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- Wed May 08, 2024 6:38 pm
- Forum: Bus and coach drivers | General discussions
- Topic: I love it how a few years ago, going on a Tour abroad was such a privilege for some drivers, because it was always
- Replies: 55
- Views: 170
Re: I love it how a few years ago, going on a Tour abroad was such a privilege for some drivers, because it was always
Got to start somewhere I did worked my way up from Nat ex to local work baths and such to private hires then onto day trips uk tours then onto the continental work, experience comes with doing the job at hand in the first place new blood is good in my eyes, end of the day we are all here to do a job...
- Sun May 05, 2024 5:25 pm
- Forum: Transport managers | General discussions
- Topic: Evening everyone, looking for opinions! Driver arrives to work and starts his checks etc. a colleague reports to his
- Replies: 36
- Views: 143
Re: Evening everyone, looking for opinions! Driver arrives to work and starts his checks etc. a colleague reports to his
Card is in as he’s doing checks, so keys must be in, so he’s in control of a company vehicle, so that’s a reportable offence to the police, and also dealt with according to company procedures. As a coach driver a few years ago working for a well known long distance coach operator there policy was to...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:17 pm
- Forum: Bus and coach drivers | General discussions
- Topic: So let’s start a debate, do you eat with your group in the hotel restaurant? Sorry rehash this when I say eat with
- Replies: 87
- Views: 310
Re: So let’s start a debate, do you eat with your group in the hotel restaurant? Sorry rehash this when I say eat with
Personally I prefer to sit alone… However if it’s one of them places with stupid big tables that seats like 10 people then I make do eat and make my excuses to leave, just how I am.
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:31 pm
- Forum: Bus and coach drivers | General discussions
- Topic: What's a reasonable day rate for touring UK and EU? Without taking the mick out of the operator.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 243
Re: What's a reasonable day rate for touring UK and EU? Without taking the mick out of the operator.
Freelance in northwest now upto £15per hour company drivers are ranging from £12 upwards atm
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:12 pm
- Forum: HGV truck drivers | General discussions
- Topic: Hi all, Are there any car insurance companies that specialize for HGV drivers? Just had my renewal from Tesco and
- Replies: 101
- Views: 689
Re: Hi all, Are there any car insurance companies that specialize for HGV drivers? Just had my renewal from Tesco and
Don't make a lot of difference unless it's i am approved. In fact, it could count against you as you're on the road more than normal, so more chance of an accident
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:25 pm
- Forum: Bus and coach drivers | General discussions
- Topic: Cant believe it Alpine Coaches charging £31.20p for Coach wash, after my company has let them yous our wash for free
- Replies: 60
- Views: 555
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 5:43 am
- Forum: HGV truck drivers | General discussions
- Topic: Recently passed my C+E but struggling massively with reversing. Any help, tips and advice would be very much
- Replies: 26
- Views: 439
Re: Recently passed my C+E but struggling massively with reversing. Any help, tips and advice would be very much
I can give you a days course in reversing if your near Grantham
- Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:07 am
- Forum: HGV truck drivers | General discussions
- Topic: Can you do 10 hours driving Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday then 9 hours Monday Tuesday?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1069
Re: Can you do 10 hours driving Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday then 9 hours Monday Tuesday?
2 x 10 hours in a single week. As many have said already 4 days on the bounce needs to be over the fixed week time line. This is Sunday 23:59:59
- Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:15 pm
- Forum: HGV truck drivers | General discussions
- Topic: Passed my class 1 9 months ago and now finally got a driver assessment. Any tips to look out for? Bit nervous
- Replies: 12
- Views: 198
Re: Passed my class 1 9 months ago and now finally got a driver assessment. Any tips to look out for? Bit nervous
Don’t go in as the big I am, ask loads of questions and about the firm etc.
- Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:03 pm
- Forum: HGV truck drivers | General discussions
- Topic: Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone has any advice on the hazard perception test? I have that and my theory booked
- Replies: 36
- Views: 639
Re: Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone has any advice on the hazard perception test? I have that and my theory book
Count 2 before click stops you losing marks for clicking early