Any old gits here (over 40) on these tiddlers? Im just looking at my options, and I can drive them whatever happens. Trouble is, a lot of the time they seem to be a young, or at least very fit, mans game, racing about and a bazillion drops ect! So, whats the crack with these type of jobs for someone of a more sedate nature? 
Hi mal
one of my neighbours drives a 7.5 and its a cracking job he delivers big reels of cable to railway works 2 drops a day then goes back the next day to collect the empty reels 3 nights out Ā£400 a week he says easiest job heās ever had 
so the job are out ther its just finding them 
simon
SimonRS2K:
Hi mal
one of my neighbours drives a 7.5 and its a cracking job he delivers big reels of cable to railway works 2 drops a day then goes back the next day to collect the empty reels 3 nights out Ā£400 a week he says easiest job heās ever hadso the job are out ther its just finding them
simon
Wo! Thats just the type of number what I could do with Si, sounds better than TNT or Nightfright!
I tell you mal if the wife would let me do nights out iād be doing it myself 
simon
The job sounds great Si, itās a shmae her indoors has got your number M8! Theres a firm by me that does actually pay half decent for tiddlers, but itās rope&sheet, I can do the job, but itās a bit rough for a gent more used to the boxes!
Mal:
Any old gits here (over 40)
Oy Mal, you speak for yourself, some of us mid 40ās have a hell of a lot left to do in life yet. ā¦ & if i happen to mention about being old at 46 to any female person in Thailand, (not that i talk to them much 
) Iām shot down in flames & told iām a young man 
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Mal:
and I can drive them whatever happens.
Donāt bank on it! A good friend used to happily run his own artic rig to France & back lost his LGV entitlement after he got Diabetes & they pulled his 7.5t entitlement aswell
Driveroneuk:
Donāt bank on it! A good friend used to happily run his own artic rig to France & back lost his LGV entitlement after he got Diabetes & they pulled his 7.5t entitlement aswell
Jesus! I hope to ā ā ā ā that dont happen, that would really knacker it all up! the miserable gits, whats he do now Driverone? on the dole?
There are some sweet little jobs driving Transitsā¦I had one once ā¦ 7-15 drops a day, boss would tell me to bugger off home more often than not after I was back ā¦ā ā ā ā ā ā if I can find anything as easy on Class 2. Well Iām ā ā ā ā ā ā if I can find anything on Class 2.
Mal:
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Jesus! I hope to [zb] that dont happen, that would really knacker it all up! the miserable gits, whats he do now Driverone? on the dole?
Postman Pat!
Got a Sprinter on with Parcel Force (his own, in their livery) the usual 80 - 120 parcels a day.
Did a part day for him onceā¦was interesting (well he just happens to run the area i grew up in) but sure wouldnāt want to be doing it all day everyday!
He now knows many of his regular drops (many are commercial), has a chat & a laugh with the females in shops etc. & quite enjoys it. Says, although he loved it at the time, he does not miss running the artic & all the responsibilities at all.
I remember one time going to France with him, as we ambled along a particularly scenic stretch we met an English car & caravan coming the other way, to which he commented: ālook at that, cost him Ā£100ās to get over here for a few days, I see this every week & get paid for itā!
(Coffee will knowwhatās being said here!)
Better be careful what i say, he looks in here now & again (interested in Middle East run threads etc). Hia Mark. 
Not much 7.5 tonner work about. I know someone who drives one delivering polystyrene flooring, light as anything, the truck could almost float away.
What about supermarket delivery, tesco or somerfield, dont know how bad the job is?
What are you like on the spanners Mal, the speck lift breakdown boys use 7.5ās & earn very good money.
