FMBOY:
The RSA witch is the same as Vosa are hounding every haulier and road side checks are common place.
I’ve been driving here 4 years and only seen 2 RSA road side checks to date and never been pulled. Having said that I’m know of a couple places that have had office checks with the RSA just to see if everything is being done right.
the irish government made a promise prior to moving from the punt to the euro, that if the euro fails and they are forced to go back to using the punt, they will get the punt back at the same rate as it was origionally exchanged.
so if you go over there, and the euro fails, your money will be safe.
limeyphil:
the irish government made a promise
The irish goverment made lots of promises 
I wouldnt hold them to it !!!
So how much are virgina offering then the truth still not been told or are you on a promise
limeyphil:
the irish government made a promise prior to moving from the punt to the euro, that if the euro fails and they are forced to go back to using the punt, they will get the punt back at the same rate as it was origionally exchanged.
so if you go over there, and the euro fails, your money will be safe.
I never understood why the Irish (pop.3,000,000) ever needed to dump the £ for the Punt as apart for a small surge in the exchange rate at the start it’s value fell permanently against the £,then to join the Euro was madness as far as I can see.The Irish economy is tied to the UK wether the Paddy’s like it or not and they’ve had nothing but grief since they dumped the £.Stop all the ferry’s running for a month and they would see which side their bread was buttered on alright !! IMO the quicker the Euro collapses the quicker Europe will return to some sort of sanity.Cheers bewick.
berewic:
Big mistake working for an Irish firm.
You may well get a big motor with a big noisy engine but your speed limiter won’t work, you’ll be overweight much of the time, have your route changed to pick up the odd pallet here and there and you’ll be expected to run bent as a matter of course.It amazes me Irish firms are allowed to get off the boat.
480 Volvo with no great noise, shame really as I was hoping for one of them V8 thingys… Over weight? Not with chill, usually 25-35t max unless you get hit with butter. Routes? Always OTT so its up to driver what way he/she goes. Limiter?? Wish mine was higher than the 55mph that it does, make overtaking easier. Run bent? I just run to my cards and have the required weekend rest as well…
What happened in the old skool is long gone, sure there will still be a few (Or more) bad boys but the majority TRY to run as legit as can be.
Well done Berewic, these past 2 statements just show what a Biggoted ■■■■ you are. Tool
Regards
John
I hear the scottish have got running bent covered now.
nedflanders:
The irish goverment made lots of promises
I wouldnt hold them to it !!!
So how much are virgina offering then the truth still not been told or are you on a promise
I am a believer in finding out this information for yourself! Because Switchlogic works for Virginia I will not disclose the offer, how would you like someone to disclose what you earn! There will always be someone on here no matter what you get paid saying they wouldn’t get out of bed for that.
Fileep:
nedflanders:
The irish goverment made lots of promises
I wouldnt hold them to it !!!
So how much are virgina offering then the truth still not been told or are you on a promiseI am a believer in finding out this information for yourself! Because Switchlogic works for Virginia I will not disclose the offer, how would you like someone to disclose what you earn! There will always be someone on here no matter what you get paid saying they wouldn’t get out of bed for that.
there are some on here that think £350 per week is good. that is because they don’t know any different, this is partly due to people keeping earnings to themselves.
i can’t see a problem with posting earnings “good or bad”. it helps naive people find out if they are being screwed.
i do holiday cover for the irish and its all kept 100% legal now. worked for a couple of other irish firms in the past and that was hard work but i think you will find most are keeping it legal now they can not risk or afford getting parked up or fined as for wages it works out after tax all in £100 a day or just under depending on the euro.
Fileep:
nedflanders:
The irish goverment made lots of promises
I wouldnt hold them to it !!!
So how much are virgina offering then the truth still not been told or are you on a promiseI am a believer in finding out this information for yourself! Because Switchlogic works for Virginia I will not disclose the offer, how would you like someone to disclose what you earn! There will always be someone on here no matter what you get paid saying they wouldn’t get out of bed for that.
+1
Quite rightly so, if anybody wants to know let them ring themselves.
limeyphil:
Fileep:
nedflanders:
The irish goverment made lots of promises
I wouldnt hold them to it !!!
