Hi everyone, I’m currently driving class 2, have been for 5 years now in the same job.
Hours are pretty good, early starts, but early finish too (most days) unless I do overtime. I had a week off a few weeks back and got thinking about things, like if I want a career change, maybe a total change or to maybe go for my class one.
The thing is… The cost of the training is quite a put off, especially considering there’s no guarantee of a pass, then would be a retest fee and so on.
A colleague of mine has done his class one and failed twice and put in for a third time and has spent in the region of 2k for all this. Getting that sum of money together is not easy with family life…
Another thing that has me unsure is class one wages, I’ve read quite a bit on here, and I’ve seen some shocking hourly wages being posted - a lot of them less than what I get already [emoji47] - which brings me to question is there any point considering it? I mean if it was good money I probably wouldn’t think twice about doing it.
Any input from class one drivers will be much appreciated.