Just joined the site as I’ve decided to take the plunge after 25 years of being out of HGV driving and get back in to it… christ, things have changed! Mid 80’s, The F7 was my ‘own’ unit - although I worked for a general haulage company and they owned it, I looked at it as mine 
. Would often tramp back to base Fridays and if it was late, would pop in saturday mornings off my own back to get the jetwash and polish out. Didn’t like having to use other lads units or trucks if I was told to… just not the same, you know where everything is in your own unit and could customise it somewhat.
I’ve done the medical, got my entitlement back, got the digi card and just have the CPC lark to do next week now. Mixed feelings about it all at the moment as there seems to be a shed load of ‘stuff’ you need to know now.