first of all, thanks to everyone that gave me guidance about starting my first day as i was a bag of nerves, but you lot calmed me down.
anyways, passed me cat c in february, didnt bother applying for anything till recently when my digi tacho finally arrived. I signed up with a couple of agencies, was offered one days driving.
Day one : turns up at depot, all hectic loads of huge boxed wagons flying all over the shop, meet the man i need to report to, quick copy of my licence and cards, wagons loaded, theres the keys, see ya… oh wait one second the transport managers going with you.
■■■■ ! this bloke sees his good experienced drivers everyday, got a gut feeling of crunching gears, stalling every junction, hitting things…jesus was i wrong, after the initial ■■■■■■■ moment of…“here mate wheres the gear stick ?” to be told its an automatic, i was strangley very comfortable driving it, its just a bigger van !!
first three drops were a nightmare to get into, nevermind the reverse out on the way out ( wasnt really fazed), he actually commented that i did terrific and he wouldnt like to try them. few more drops, sorted the picking out myself. really good first day, now the dilemma, there were 7 drops left over that needed to be done the next day, so a quick, “well i can do that if you want me back the morra” worked a treat.
hence Day two : turns up, wagons loaded with the last of these drops, to be asked "reckon you can do it your self the day… “oh yeah” ! One drop refused due to a knob end who wouldnt open the gates for me because it should be there between 7-9 and it was 4th on me list so hey-ho, finishes me drops off, no problem, back to yard…ready to go home thinking that was it… then hungry bollocxs here notices theres a small van with three deliveries to do, and get the choice if i wanted more hours so i say yes.
Anyways ( sorry for gassing on), gets back, was handed an application form, "bring that in monday mate, fancy a permanent job, the transport manager who i was with day one, reckons i drive like i have drove them for years and funnily for me there is a vacancy arising next monday with my name on it.
THE END OF RANT haha, big foot in the door, good pay EXPERIENCE !
and a huge thank you for all your help through millions of threads i have spied on for info !
so to be honest, all these people that are tempting people into NOT doing there class 1 or two because you cant get work, i am a little bit proof that there is work out there !
. PMSL reading the bit about the gear stick nice one 
