toonarmy Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 hi lads, just a couple of questions, if i get a C&E licensce would this mean i could drive and truck no matter of the wieght, i dont mean like tankers, i mean like the asda trucks. Is it true its harder to get a job if u havnt trained with a company or is there a large demand for hgv drivers, also i got my hgv theory book through, bludie hell its mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 C&E is anything any weight, rigid or artic. Once you have it, you'll never ever be out of stupidly well paid work again you 'may' have to do agency work first, but if you are prepared to work Sat to Wed, £700 a week is easily within reach Dont mind admitting me and Ross got a helping hand getting into ASDA, but they are always recruiting, and they take most sorts on. You have Chepstow and Avonmouth depots close to you dunno what they pay, but here were OTE of 32k, shouldnt think you'll be far off there, and you may well bump into me and Ross now and again . You'll never get paid that money for such an easy job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonarmy Posted January 22, 2005 Author Share Posted January 22, 2005 cheers lee mate, thanx thats a great help, its gonna cost a bomb toget the license though, i belive a real m3 mite be in order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 cheers lee mate, thanx thats a great help, its gonna cost a bomb toget the license though, i belive a real m3 mite be in order<{POST_SNAPBACK}> mine cost about £1800 all in, but its the best thing I have done. Get paid well for a job I absolutely love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-spot Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 driving a huge truck easy?? :o:o i bet its ret hard plus the stress of dealing with all the crap driver out there and sitting in traffic for hours and then at the end of it squeezing into some crazy small space respect the huge truck drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 driving a huge truck easy?? :o:o i bet its ret hard plus the stress of dealing with all the crap driver out there and sitting in traffic for hours and then at the end of it squeezing into some crazy small space respect the huge truck drivers <{POST_SNAPBACK}> tip: work nights yeah, tis daunting at first, but its like you getting into a car and thinking nothing of it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonarmy Posted January 22, 2005 Author Share Posted January 22, 2005 cheers lee mate, thanx thats a great help, its gonna cost a bomb toget the license though, i belive a real m3 mite be in order, how easy mate was it to get the C&E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE W Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 I have priced up that each licence costs £750 in stockport near me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 how easy mate was it to get the C&E<{POST_SNAPBACK}> depends on the individual and the quality of the instrutor I spose same as a car I found it 'fairly' easy, but i'd been doing 7.5t for 3 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonarmy Posted January 22, 2005 Author Share Posted January 22, 2005 im thinking of doing a crash course to get the license Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 im thinking of doing a crash course to get the license<{POST_SNAPBACK}> they all are tbh, its a continuous 5 day course for the rigid then 7 day for the artic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk6 Si Ross Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 im thinking of doing a crash course to get the license<{POST_SNAPBACK}> don't crash!!!!!!! seriously, good luck with it, do a bit of agency in the middle of the licences to start earning whilst you're paying out the fairly large sums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonarmy Posted January 23, 2005 Author Share Posted January 23, 2005 really looking forward to it, i just hate my job at the moment, u never know mite bump into ross and lee, is it true trucks are limited to 56mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk6 Si Ross Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 (edited) is it true trucks are limited to 56mph<{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes!!!! ALL (apart from paddy wagons!) Only ones older than M reg weren't limited and if any firm has trucks that old they shouldn't be in business!!!!! Tis also 40mph on single carigeway!!!! Edited January 23, 2005 by Mk6 Si Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85rob Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 the lorrys was doin more than 56mph on the motorway last saturday, the little 7.5 tonners were flying past me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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