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 Post subject: school contracts
PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 4:40 pm 
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Well it has been a busy week tendering for the school contracts. Every driver who wanted school contract work will be getting at least £50.00 per day and the best being £86.00 per day.
Not a bad week. I hope they are pleased.

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:01 pm 
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i just lost one of mine £700 pm gone :lol: :roll:


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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:27 pm 
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Staffs have gone to a new system online, they dont know how it works and its down....

and when out i cant see any details now

they think we are all 100 car fleets with 20 base ops and 5 IT staff...

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:57 pm 
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grandad wrote:
Well it has been a busy week tendering for the school contracts. Every driver who wanted school contract work will be getting at least £50.00 per day and the best being £86.00 per day.
Not a bad week. I hope they are pleased.

Good to hear.

Never been a fan of school runs, but nearly all my mates are.

So it must be me.

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:27 pm 
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About 3 years ago i Iost my school run (after 19 yrs )cos apparently I didn't press a button ,they had gone Itech.i must admit I really enjoy not having one now.The stress and congestion surrounding school traffic and the little [edited by admin] throwing snowballs at me is not missed.Also all the courses you have to attend to help you to be a good school taxi driver is a joke!.


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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 2:15 am 
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I never fancied having my day being dictated to me as I was always about being self employed. The other thing that always stuck in my mind was.................look at the empty space on the rank caused by the contract guys/girls \:D/

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 7:36 am 
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I never fancied having my day being dictated to me as I was always about being self employed. The other thing that always stuck in my mind was.................look at the empty space on the rank caused by the contract guys/girls \:D/


Look at my £3000 invoice for 1 car 1 month.... good luck on the rank

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 11:12 am 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
cabby john wrote:
I never fancied having my day being dictated to me as I was always about being self employed. The other thing that always stuck in my mind was.................look at the empty space on the rank caused by the contract guys/girls \:D/


Look at my £3000 invoice for 1 car 1 month.... good luck on the rank

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>


That would be exceptional (and I mean exceptional).

What exactly did you have to do for that? i.e total details.

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 4:04 pm 
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Sussex wrote:
grandad wrote:
Well it has been a busy week tendering for the school contracts. Every driver who wanted school contract work will be getting at least £50.00 per day and the best being £86.00 per day.
Not a bad week. I hope they are pleased.

Good to hear.

Never been a fan of school runs, but nearly all my mates are.

So it must be me.



me neither we stopped bidding for them years ago they go way too cheap round our way and funnily enough I never get moans from my drivers as they can fill their boots with cash jobs around school run time

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:46 pm 
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There was a tender come out last week for a job for a driver and escort. there were 2 pick ups and the total mileage from 1st pick up to the school is 3.9 miles.
I originally won this tender but due to some of the other contracts we won I had to turn it down. The job went to the next cheapest tender which was £87.00 per day.
No money is school work is there.

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 6:58 pm 
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Cabby John 1 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
cabby john wrote:
I never fancied having my day being dictated to me as I was always about being self employed. The other thing that always stuck in my mind was.................look at the empty space on the rank caused by the contract guys/girls \:D/


Look at my £3000 invoice for 1 car 1 month.... good luck on the rank

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>


That would be exceptional (and I mean exceptional).

What exactly did you have to do for that? i.e total details.


take kids to school

inside leg 32"

blood group A

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:39 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Cabby John 1 wrote:



What exactly did you have to do for that? i.e total details.


take kids to school

inside leg 32"

blood group A

He wanted total details so is that A+ or A- and does sir dress to the left or the right?

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:42 pm 
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grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Cabby John 1 wrote:



What exactly did you have to do for that? i.e total details.


take kids to school

inside leg 32"

blood group A

He wanted total details so is that A+ or A- and does sir dress to the left or the right?


A+

left

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:48 pm 
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grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Cabby John 1 wrote:



What exactly did you have to do for that? i.e total details.


take kids to school

inside leg 32"

blood group A

He wanted total details so is that A+ or A- and does sir dress to the left or the right?


The question was too hard :roll: Or just like the politicians........an evasive answer, especially when the truth is not palatable :?

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 Post subject: Re: school contracts
PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:48 am 
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cabby john wrote:

The question was too hard :roll: Or just like the politicians........an evasive answer, especially when the truth is not palatable :?

If I remember correctly the job that Wannabee was doing was a 6 day a week school run to a school that wasn't that far away. It has been posted on here before.

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