pierrot 14:
Well I’ll let you work out the distance from Basingstoke to Folkestone on your own, but if you think it’s worth it give them a call. The patron is Italian btw.
Don’t know how long you’ve been driving or had your licence, but I would suggest you get some k’s under your belt to get the experience here in the UK before you venture out into the unknown!
What you have quoted as pay, if real, seems ok but depends on the hours that you do, bearing in mind that on container work you very rarely have to do any real work, except twist lock the box at the container base, oh and open the doors on arrival at the client, then shut them again when loaded.
How the hell do you know that the unit will have a fridge and that the truck will be allocated to you?.. on agency?? Doubt that!!
and yes night subsistence is tax-free.
Good luck in your ventures
Thanks for your reply.
the agency said that the lorry will have a fridge, but i dont belive it, same forthe lorry been allocated. would be great if that was true.
the problem is this, when you tramping as you probably know, get all your staff out of the lorry and back in its a nightmare.
i havent done any tramping before, but ive done lots of camping in a tent even in a desert, so i know how to organise myself but more than having a fridge which i can buy myself, would be great leave your staff in the lorry, such as cleaning product, water, and then bring your clean sheets for the bed, fresh food for the next week etc… by the way, the money is what they pay, 700, from monday to friday, and if you work on sat, will be 840.
thanks.