syramax:
manalishi:
Going back for a trial punt at trade-plating imminently.Different kettle of fish these days with no hitchhiking involved as was once the norm.Half driving,half hiking was the order of the day a decade or so ago(too softened by years of box jockeying) so i figured l might give it a crack.I greatly enjoyed that world for 7 years or so,interesting vehicles,interesting places/adventures and zero-micromanaged/camera monitoring which has pushed me very much away from lorrying tbh
but just wondering… if you were a rookie. with no hgv entitlement (mate interested in following me) would he still have to do the cursed CPC shinola, as well as shelling out north of a grand for the class-2 that allows for moving tractor units only i’m wondering.?
I think my pal would rise to the class-2 occasion, but possibly not too keen on shelling out for the CPC if required; which isn’t i understand a part of the trade plate game ?
just out of interest , how do you get back to base if your not hitch hiking anymore ?
Not sure given the game has changed radically during my long abscence from it but i’m guessing train,coach is the way? Some platers are self-employed so it wouldn’t be too big a hit if you’re ‘creative’ about it? Lots of variables in play between firms but hitching was always the ‘way of things’,and for decades but no longer it seems?