So how much are virgina offering then the truth still not been told or are you on a promiseI am a believer in finding out this information for yourself! Because Switchlogic works for Virginia I will not disclose the offer, how would you like someone to disclose what you earn! There will always be someone on here no matter what you get paid saying they wouldn’t get out of bed for that.
there are some on here that think £350 per week is good. that is because they don’t know any different, this is partly due to people keeping earnings to themselves.
i can’t see a problem with posting earnings “good or bad”. it helps naive people find out if they are being screwed.
For once I’ve got to agree. Plus I’m nosey as ■■■■.
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Bewick:
limeyphil:
the irish government made a promise prior to moving from the punt to the euro, that if the euro fails and they are forced to go back to using the punt, they will get the punt back at the same rate as it was origionally exchanged.
so if you go over there, and the euro fails, your money will be safe.I never understood why the Irish (pop.3,000,000) ever needed to dump the £ for the Punt as apart for a small surge in the exchange rate at the start it’s value fell permanently against the £,then to join the Euro was madness as far as I can see.The Irish economy is tied to the UK wether the Paddy’s like it or not and they’ve had nothing but grief since they dumped the £.Stop all the ferry’s running for a month and they would see which side their bread was buttered on alright !! IMO the quicker the Euro collapses the quicker Europe will return to some sort of sanity.Cheers bewick.
One word…Bigot 
spectron:
limeyphil:
Fileep:
nedflanders:
The irish goverment made lots of promises
I wouldnt hold them to it !!!
So how much are virgina offering then the truth still not been told or are you on a promiseI am a believer in finding out this information for yourself! Because Switchlogic works for Virginia I will not disclose the offer, how would you like someone to disclose what you earn! There will always be someone on here no matter what you get paid saying they wouldn’t get out of bed for that.
there are some on here that think £350 per week is good. that is because they don’t know any different, this is partly due to people keeping earnings to themselves.
i can’t see a problem with posting earnings “good or bad”. it helps naive people find out if they are being screwed.For once I’ve got to agree. Plus I’m nosey as [zb].
I also agree, when working, I’ll happily post my earnings or the offer of a job will include earnings, like when someone asked about Maritime or Turners, I’ll give any info I can to help.
I think it also helps the company, as someone who thinks the wages are too ■■■■ to work for won’t then apply, meaning less applications to ream through and less wasted time making job offers to someone who then says “nah mate, can’t work for that wage”…
Bewick:
limeyphil:
the irish government made a promise prior to moving from the punt to the euro, that if the euro fails and they are forced to go back to using the punt, they will get the punt back at the same rate as it was origionally exchanged.
so if you go over there, and the euro fails, your money will be safe.I never understood why the Irish (pop.3,000,000) ever needed to dump the £ for the Punt as apart for a small surge in the exchange rate at the start it’s value fell permanently against the £,then to join the Euro was madness as far as I can see.The Irish economy is tied to the UK wether the Paddy’s like it or not and they’ve had nothing but grief since they dumped the £.Stop all the ferry’s running for a month and they would see which side their bread was buttered on alright !! IMO the quicker the Euro collapses the quicker Europe will return to some sort of sanity.Cheers bewick.
take your head out of your arse, the uk is in a such a great state of affairs isnt it,and are you forgetting all the irish companys that kept/keep alot of us londoners/english in work for years paying good wages,.stop the ferry’s for a month lol you really should think before typing because that is a f**king stupid statement to make,youd soon be moaning if every irish company in the uk shut its doors for a month to its english drivers wouldnt you.as for irish firms dont use limiters stop talking ■■■■■■■■■ wont last working in ireland nowdays if you run bent you’ll get the boot asap,fact, things have changed here an awful lot,you’ll still get drivers doing it, just the same as you get drivers/firms running bent in the u.k. but we all forget mention that eh,oh i forgot nobody run’s bent over there do they,ive worked in the game 26yrs and worked in the u.k. and ireland, ive never been asked to run bent over here, but done plenty for u.k. firms tho
Fileep:
I had a telephone interview yesterday with Virginia, I have to sort 2 days DCPC out and I’ve got a job waiting(not sure I want it though), he states that you are supposed to have 1 day DCPC per year upto 2014, theres me thinking it didn’t matter as long as you had it before the cut off date in 2014!! However, during the interview he was saying I have to have an irish bank account and & address(which they will supply)! are there any pitfalls to this? will I lose out transferring to sterling? Any help appreciated.
