waddy640:
Why does an operator put " Must have Driven Class 1 within the last 6 months" in their advert? You don’t forget how to drive them, I passed my test in 1979 and didn’t drive another one until 1996 but I remembered how to drive the thing.
Maybe you did, and were good enough to get away without breaking something. Perhaps not all drivers have your natural ability; added to that, with the possible exception of an easier gearbox, the 1996 lorry was probably not too dissimilar to the one you passed your test in back in 79, and stuff like digital tachos was still in the future.
However, things have changed a lot in the last 15 years, despite what all the old-timers might say about it being a doddle now compared to then. If I was taking somebody on to pilot a hundred grand plus worth of truck I’d want to be ■■■■ sure that the driver was going to be au fait with modern kit.