week so if that had been me I would have considered it as long as it was money up front That was one of the problems. The students would not have had any money to pay the fare and the college were going to pay. However the college is in Nottingham and the people with access to the college funds were not available because it was a Saturday. The woman that was travelling with me was trying to organise a payment by card to the company and it ended up being paid by one of the other staff members on her personal card. Normally work for these colleges is on account and even though there were other students on the same flight to Aberdeen who were going to Glasgow university, which is part of the same group, each university has a separate account and there was no one available to make the decision to put the job on the Glasgow account and then Nottingham would reimburse Glasgow. What a cock up.

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Author:	Nidge2 [ Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:16 am ]
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bloodnock wrote: grandad wrote: I went to Manchester airport this morning to pick up 5 Nigerian students and take them to Nottingham. Unfortunatly 4 of them got the wrong tickets and ended up in Aberdeen. So who got the job of picking them up around noon today and taking them all the way to Nottingham? Was it anyone on here? The fare quoted was £650. Not the sharpest knives in the box were they, usually my Nigerian friends keep sending me emails stating they have £10,000,000 pounds to get out the country and half of it's mine if I send them my Bank details..wasn't that nice of them. Do you mean to tell me you haven't forwarded your details??