PCV -> HGV driver - what sort of work can I look for?

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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I’m going for my class 1 next week after having sailed through my class 2 before Christmas. Although I’ll be new to driving trucks I’ve been driving coaches for nearly ten years. Will this stand me in good stead with employers? Or will I be signing up with agencies to get my foot in the door?

I’m in Stoke on Trent and have a few big companies nearby that I was hoping to get in with.

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Depends on the company really but prob not in most cases as you will poss be classed as a newbie

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Most employers/agencies seem to take the pass date of the category they are looking to employ you for and ignore all the rest according to many posts I have read on this and other sites

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simonp:
Although I’ll be new to driving trucks I’ve been driving coaches for nearly ten years. Will this stand me in good stead with employers?

Im afraid it wont…

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DAF95XF:

simonp:
Although I’ll be new to driving trucks I’ve been driving coaches for nearly ten years. Will this stand me in good stead with employers?

Im afraid it wont…

And this is what I find crazy. You can be trusted with the lives of 70 odd passengers but not a load of parcels.

What’s that about?

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dar1976:
And this is what I find crazy. You can be trusted with the lives of 70 odd passengers but not a load of parcels.

What’s that about?

Funny isn’t it?! Had this same conversation with the examiner on my class 2 test - a pointless test IMO for those that already have PCV who regularly drive much larger vehicles with, imo, much more valuable cargo!

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I’ve been a coach driver for 15 years. I passed class 2 and class 1 in January, the agencies done give a cr…p about what I did on coacies, only I didn’t have 2 years experience, they would only give me 7.5t at [zb]pince an hour! Only got a full time class 1 job with a local haulier in October and that was luck so I wish you the same! Crazy in’t it?

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try livestock :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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simonp:
I’m going for my class 1 next week after having sailed through my class 2 before Christmas. Although I’ll be new to driving trucks I’ve been driving coaches for nearly ten years. Will this stand me in good stead with employers? Or will I be signing up with agencies to get my foot in the door?

I’m in Stoke on Trent and have a few big companies nearby that I was hoping to get in with.

unfortunately as already stated a coach is not an artic therefore i would be highly surprised if any company took your coach experience into account