Radar19:
Been offered a job with the local council on bins, £7.50/£10.50 OT for the first 12 weeks, then its £9/12 OT after that. Not sure if I want to take. Its easy work and its job and knock though.
On the bins it is very rare to get O/T, so you will be working for 8x£7.50 (£60) or 8x£9.00 (£72) a day, less deductions of course.
When I tried it, it was a 5-7 hour job with a 5AM start, not for me and its never going to make you rich.
Best jobs on the bins are the industrial waste emptying the skips on the rear loaders. The fella who used to empty our skip when I worked at a Land Rover dealers in Wakefield could earn 500 a week and some more with stuff he would find in the skips and sell them on
Radar19:
Been offered a job with the local council on bins, £7.50/£10.50 OT for the first 12 weeks, then its £9/12 OT after that. Not sure if I want to take. Its easy work and its job and knock though.
I guarantee that’s with an agency, after 12/13 weeks your entitled to the same pay as the full time drivers, I’d be amazed if after twelve weeks they don’t move you to another job for a month so you don’t get the increased rate. I’ve done plenty of work on the dust and loved it, great laugh most of the time and on the right gang can be quite short hours. Downside as someone point out you have to get down some horrible narrow streets with badly parked cars , real tight corners etc . If your not very good the crew will soon be giving you a very hard time . Little tip try to get out and help when you can , the gang will appreciate that . Also try and keep away from the recycling side of the job as you can earn money on the proper dust by taking away builders rubbish, mattresses , shop keepers rubbish etc, though it is a lot harder to get away with it now .
Radar19:
Been offered a job with the local council on bins, £7.50/£10.50 OT for the first 12 weeks, then its £9/12 OT after that. Not sure if I want to take. Its easy work and its job and knock though.
On the bins it is very rare to get O/T, so you will be working for 8x£7.50 (£60) or 8x£9.00 (£72) a day, less deductions of course.
When I tried it, it was a 5-7 hour job with a 5AM start, not for me and its never going to make you rich.
Best jobs on the bins are the industrial waste emptying the skips on the rear loaders. The fella who used to empty our skip when I worked at a Land Rover dealers in Wakefield could earn 500 a week and some more with stuff he would find in the skips and sell them on
Radar19:
Been offered a job with the local council on bins, £7.50/£10.50 OT for the first 12 weeks, then its £9/12 OT after that. Not sure if I want to take. Its easy work and its job and knock though.
On the bins it is very rare to get O/T, so you will be working for 8x£7.50 (£60) or 8x£9.00 (£72) a day, less deductions of course.
When I tried it, it was a 5-7 hour job with a 5AM start, not for me and its never going to make you rich.
Best jobs on the bins are the industrial waste emptying the skips on the rear loaders. The fella who used to empty our skip when I worked at a Land Rover dealers in Wakefield could earn 500 a week and some more with stuff he would find in the skips and sell them on
Radar19:
Been offered a job with the local council on bins, £7.50/£10.50 OT for the first 12 weeks, then its £9/12 OT after that. Not sure if I want to take. Its easy work and its job and knock though.
On the bins it is very rare to get O/T, so you will be working for 8x£7.50 (£60) or 8x£9.00 (£72) a day, less deductions of course.
When I tried it, it was a 5-7 hour job with a 5AM start, not for me and its never going to make you rich.
Best jobs on the bins are the industrial waste emptying the skips on the rear loaders. The fella who used to empty our skip when I worked at a Land Rover dealers in Wakefield could earn 500 a week and some more with stuff he would find in the skips and sell them on
Sorry misunderstood you, that’s a very good wage for the dust, especially up North. It was about six years ago I finished as a full time driver for a local council, it wasn’t privatised then and off the top of my head I was taking home about £1400 a month without overtime . But as I’d quite often be finished by 11.30 after a 6.30 start I could do an afternoon shift if someone was on holiday or blew out six and I’d get eight hours at something like £17 an hour but in reality only do 4/5 hours . Heard it’s got a lot harder now it’s privatised, though still not a bad numb.
Its agency work. Some of the streets here are very tight but I will try and take on anything. I’m hoping that I have a good crew, bit disappointed though about the hours. Do the guys on the back of the cart get paid by the hour as well?
Radar19:
Its agency work. Some of the streets here are very tight but I will try and take on anything. I’m hoping that I have a good crew, bit disappointed though about the hours. Do the guys on the back of the cart get paid by the hour as well?
