Jamo

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I passed my hgv class 2 today, and I have to say its the most difficult thing to date that I have ever done

anyone know of any jobs going?

Jamo

Dazza01

Well done mate

Jamo

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cheers dazza

richie001

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WELL DONE MATE
I was thinking about doing hgv myself but it cost to much & the company i work for won't pay.

Jamo

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not cheap mate, and it took me 3 times, and at £250 a pop its

Alas

Well done - my brother in law did it and said was really difficult.

Jamo

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I failed the first time for selecting the wrong gear!! thats how keen they are. most definatly the hardest thing I have ever done!

Jamjar

well done mate, all thats left now is class 1

Jamo

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not for a long time!!

Jamjar

don't blame you, i did mine 4 weeks after i passed my class 2, far too stressful going back to having lessons again so soon

Ray_li

Well done

how much are the lessons and how many hours does it take?

Jamo

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not cheap mate

I did 5 days lessons at around 5 hours a day, that came to around £900. the test equivalates (sp) to around £250 a pop, £85 for the test and the rest in lessons/fuel.

its a great feeling passing, I cannot describe it

OllyK

Well done, now get your C+E and become a proper trucker

OllyK

Not sure about jobs in Derbyshire, there is Heanor Heavy Haulage but you'd need C+E and some experience for them. If you don't mind travelling there's ETS in Loughborough, but the boss Phil Elliott is not the best to work for. Otherwise there is Widdowsons in Leicester if you want to work for a largish firm. The other alternatives include finding a small firm, maybe S&J in Melton and do their local pickups for European groupage.

Ray_li

Is the money with HGV class 1?

OllyK

Depends what you mean by money, but you will in general get more for C+E than C (you need a higher level of training for a start). Doing continental work usually pays more than UK and if you want silly money, do Iraq by road and such.

Ray_li

What does C+E stand for please?

tmo

well done amigo

OllyK

It's just the classification system used on licenses these days. C is heavy goods vehicle over 7.5 Tonnes, C+E is with trailer - so artic basically.

A = Motor cycle
B = Car
C = HGV
D = PSV

You can obviously then get the +E on them as well

Ray_li

Whats is like being a HGV driver?

Must be long hours and away from the family alot.

OllyK

It depends on the type of work you do. You can drive 9 hours a day (it's a bit more complex than that with tachos but that'll do as a rough guide), if you do UK work, then it's probably no worse than any other job, if you're doing loads out to Iraq, then you're going to be away for 2-3 months at a time, but you'll probably earn £1,000 per week net or more.

I have a C+E license but I don't drive for a living, I used to work for a haulage firm in the office and was a DROPS operator in the RLC TA.

Jamo

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got an interview with coca cola on tuesday the money is very very good!!! wish me luck

4x4chris

i would never EVER work in Iraq... sod that, not for ten times the money.
The risk of getting my head chopped off with a pen knife kind of out weighs the benefits the money brings me thinks...

:|

Leslie

Well done, you are entitled to feel a bit proud

Les

richie001

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GOOD LUCK

GC8

Good luck fella