Personally I would forget this company they are looking for drivers because about five left in one hit! It’s a fact when you start at this company you have to sign a handbook that basically gets them out of paying for anything they feel they should’nt, it’s like some sort of disclaimer that is weighted very much in their favour & is about 10 pages long!
Remember one thing, They pay less than the minimum wage, about €80 per day, plus expenses which of course isn’t taxable so you shouldn’t count it as part of a ‘wage’.
Plus whether you have an Irish Bank Account or not if the likes of a Mortgage is paid from an English account & you have to transfer your Irish funds across to cover this for instance, there is no way around taking about a -20% hit on your money.
The exchange at this time is about €1 = £0.80 + any charges your Bank may put on … So your €80 per day now becomes in real terms £64 per day!
These lads that run Vaginia Transport have nothing to learn believe me!
colin18wheels:
Fileep:
I had a telephone interview yesterday with Virginia, I have to sort 2 days DCPC out and I’ve got a job waiting(not sure I want it though), he states that you are supposed to have 1 day DCPC per year upto 2014, theres me thinking it didn’t matter as long as you had it before the cut off date in 2014!! However, during the interview he was saying I have to have an irish bank account and & address(which they will supply)! are there any pitfalls to this? will I lose out transferring to sterling? Any help appreciated.Personally I would forget this company they are looking for drivers because about five left in one hit! It’s a fact when you start at this company you have to sign a handbook that basically gets them out of paying for anything they feel they should’nt, it’s like some sort of disclaimer that is weighted very much in their favour & is about 10 pages long!
Remember one thing, They pay less than the minimum wage, about €80 per day, plus expenses which of course isn’t taxable so you shouldn’t count it as part of a ‘wage’.
Plus whether you have an Irish Bank Account or not if the likes of a Mortgage is paid from an English account & you have to transfer your Irish funds across to cover this for instance, there is no way around taking about a -20% hit on your money.
The exchange at this time is about €1 = £0.80 + any charges your Bank may put on … So your €80 per day now becomes in real terms £64 per day!
These lads that run Vaginia Transport have nothing to learn believe me!
Why would money in your pocket not be counted as wages? All I care about is how much I get st the end of the week and how much I’ve done four it. Who cares if the wages are £1 per hour if the allowances are £80/day?
mrx:
colin18wheels:
Fileep:
I had a telephone interview yesterday with Virginia, I have to sort 2 days DCPC out and I’ve got a job waiting(not sure I want it though), he states that you are supposed to have 1 day DCPC per year upto 2014, theres me thinking it didn’t matter as long as you had it before the cut off date in 2014!! However, during the interview he was saying I have to have an irish bank account and & address(which they will supply)! are there any pitfalls to this? will I lose out transferring to sterling? Any help appreciated.Personally I would forget this company they are looking for drivers because about five left in one hit! It’s a fact when you start at this company you have to sign a handbook that basically gets them out of paying for anything they feel they should’nt, it’s like some sort of disclaimer that is weighted very much in their favour & is about 10 pages long!
Remember one thing, They pay less than the minimum wage, about €80 per day, plus expenses which of course isn’t taxable so you shouldn’t count it as part of a ‘wage’.
Plus whether you have an Irish Bank Account or not if the likes of a Mortgage is paid from an English account & you have to transfer your Irish funds across to cover this for instance, there is no way around taking about a -20% hit on your money.
The exchange at this time is about €1 = £0.80 + any charges your Bank may put on … So your €80 per day now becomes in real terms £64 per day!
These lads that run Vaginia Transport have nothing to learn believe me!Why would money in your pocket not be counted as wages? All I care about is how much I get st the end of the week and how much I’ve done four it. Who cares if the wages are £1 per hour if the allowances are £80/day?
Hmm, Maybe you had better leave the thinking to those more qualified than yourself!
Allowances, or out of pocket expenses as they are better known are exactly what they say, which is money you have already laid out for meals, showers, maybe an odd drink, putting up with sleeping in a tin box instead of your own bed, etc, etc.
So it’s not about what you take home, it’s about ‘WHAT IT’S COST YOU’ to earn your take home pay …
So in real terms if you take home £400 & you have spent £75 on different things through the week, you have only made £325 … Doh!
Like I said in my previous post, “These lads that run Virginia have nothing to learn!”
Plus they CANNOT get Irish lads to drive for them.
So thats why the gordon ramsey of TN managed to find a job