Hey Malā¦your thread sure did stir up the memoriesā¦i went through a phase a few years agoā¦where i was out of workā¦and my licence was up for renewalā¦so i goes to the job centre.and explains the situationā¦Ā£? for medicalā¦Ā£? for licence renewalā¦Ā£ā ā ā¦thats what i need and ill go to work..well they wouldnt give me a penny..so i said ok ill sign on thenā¦so the african bird behind the counter saidā¦right what do you do for a livingā¦so i said HGV driverā¦but i got no licence cos its outta date and i havnt got the money to renew itā¦plus the medical moneyā¦well she said ive got a job right here..HGV driver..so when i explained the about the licence..she said well get the job first and then when youve got some moneyā¦send off for the licenceā¦i cant get a job with an out of date licenceā¦so she rang the firm to askā¦they said what i had said.so now we`re back to square oneā¦ok you gotta give me 3 types of job you can doā¦so i saidā¦driverā¦driverā¦driverā¦not good she saidā¦so i said driver.plumber.carpenter
we ended up having a great big row till i told her to stuff itā¦and walked outā¦a mate offered a double man job to swissā¦and that paid for my renewalā¦but good luck with the ice cream cart malā¦is it one of those with 2 wheels at the front and 1 wheel at the backā¦sorry mate got cross trackedā¦white van man is itā¦a ā ā ā ā ā ā driverā¦or the 7.5 tonā¦go for the smaller one Malā¦less workā¦no i doubt it ā¦the smaller they are the more you have to doā¦and no tachos eitherā¦you can run almost 24 hrs a dayā¦not for the faint heartedā¦but good luck anyway whatever you choose to doā¦i wish you wellā¦
have a nice day
The law states the maximum you can drive a van is 10 hours a day, 7 days a week, but it appears to be uninversally ignored.
daxi:
What are you like on the spanners Mal, the speck lift breakdown boys use 7.5ās & earn very good money.
Ive given that some thiought Dax, Im basic on the spanners, and thats about it!
ralliesport:
Not much 7.5 tonner work about. I know someone who drives one delivering polystyrene flooring, light as anything, the truck could almost float away.What about supermarket delivery, tesco or somerfield, dont know how bad the job is?
Like the bods that drive the shopping to your house? If so, I looked at it years ago, the loot was a bit crikey!!
truckyboy:
Hey Malā¦your thread sure did stir up the memoriesā¦i went through a phase a few years agoā¦where i was out of workā¦and my licence was up for renewalā¦so i goes to the job centre.and explains the situationā¦Ā£? for medicalā¦Ā£? for licence renewalā¦Ā£ā ā ā¦thats what i need and ill go to work..well they wouldnt give me a penny..so i said ok ill sign on thenā¦so the african bird behind the counter saidā¦right what do you do for a livingā¦so i said HGV driverā¦but i got no licence cos its outta date and i havnt got the money to renew itā¦plus the medical moneyā¦well she said ive got a job right here..HGV driver..so when i explained the about the licence..she said well get the job first and then when youve got some moneyā¦send off for the licenceā¦i cant get a job with an out of date licenceā¦so she rang the firm to askā¦they said what i had said.so now we`re back to square oneā¦ok you gotta give me 3 types of job you can doā¦so i saidā¦driverā¦driverā¦driverā¦not good she saidā¦so i said driver.plumber.carpenter
we ended up having a great big row till i told her to stuff itā¦and walked outā¦a mate offered a double man job to swissā¦and that paid for my renewalā¦but good luck with the ice cream cart malā¦is it one of those with 2 wheels at the front and 1 wheel at the backā¦sorry mate got cross trackedā¦white van man is itā¦a ā ā ā ā ā ā driverā¦or the 7.5 tonā¦go for the smaller one Malā¦less workā¦no i doubt it ā¦the smaller they are the more you have to doā¦and no tachos eitherā¦you can run almost 24 hrs a dayā¦not for the faint heartedā¦but good luck anyway whatever you choose to doā¦i wish you wellā¦
have a nice day
I can well believe it Bob, ā ā ā ā ā ā ā into the wind springs to mind. By the way, Ive been an ice cream man before!
Postman pat! ā ā ā ā that for a game of soldiers!
I was made redundant in March and now drive a7.5 tonner for a farm supplies firm, all local work 8-5:30 Monday to Friday. Tomorrow four drops and will do about 100k max and Iām earning more than I was driving a 24 tonner
Dave
shogun:
I was made redundant in March and now drive a7.5 tonner for a farm supplies firm, all local work 8-5:30 Monday to Friday. Tomorrow four drops and will do about 100k max and Iām earning more than I was driving a 24 tonnerDave
Nice one Dave, I see you get to leave it on the front garden anāall!
There is a story in commercial motor Mal.
Inchcape Automotive are replacing their 9 / 10 car carriers for 2 car carriers on 7.5 tonne chassis.
It said it makes more sense for them as the cars can be delivered quicker that way and also solve the driver shortage