Harry Monk:
As predicted, it will be a trip to Rungis. Worth doing for the experience.
I’d love to be there to see the reverse on to the bays. I think I’d almost ask for a load just to be there - what could possibly go wrong lol
Harry Monk:
Olog Hai:
Nite Owl:
The irony of a student saying lorry drivers are scruffy is overwhelming me.He isn’t a student. He is a wind-up merchant. I said that when he first showed up but was told that I was wrong and that he was legit.
Well, that theory was put forward when he posted about a DVSA stop on the M5 but in fairness he did rather scupper it by posting scans of the DVSA paperwork.
I agree Harry. He’s an experienced driver who seeks attention on here by pretending to be a student. Look at his posts. For someone who has been in the game for five minutes, he doesn’t half have the truck driver lingo down to a tee.
Olog Hai:
Harry Monk:
Olog Hai:
Nite Owl:
The irony of a student saying lorry drivers are scruffy is overwhelming me.He isn’t a student. He is a wind-up merchant. I said that when he first showed up but was told that I was wrong and that he was legit.
Well, that theory was put forward when he posted about a DVSA stop on the M5 but in fairness he did rather scupper it by posting scans of the DVSA paperwork.
I agree Harry. He’s an experienced driver who seeks attention on here by pretending to be a student. Look at his posts. For someone who has been in the game for five minutes, he doesn’t half have the truck driver lingo down to a tee.
So you think I’ve been driving longer than I’ve said… Okay that one is easy:
Unless I have borrowed someone’s licence which matches the dates I’ve said perfectly I think that should sort out any concerns you have.
In terms of me being a student… Well I don’t really want to post that information on here. But if you ever come to Brum then I’m more than happy to show you around my lab and buy you a pint.
Have a nice weekend.
It’s not a job but a lifestyle 
Least that’s what the big riggers say but i always thought of it as just a job i did. 
remy:
It’s not a job but a lifestyle
Maybe fairer to say “it is what you make it”?
If someone chooses to do Euro work, or domestic long-distance, and stay out for months, then that is what it is.
If someone chooses to work within a 50km radius of home, home every night, then that is what it is.
Sometimes, at different life stages, the same person can choose both those two options. One licence for a wide variety of different jobs!
Best of luck Sammy! Can’t wait to hear how it goes ;D
I’d like to thank you, really, for all of your posts in this section. I’m currently a uni student, and have been pondering on and off getting my HGV licence so I can ■■■■ about on agency in the weekends. Your posts this year, I think, have convinced me to take the plunge and get it done this summer
I took a gap year last year and spent it driving buses. It was great fun and I loved the work, both the driving and the dealing with people, but there’s not much in the way of casual/agency work on PCVs 
Still, it’s all useful experience, and means I should hopefully find the class 2 HGV test quite easy (had an assessment drive and didn’t struggle). Must admit though, when I was on the buses, I did do a basically sammym amount of damage
Also, off topic, but I’m really disappointed that when you get the cat A bike licence they don’t fill in A1 and A2 for you I passed cat B in 2015 and don’t even have B1 shown
I was thinking it’d be really nice to get HGV entitlement for the purpose of filling in all the boxes on the back of my licence 
Basket get it done. The licence will pay for itself back in less than 10 shifts. So it’s a no brainer really. And a HGV licence is a good insurance policy. A side point is that is ages like a good wine… the longer you have it the easier it is to walk into jobs.
If you can drive a bus I’d imagine that a class 2 wagon won’t be that different - guarantee you will get the itch and end up driving bendies sooner rather than later. I reckon by the time my class 1 licence is 6 months old I’ll be telling agencies not to offer me class 2 work.
I agree about the bike licence - they gave me C1 which is pointless as I have C so why not give me A1/A2 as well. I wouldn’t have admitted it otherwise but I was a bit put out. But I am safe in the knowledge I’ll never have to do another driving test now.
(One side thing… which you are not meant to say on here. But I really enjoy driving 99% of the time. I think it’s a fun job. There are times I want to pull my hair out - but I enjoy going to new places and seeing new things. I’d be no good at having a ‘regular run’ but respect those that do. Even if I went back into a normal well-paid job I think I’d be tempted to do the occasional sat/sun/night shift.)
sammym:
(One side thing… which you are not meant to say on here. But I really enjoy driving 99% of the time. I think it’s a fun job.
Oh, no, you’re allowed to say it. We’re just pointing out that if you’re still doing the job in 30 years time, you won’t be saying it then.
Harry Monk:
sammym:
(One side thing… which you are not meant to say on here. But I really enjoy driving 99% of the time. I think it’s a fun job.Oh, no, you’re allowed to say it. We’re just pointing out that if you’re still doing the job in 30 years time, you won’t be saying it then.
not sure quite how to say this, but after 42 years (and some before that on vans and little lorries) i still enjoy the job…but i am on a fairly specialised own account job, it would be a different story if i had to go into piggin RDC’s, i’d last till about 6pm Monday night and jack the bugger in.
Juddian:
Harry Monk:
sammym:
(One side thing… which you are not meant to say on here. But I really enjoy driving 99% of the time. I think it’s a fun job.Oh, no, you’re allowed to say it. We’re just pointing out that if you’re still doing the job in 30 years time, you won’t be saying it then.
SShhhh !
Dont let on why there are drivers past retirement age still at it..... (driving I mean).... If we stop moaning the orrible capitalist boss class will take advantage of our peaceful, good natured, and uncomplaining souls, in order to take adva… ere! ang on a mo`!
^^^^
