Medicals BUT something different

Sussex · **Posted:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:34 pm

skippy41 wrote:

Could anyone object to the council condition through the magistrates???

Yes, but is it really worth it?

£50-£150 for a medical, £???? for a court case?

You tell me.

agabbycabbie · **Joined:** Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:14 am **Posts:** 312

I dont know wether it would get as far as the courts, does all policy change have to go that far, or could they decide to change it at a meeting?
Also would it have to say in the license conditions that you have to go to your own doctor for the medical?
This is what it says in our conditions

Licensed drivers shall submit a medical certificate on the first renewal after the
age of 45, 50, 55, 60, 64 and on every renewal thereafter.
Or can they stipulate any thing they want in a letter?

wannabeeahack · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:31 pm

agabbycabbie wrote:

wannabeeahack wrote:

If I had a HGV licence I somehow doubt id wanna be driving a taxi/PHV given I coul dearn anything from £15/hr upwards plus overtime/holiday pay/SSP/pension, etc, etc...

Ha ha £15 an hour you must be joking, not many give you a pension either, and alot of the HGV jobs being advertised now are not giving much more than minimum wage.
Agencies advertise those rates but you never get them, and dont believe the hype about driver shortages either, its a ploy by hgv training schools to get mugs to part with £1500 or more to pass.
Taxiing must be really bad in you manor.

1 quick search, just for starters.....lol

no badge, no knowledge, no CRB, paid holidays, SSP, pensions...blah blah blah

note these do not require ADR/Hazchem certified drivers

----------------------------------------------------------------
LocationLUTON & Nationwide
Hours40 hrs & Tramping
Wage £500 - £700 per week
Work PatternDays , Evenings , Nights , Weekends
EmployerPremiere People
Closing Date31/07/2009

PensionPension available

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LocationANDOVER, HAMPSHIRE
Hours55 HRS OVER 5 DAYS
Wage £520 PER WEEK
Work PatternDays
Closing Date30/06/2009
PensionPension available

DurationPERMANENT ONLY

agabbycabbie · **Joined:** Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:14 am **Posts:** 312

wannabeeahack wrote:

agabbycabbie wrote:

wannabeeahack wrote:

If I had a HGV licence I somehow doubt id wanna be driving a taxi/PHV given I coul dearn anything from £15/hr upwards plus overtime/holiday pay/SSP/pension, etc, etc...

Ha ha £15 an hour you must be joking, not many give you a pension either, and alot of the HGV jobs being advertised now are not giving much more than minimum wage.
Agencies advertise those rates but you never get them, and dont believe the hype about driver shortages either, its a ploy by hgv training schools to get mugs to part with £1500 or more to pass.
Taxiing must be really bad in you manor.

1 quick search, just for starters.....lol

no badge, no knowledge, no CRB, paid holidays, SSP, pensions...blah blah blah

note these do not require ADR/Hazchem certified drivers

----------------------------------------------------------------
LocationLUTON & Nationwide
Hours40 hrs & Tramping
Wage £500 - £700 per week
Work PatternDays , Evenings , Nights , Weekends
EmployerPremiere People
Closing Date31/07/2009

PensionPension available

-------------------------------------------------

LocationANDOVER, HAMPSHIRE
Hours55 HRS OVER 5 DAYS
Wage £520 PER WEEK
Work PatternDays
Closing Date30/06/2009
PensionPension available

DurationPERMANENT ONLY

Have a look on here http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtop ... 87&start=0 and see the real picture of being an HGV driver the 1st one is agency renowned for talkin out there ass, that will be 40+ and upto 5 nights away from home and you could be on duty for 70+ hours.
Let me know when you wannabeaHGVdriver you can have my licence lol

wannabeeahack · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:09 pm

i think £500 a week PAYE beats the much-maligned rates HC drivers are getting hands down

£700 is even better

agabbycabbie · **Joined:** Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:14 am **Posts:** 312

£375 take home doesnt sound appealing to me for the hours you have to do, i earn more working part time on taxis.

wannabeeahack · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:31 pm

agabbycabbie wrote:

£375 take home doesnt sound appealing to me for the hours you have to do, i earn more working part time on taxis.

add on 28 days paid holiday and the extra bits though, plus no drunks...

agabbycabbie · **Joined:** Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:14 am **Posts:** 312

become a HGV driver then if its that appealing to you.

skippy41 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:13 pm

agabbycabbie wrote:

become a HGV driver then if its that appealing to you.

In one of the posts, it said that if you go to the joke centre they will pay to put you through your hgv test any idea how this is done???
Would you have to take a theory test as well

captain cab · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:15 pm

skippy41 wrote:

agabbycabbie wrote:

become a HGV driver then if its that appealing to you.

In one of the posts, it said that if you go to the joke centre they will pay to put you through your hgv test any idea how this is done???
Would you have to take a theory test as well

The job centre have paid for people to become cab drivers, and a mate of mine got his HGV through the job centre too :wink:

CC

agabbycabbie · **Joined:** Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:14 am **Posts:** 312

I am sure you had to be signing on for at least six months to qualify, problem is its only the class 2, once you pass your test nearly every company wants at least 2 years experience before they will employ you.
catch 22 no exp no job etc.

skippy41 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:22 pm

agabbycabbie wrote:

I am sure you had to be signing on for at least six months to qualify, problem is its only the class 2, once you pass your test nearly every company wants at least 2 years experience before they will employ you.
catch 22 no exp no job etc.

class 2 Gets you strait on the busses though :wink:

wannabeeahack · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:28 pm

agabbycabbie wrote:

I am sure you had to be signing on for at least six months to qualify, problem is its only the class 2, once you pass your test nearly every company wants at least 2 years experience before they will employ you.
catch 22 no exp no job etc.

A mate took his "Class 2" then his "Class 1" (old terms) and passed, he turned down the first job offer (3am start, too early!)

the second one he also turned down:-

Collect unit+trailer from coventry, drive to Portsmouth, cross to Santander/Bilbao, drive 30 minutes into Spain to tip and drive back again...

Said he hadnt driven in the UK yet!

wannabeeahack · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:28 pm

skippy41 wrote:

agabbycabbie wrote:

I am sure you had to be signing on for at least six months to qualify, problem is its only the class 2, once you pass your test nearly every company wants at least 2 years experience before they will employ you.
catch 22 no exp no job etc.

class 2 Gets you strait on the busses though :wink:

with Olive?

agabbycabbie · **Joined:** Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:14 am **Posts:** 312

wannabeeahack wrote:

skippy41 wrote:

agabbycabbie wrote:

I am sure you had to be signing on for at least six months to qualify, problem is its only the class 2, once you pass your test nearly every company wants at least 2 years experience before they will employ you.
catch 22 no exp no job etc.

class 2 Gets you strait on the busses though :wink:

with Olive?

Yes you can drive a bus, but not for hire or reward so not much use, unless your a fitter, you need full group D on your licence, which you dont get with a class 2.

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