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crunch13:
do you agree with the op, that the £31,000 or £15/16 p/h that they quoted is rubbish money for your bog standard, unspecialised lorry driving job?31k is from a 45 hour/week job ad (didn’t say if breaks are paid I’d bet not) which comes to £13.20 per hour
The 15/16 is for nights tho I’ve not even seen 16 advertised highest is 15 and that’s flat rate with no OT/weekend bonusJust clarifying
Oil change labor is charged @ £50-55 per hour btw riddle me this
No idea what relevance that has 
Presumably out of that £50-55 per hour the garage owner is paying staff wages and all the overheads that come with running a garage, whilst also making a profit so I don’t understand your point?
To clarify, I do now earn a bit more than your example hourly rate. But it’s taken me 8 years, I’ve had to upskill and I work bloody hard for it. I’ve also had several jobs that paid less than that but instead of complaining and saying that I deserve more, I’ve put myself out there and earned it.