I waited 15 years. Go for it when you feel like it and money allows. I really don’t think that you fall into bad habits, as soon as you get behind the wheel, you are back in training mode, rusty perhaps, but you soon pick it up. I do regret leaving it so long.
Op, it would help if we knew what area you are in. 9 an hour seems low, but if you are in a black spot then it would probably be ok.
The difference between class 1 and 2 is not that much. A lot of it comes from agencies inflating wages by advertising the ltd rates. When you actually enquire about the job, the paye rate magically drops 2 quid an hour.
I passed class 2 in October and passed class 1 in January. I’d have done it much sooner but working in retail I wouldn’t have got the time off to do it. I picked up agency work in between to build up experience getting out, no matter what I went in.
adammur:
Interested on how long you waited between doing your class 2 and then going for class 1
I passed my class 2 in November and been doing agency work for the last 3 months getting a bit of experience under my belt.
Starting to think about going for my class 1 so i can start work during the summer, is this too early or should i just go for it?
Driverless trucks are a very real threat in the near future. I think that trunking jobs will be the first casualty with other types of work following soon. If you are going to do class 1, then now would be the time to do it
jbaz73:
Driverless trucks are a very real threat in the near future. I think that trunking jobs will be the first casualty with other types of work following soon. If you are going to do class 1, then now would be the time to do it
jbaz73:
Driverless trucks are a very real threat in the near future. I think that trunking jobs will be the first casualty with other types of work following soon. If you are going to do class 1, then now would be the time to do it
Do you actually believe that or have I missed the sarcasm?
They won’t work in towns and cities as they will be bullied by cars/vans.
The space needed to let them “platoon” on motorways isn’t practical in this country either.
Maybe in USA/Australia trunking across country they are viable but it will be a lot of years before that happens
jbaz73:
Driverless trucks are a very real threat in the near future. I think that trunking jobs will be the first casualty with other types of work following soon. If you are going to do class 1, then now would be the time to do it
Do you actually believe that or have I missed the sarcasm?
They won’t work in towns and cities as they will be bullied by cars/vans.
The space needed to let them “platoon” on motorways isn’t practical in this country either.
Maybe in USA/Australia trunking across country they are viable but it will be a lot of years before that happens
Lol, sarcasm didn’t come off the way I meant it to. In all seriousness I would say do it sooner rather than later