Hi folks,
I’ve recently gone back to driving HGV’s after having 10 years away from the industry, how its changed!
Got a job OK after an assessment & interview, and have really fumbled through the Digital Tacho, wow no more dipping the oil - now you just press a button in the cab! (I’d still like to check a proppa dipstick, somehow I don’t believe that screen whereas seeing the black stuff up to the line and having it drip on my boots somehow seems more convincing).
Passed my HGV1 in 1987 then my PSV1 in 1989, had a motorcycle licence since 1970 and then a car licence since 1975 so I’ve been away from HGV’s but always driving something.
I understand I’ll have to do the Drivers CPC in 2014 (I think?) hopefully that will be my first and last time because I will be retiring in 2020 (I don’t fancy working up to retirement age anyway so more likely I’ll retire in 2018).
If there is such a thing what is the general wage now for HGV1?