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[05omegav6]

Was suggesting general driving through an employment agency

Unless I missed something, your main objection to the job you were applying for was the hours. Not one thing suggested thus far will see you working less than a 50 hour week

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Was suggesting general driving through an employment agency

Unless I missed something, your main objection to the job you were applying for was the hours. Not one thing suggested thus far will see you working less than a 50 hour week

Half a weeks work that

[plym ian]

Don't they fix boilers to? Or did I dream that

[05omegav6]

Was suggesting general driving through an employment agency

Unless I missed something, your main objection to the job you were applying for was the hours. Not one thing suggested thus far will see you working less than a 50 hour week

Half a weeks work that

My point entirely which seems to be in one ear and out tother

There's money to be earned out there, but at a price...

[05omegav6]

Don't they fix boilers to? Or did I dream that

Yup amongst other things . Remember the ad with John Cleese and someone pretending to be his daughter

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Some people want to work part-time hours and earn full time money.

Why cant we all work for the goverment

[Kate]

Was suggesting general driving through an employment agency

Unless I missed something, your main objection to the job you were applying for was the hours. Not one thing suggested thus far will see you working less than a 50 hour week

The guy I met at C&S Motors worked a minimum of 72 hours a week. Some days he started at 7am and didn't finish until 2am the next day, that's a 19 hour shift. There's no way I could do that.

50 hours a week would be fine.

[Kate]

Was suggesting general driving through an employment agency

Unless I missed something, your main objection to the job you were applying for was the hours. Not one thing suggested thus far will see you working less than a 50 hour week

The guy I met at C&S Motors worked a minimum of 72 hours a week. Some days he started at 7am and didn't finish until 2am the next day, that's a 19 hour shift. There's no way I could do that.

50 hours a week would be fine.

He's on the oof.

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Was suggesting general driving through an employment agency

Unless I missed something, your main objection to the job you were applying for was the hours. Not one thing suggested thus far will see you working less than a 50 hour week

The guy I met at C&S Motors worked a minimum of 72 hours a week. Some days he started at 7am and didn't finish until 2am the next day, that's a 19 hour shift. There's no way I could do that.

50

hours a week would be fine.

recovery not for you then,

[05omegav6]

Was suggesting general driving through an employment agency

Unless I missed something, your main objection to the job you were applying for was the hours. Not one thing suggested thus far will see you working less than a 50 hour week

The guy I met at C&S Motors worked a minimum of 72 hours a week. Some days he started at 7am and didn't finish until 2am the next day, that's a 19 hour shift. There's no way I could do that.

50 hours a week would be fine.

Can't see the AA being any different tbh

[Nick W]

The guy I met at C&S Motors worked a minimum of 72 hours a week. Some days he started at 7am and didn't finish until 2am the next day, that's a 19 hour shift. There's no way I could do that.

You get used to it. You never get to like it though!
I'd love to do just 50 hours a week. Especially if they were during normal working hours. Unfortunately, there are lots of incosiderate gits who insist on breaking down at odd times of the day and night.

[btc]

Class 2 trucks over 7.5 ton and all recovery trucks are I believe covered by tacho rules

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Both sort of drivers hours domestic and National,also driver cpc and most veichles need a class 3 trailer entitlement, incase you recover a car n trailer

[05omegav6]

Class 2 trucks over 7.5 ton and all recovery trucks are I believe covered by tacho rules

Not if working within 50km of base as I understand it. Working time directive still applies, but that makes even less sense than tacho law

And before anyone bleats about not being allowed to work more than 45 hrs a week, in this context, you're only working when you're driving or actually doing summat. Between calls, waiting to load/unload is deducted as periods of availability. So 70 hours on clock, less 25 hours waiting = 45 hours actually working

Really tight firms only pay driving time

[Sir Tigger KC]

If you ask me the only way that you will work less than 60 hour weeks in the transport industry is by working for an agency and only making yourself available 3 or 4 days a week.  If you do three 15 hour days then you've clocked up 45 hours, however if you want to earn decent money then you have to do the 60 - 70 hour weeks. 

As you have a Class 2 Kate, have you thought about doing supermarket deliveries.  I think there are a few supermarket distribution centres around the West London area. For example,  Sainsbury's have one at Feltham and for sure they will use agency drivers.    Get one of the transport magazines, such as 'Truck & Driver' as there will be loads of agencies advertising for drivers. 

The other thing that I would look into given your location, is the catering companies serving the airlines at Heathrow.  I knew a bloke who did it for a while, made good money and said it was fairly easy as it was 'shuttling' the containers from the company's base on a nearby industrial park into the airport. 

I reckon there are 'nicer' driving jobs out there than recovery, don't get too fixated on it!  Good luck with your search!!