Nervous as hell - and I'm a trainer!

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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Like it says, I’m more than a little agitated today! This is the day when we set up our new site in readiness for our first trainees tomorrow. Weeks and months of planning have gone into this and it feels a bit like a wedding. Full of “what ifs”.

So we’re starting off with just one truck and one trainer. What could possibly go wrong?!?

We have a team of 8 people going to the new site today to mark out the reversing area and set everything up to ensure a smooth start. Everything’s sorted. It’s all covered.

The feeling in my guts is not unlike you good folks taking a driving test!! All prepared but a bit apprehensive.

And it’s raining!

Best of luck to our first trainees at Peterborough.

Crazy offers still available if anyone’s hunting for a bargain.

Pete :laughing: :laughing:

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You know what you’re doing Pete, I’m sure it’ll go like clockwork

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Hope everything goes smoothly , best of luck with your new site , but am sure luck will not come in to it let alone be needed , Wishing you all the success possible :smiley:
jen x

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Where in PB is the site located?

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The site is at Conington Airfield AKA Peterborough Business Airport. We have a training room plus use of the café/bar/toilets and, of course, a runway! So no shortage of space. Just hoping it’s dry enough to get the yellow lines down.

Pete :laughing: :laughing:

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Peter Smythe:
The site is at Conington Airfield AKA Peterborough Business Airport. We have a training room plus use of the café/bar/toilets and, of course, a runway! So no shortage of space. Just hoping it’s dry enough to get the yellow lines down.

Pete :laughing: :laughing:

Looks close to A1M but then I realised that there is not any nearby access from it - unless I missed something?

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If its anything like how your current place runs you arent going to have any issues. :sunglasses:

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chunky monkey:
If its anything like how your current place runs you arent going to have any issues. :sunglasses:

This ^^^ :wink:

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Yes

Don’t panic Peter,at least you have passed your tests !

I’m sure everything will be fine on the day, good luck.

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dieseldave:

chunky monkey:
If its anything like how your current place runs you arent going to have any issues. :sunglasses:

This ^^^ :wink:

Also This ^^^
After a few visits to your Mansfield branch I couldn’t find a fault, from site to the staff and even the coffee, all perfect.
Best of luck with it.

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See you in the morning :grimacing:

and don’t be nervous that’s supposed to be my job lol

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Ady Williams:

dieseldave:

chunky monkey:
If its anything like how your current place runs you arent going to have any issues. :sunglasses:

This ^^^ :wink:

Also This ^^^
After a few visits to your Mansfield branch I couldn’t find a fault, from site to the staff and even the coffee, all perfect.
Best of luck with it.

I thought I’d leave checking the coffee to the coffee drinkers… my visit did include the tea-bags though. :wink: :grimacing:

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Phew! That’s all done - and went like the proverbial clockwork. I am just a natural born whittler - Olympic standard!!

The area is properly marked and everything, so far as I can tell, is spot on.

So the very best of luck to our first trainee kicking off tomorrow morning and then another in the afternoon.

Appreciate your kind comments. I spend quite of lot of time on here supporting others - nice to know it works both ways around!

Pete :laughing: :laughing:

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Peter Smythe:
Phew! That’s all done - and went like the proverbial clockwork. I am just a natural born whittler - Olympic standard!!

Appreciate your kind comments. I spend quite of lot of time on here supporting others - nice to know it works both ways around!

Pete :laughing: :laughing:

Support you all the way after everything you did for me never forgotton :wink: heres to a fabulous first day and many more to come :smiley: :smiley:

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Is this also a test centre on site? Hoping the launch goes well!

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Thanks Jennie for the kind words. I’m not used to being on the receiving end of supportive comments - and so many of them!

DJC - unrealistic to have a test centre at a new location as we have to give undertakings to DSA regarding throughput and clearly I cant do that until we’ve become established.

But I can tell you that the site is perfectly suitable and could be approved for testing in very little time when needs be.

I’m still doing amazing deals at PB if anyone wants to take advantage. These wont be available in a few weeks- they are there just as a starting promotion.

Thanks to everyone for their kind comments; I am genuinely grateful.

Pete :laughing: :laughing:

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Best of luck but sure it will be fine & no need to panic

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:smiley: The very best of luck Peter, ull be fine and ull wonder tomorrow night what all the nerves were about :laughing:

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I’m already feeling loads better. The truck’s in the right place, Mod 4 trolley in the shed. Yellow lines for the reversing area done cos it managed to stay dry for a couple of hours.

My worries were all about maintaining the standards I set for myself and the staff. But I’m a happy bunny again now!

But thanks again for the support. Pete :laughing: :laughing:

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Good luck mate

This is the 1st of many locations. It’s scary but you have the right man in young Pete. I know.

In all my years I have never seen a more professional setup than PST. That includes Flair.