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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #15 on: 23 June 2013, 21:04:00 »

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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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #16 on: 23 June 2013, 21:19:18 »

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
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #17 on: 23 June 2013, 21:22:28 »

Don't they fix boilers to? Or did I dream that
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #18 on: 23 June 2013, 21:23:51 »

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 :y which seems to be in one ear and out tother :-\

There's money to be earned out there, but at a price...
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #19 on: 23 June 2013, 21:25:05 »

Don't they fix boilers to? Or did I dream that
Yup amongst other things :y. Remember the ad with John Cleese and someone pretending to be his daughter :y
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #20 on: 23 June 2013, 21:28:16 »

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

Why cant we all work for the goverment ;D
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #21 on: 23 June 2013, 21:28:26 »

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. :o

50 hours a week would be fine.
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #22 on: 23 June 2013, 21:30:43 »

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. :o

50 hours a week would be fine.

He's on the oof.
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #23 on: 23 June 2013, 21:31:28 »

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. :o

50

hours a week would be fine.
recovery not for you then,
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #24 on: 23 June 2013, 21:31:49 »

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. :o

50 hours a week would be fine.
Can't see the AA being any different tbh :-\
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #25 on: 23 June 2013, 21:33:28 »



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. :o



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.
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #26 on: 23 June 2013, 21:33:52 »

Class 2 trucks over 7.5 ton and all recovery trucks are I believe covered by tacho rules
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #27 on: 23 June 2013, 21:38:29 »

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
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #28 on: 23 June 2013, 21:47:26 »

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 :y

Really tight firms only pay driving time :-X
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Re: Has anyone worked for the AA before?
« Reply #29 on: 23 June 2013, 22:24:43 »

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.  :y  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.  :y

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