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by busmon
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...
by busmon
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...
by busmon
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.
by busmon
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
by busmon
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

Re: Cant believe it Alpine Coaches charging £31.20p for Coach wash, after my company has let them yous our wash for free

martorce wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:25 pm There's a tap in the coach park over the toilet drop I take me own stuff and do it myself
likewise many a time ran down asda to grab supplies to do any of the company’s I work for…saves doing it when I get back to the yard 😁👍
by busmon
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

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