OVLOV JAY:
One of my best mates has done 3 recovery firms in my area. He does 100 hours a week roughly, gets 1 day off a month. He takes home 5k a month, but that’s not enough to get me lying on the hard shoulder of the 25 at 3 am thanks
Really 5k a month,that’d work out at roughly 90k a year before tax…
Brae:
They’ve all got their handbreak on.
Yeh, but wasn’t the red car broken down because the handbrake had failed, so he couldn’t do any more uphill starts? 
Seriously though - are not wrecker drivers on “domestic hours” that don’t use a tacho?
…If so, I would expect lots of 16-20 hour shifts - when required.
“When required” would mean just about every weekend that has breakdowns on it, and every end of week when you were expecting to knock off for a couple of days. 
If the money is accurate in the ad - you’ll work the big hours for it.
If the money is actually “pro rata” - then it will be based on something daft like a 96 hour week, so if you do 40-50 you’ll only be paid part of that £60k wage - which of course will prove to be the absolute maximum.
Any wrecker drivers on here care to post their week 52 payslip? 
ckm1981:
OVLOV JAY:
One of my best mates has done 3 recovery firms in my area. He does 100 hours a week roughly, gets 1 day off a month. He takes home 5k a month, but that’s not enough to get me lying on the hard shoulder of the 25 at 3 am thanksReally 5k a month,that’d work out at roughly 90k a year before tax…
Yes really, but nobody lasts more than 3 or 4 months. He literally works all week, grabbing an hour or two sleep at a time. He’s on his notice period as he doesn’t want to do the 24hr call out anymore
worked in recovery a few years ago and believe me its long hours and can be tough work i gave it up after working far to many hours and rolling out from under a truck after removing the prop shaft on the m26 straight into the live lane just as well it was early hours of the morning