I haven’t heard of any dust job that isn’t job and knock, so they’ll get paid for eight even if you only do four hours, so the quicker you get done the better. But if your slow and don’t help the crew will give you he’ll as obviously they want to F off home as quick as poss. It’s not quite the job it once was , less men on the beat per truck or extra roads now per gang etc and gangs are working longer hours , but you should still get finished early most days . Try to get the end of the truck as near as possible to the piles of bags or bins as this makes it easier for the loaders. It’ll be an automatic , don’t leave it in gear as the back won’t work when it’s in gear , but everyone forgets now and then so don’t panic when you do it. Also I’ll be amazed if you don’t have the odd prang, I don’t know a dust driver that hasn’t as you’ll be going down roads that aren’t meant for lorries, you can report it, but most don’t if it hasn’t been observed , in my book if they’ve parked on a corner awkwardly then they deserve it. Good luck
3stepsaheaduk:
I’m 3 weeks into my first HGV job after passing in June doing skips for 9 pound an hour which his not bad although I would of took 7 when I went for interview as needed a job and experience, after being messed around by agencies umbrella companies
Why as a professional driver would you accept £7 per hour, good you got £9, is that what you think your worth? It’s quite shocking that drivers think that’s what there worth, Aldi shelf stackers earn more, to be fair your the reason that some company’s pay garbage, cos people like YOU accept it
I only accepted it because j was desperate I had no income with only getting a day here and there on the agency for about 7.50 I didn’t have much choice I only passed in June I won’t be doing this forever I am still young and will try all sorts of HGV driving but I’ve never seen a class 2 job advertised for more than 10
3stepsaheaduk:
I’m 3 weeks into my first HGV job after passing in June doing skips for 9 pound an hour which his not bad although I would of took 7 when I went for interview as needed a job and experience, after being messed around by agencies umbrella companies
Why as a professional driver would you accept £7 per hour, good you got £9, is that what you think your worth? It’s quite shocking that drivers think that’s what there worth, Aldi shelf stackers earn more, to be fair your the reason that some company’s pay garbage, cos people like YOU accept it
I only accepted it because j was desperate I had no income with only getting a day here and there on the agency for about 7.50 I didn’t have much choice I only passed in June I won’t be doing this forever I am still young and will try all sorts of HGV driving but I’ve never seen a class 2 job advertised for more than 10
I’m totally against drivers working for £7 an hour it’s disgusting , but your obviously in a low paid area and a young kid trying to get his foot in the door so fair play to you. Use them to get some experience , you will make some mistakes and they’ll probably seem bigger to you than they really are , but you’ll learn. But please don’t turn out to be one of these over 25 year olds that work for that, it’s embarrassing and a crime against fella truck drivers . Be Lucky.
I have just finished with a council through agency as a driver and I was on about £10ph. It was driving a 8.25T artic down all the side street and dead ends. All there own employees were paid by the hour and had to stay until the end of shift even if they finished early. The loaders was on less wages than the drivers.
Eat My BB:
I have just finished with a council through agency as a driver and I was on about £10ph. It was driving a 8.25T artic down all the side street and dead ends. All there own employees were paid by the hour and had to stay until the end of shift even if they finished early. The loaders was on less wages than the drivers.
It was me that choose to end it as I’m wanting class 2 work now, was there for 8 weeks and only passed my class 2 4 weeks ago. There is still 2 agency drivers there.
Eat My BB:
It was me that choose to end it as I’m wanting class 2 work now, was there for 8 weeks and only passed my class 2 4 weeks ago. There is still 2 agency drivers there.
Sorry misread your post . I thought you said you was driving artics , which I found a bit strange for the dust . Yeah even in London the agency loaders are on minimum wage , blame the Jam Rolls for that.
Most intelligent drivers up here near Newcastle avoid rambo like the plague because they are renowned for poor wages etc.
I have also just seen a job advertised for a tipper driver for £6.50 an hour!!!
Wouldn’t even get my dog out of bed for that!!!
But I bet they lose out in the long run due to accidents etc because you only get what you pay for and quality isn’t bought on the cheap
i,m on 7.50 per hour, to most of you i,m an idiot…
well i chose this job over another that paid alot more,tbh i left the better paying job for this one, even more stupid eh??
well no, i work 5 mins walk from my home, i,m home every night in my bed, nice home cooked food, good quality family time…
no car that i have to pay for, no running costs, mot insurance fuel ect, no travel time maybe the trampers should look at how much it costs to run their car for it to be parked on car park for most of the week…
i,m way better off financially and benefit from more family time and proper relaxing time at home then i would be doing the better paid job…
end of the day its down to the individual and personal reasons, but dont call that guy an idiot just because he doesnt fit in with what you think…
I’m there with you. I only drive a 7.5 tonner, delivering d/g units, 7/8 drops, 2/3 on Thursday (IOW). On agency, guaranteed 8 hours per day. I do plan to progress to class 2 when I’ve done the saving thing, must get around to that…
Why is it not a skilled job, can anyone just do it…■■?
Yes
It’s a skilled job that YES anyone can do, however…
Look at this way…
Anyone can play football. Those that are more gifted, clean, intelligent, string an intelligent sentence together and manage to get food in their mouths & not down their clothes are likely to be in the Premier League on let’s say around £10ph upwards…
The opposite of the above are likely to be in League 2 around the £7ph…
The few normal people on agency will be in the Championship & soon to be in the Premier League…
& finally as we all know there are the fair share of those who are fit for Sunday League & nothing else !!!
Why is it not a skilled job, can anyone just do it…■■?
Yes
It’s a skilled job that YES anyone can do, however…
Look at this way…
Anyone can play football. Those that are more gifted, clean, intelligent, string an intelligent sentence together and manage to get food in their mouths & not down their clothes are likely to be in the Premier League on let’s say around £10ph upwards…
The opposite of the above are likely to be in League 2 around the £7ph…
The few normal people on agency will be in the Championship & soon to be in the Premier League…
& finally as we all know there are the fair share of those who are fit for Sunday League & nothing else !!!
