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kaillum
 Post subject: Where to find drivers?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:03 pm 
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I'm an independent hackney and looking for a day driver.

I've stuck signs in the back window before now, but have tinted windows so anything put inside the windows can't be seen.....

Where can you advertise for drivers?
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grandad
PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 2:09 pm 
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Job centre, It's free.

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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 2:52 pm 
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grandad wrote:
Job centre, It's free.


im my experience if they aint GOT a job, the dont WANT a job and god knows ive had some right lemons...

sickies on 1st day,
vanish all day with the car,
fell asleep in the car while taking his wife shopping,
took the car and my phone cos they wanted to jack in (no notice) and wanted paying,
same again when i found undeclared damage on a van,
1 wouldnt do a 4am start saying "cant you get someone else to do it"
1 rang me to say the van was back at base (tamworth) but still loaded as he "couldnt find the drop (Leicester - one of the old big linen factories 4 stories tall), i was at the van in 10 minutes and at the drop in 30 minutes

fck employing anyone ever again thanks

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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 2:54 pm 
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kaillum wrote:
I'm an independent hackney and looking for a day driver.

I've stuck signs in the back window before now, but have tinted windows so anything put inside the windows can't be seen.....

Where can you advertise for drivers?


when you find one, by the time the application, tests, medicals and DBS are done they lost hope and found a proper job

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gusmac
PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 2:56 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
Job centre, It's free.


im my experience if they aint GOT a job, the dont WANT a job and god knows ive had some right lemons...

sickies on 1st day,
vanish all day with the car,
fell asleep in the car while taking his wife shopping,
took the car and my phone cos they wanted to jack in (no notice) and wanted paying,
same again when i found undeclared damage on a van,
1 wouldnt do a 4am start saying "cant you get someone else to do it"
1 rang me to say the van was back at base (tamworth) but still loaded as he "couldnt find the drop (Leicester - one of the old big linen factories 4 stories tall), i was at the van in 10 minutes and at the drop in 30 minutes

fck employing anyone ever again thanks

Maybe they thought you were a [edited by admin] to work for. :badgrin:

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grandad
PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:17 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
Job centre, It's free.


im my experience if they aint GOT a job, the dont WANT a job and god knows ive had some right lemons...

sickies on 1st day,
vanish all day with the car,
fell asleep in the car while taking his wife shopping,
took the car and my phone cos they wanted to jack in (no notice) and wanted paying,
same again when i found undeclared damage on a van,
1 wouldnt do a 4am start saying "cant you get someone else to do it"
1 rang me to say the van was back at base (tamworth) but still loaded as he "couldnt find the drop (Leicester - one of the old big linen factories 4 stories tall), i was at the van in 10 minutes and at the drop in 30 minutes

fck employing anyone ever again thanks

Maybe you should have been a bit more selective and asked for references and actually followed up on the references. It seems to me that you just took the first person to ring rather than go through a proper selection process.

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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:34 pm 
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grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
Job centre, It's free.


im my experience if they aint GOT a job, the dont WANT a job and god knows ive had some right lemons...

sickies on 1st day,
vanish all day with the car,
fell asleep in the car while taking his wife shopping,
took the car and my phone cos they wanted to jack in (no notice) and wanted paying,
same again when i found undeclared damage on a van,
1 wouldnt do a 4am start saying "cant you get someone else to do it"
1 rang me to say the van was back at base (tamworth) but still loaded as he "couldnt find the drop (Leicester - one of the old big linen factories 4 stories tall), i was at the van in 10 minutes and at the drop in 30 minutes

fck employing anyone ever again thanks

Maybe you should have been a bit more selective and asked for references and actually followed up on the references. It seems to me that you just took the first person to ring rather than go through a proper selection process.


well your wrong

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:34 pm 
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gusmac wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
Job centre, It's free.


im my experience if they aint GOT a job, the dont WANT a job and god knows ive had some right lemons...

sickies on 1st day,
vanish all day with the car,
fell asleep in the car while taking his wife shopping,
took the car and my phone cos they wanted to jack in (no notice) and wanted paying,
same again when i found undeclared damage on a van,
1 wouldnt do a 4am start saying "cant you get someone else to do it"
1 rang me to say the van was back at base (tamworth) but still loaded as he "couldnt find the drop (Leicester - one of the old big linen factories 4 stories tall), i was at the van in 10 minutes and at the drop in 30 minutes

fck employing anyone ever again thanks

Maybe they thought you were a good bloke to work for. :badgrin:



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The worst ones are those forced by job centres to apply (or lose benefits)

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wannabeeahack
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In the end I got rid of 2 vans, kept the Sprinter for me to drive and subbed work out to owner drivers, and made more money

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grandad
PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:52 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
The worst ones are those forced by job centres to apply (or lose benefits)

You didn't have to employ them.

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grandad
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wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
Maybe you should have been a bit more selective and asked for references and actually followed up on the references. It seems to me that you just took the first person to ring rather than go through a proper selection process.


well your wrong

Then you must be a very bad interviewer if you can't tell the bad ones.

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gusmac
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It's what happens when you exploit people and treat them like shit.

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