Becoming a HGV driver (connor)
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From: Conor on 10 Dec 2006 08:20 In article <D%Qeh.14265$k74.12905(a)text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, PC Paul says... > Conor wrote: > > In article <jdDeh.946$xm1.169(a)newsfe1-win.ntli.net>, MrBitsy says... > > > >> 15 hours means about 10 lessons due to the travelling between > >> lessons - I don't do it everyday. > >> > > With a 30% loss in earnings, you don't want to be. > > > > My instructor used to have the pupil drive to the location of the next > > pupil and pick them up. They'd swap over and the just picked up pupil > > would drive the other home thus ensuring everyone got their full hour > > and he had no downtime travelling from customer to customer. He used > > to use the time on the journey home for the pupil who's lesson had > > just finished to allow them to observe another pupil and spot the > > mistakes. > > > > Just a thought... > > Sounds like a good plan, I just wonder what the insurance situation is with > having a passenger while a learner is being taught? > No different. Many schools do 2 up on block bookings. -- Conor The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
From: Conor on 10 Dec 2006 08:20 In article <1165746712.551518.291750(a)n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>, NM says... > Also you cannot go on > to the road until you have passed a vehicle handling test, bit like the > part one bike test. That would be a good thing to adopt here. You might just have a good point there. -- Conor The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
From: SteveH on 10 Dec 2006 08:40 Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'd have expected a supposed European company which is a market leader > > > with internationally recognised brands, which I doubt you'll tell us > > > what they are, to do a bit better than 10BN Euros. > > > > Of the companies we work with, or have been negotiating with, only > > Tesco, Asda and Sainsburys are bigger. > > > <snip> > > I guess I was right when I said you'd not tell us what the brands are. > Guess it's top secret is it Steve? I'm keeping usenet and my business activities completely separate these days. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: SteveH on 10 Dec 2006 08:41 Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In article <1165746712.551518.291750(a)n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>, NM > says... > > Also you cannot go on > > to the road until you have passed a vehicle handling test, bit like the > > part one bike test. That would be a good thing to adopt here. > > You might just have a good point there. Apart from the fact that there is no part one test anymore. Hasn't been for well over a decade. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: Conor on 10 Dec 2006 08:49
In article <1hq4tym.1lkcb9710ltoetN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH says... > > I guess I was right when I said you'd not tell us what the brands are. > > Guess it's top secret is it Steve? > > I'm keeping usenet and my business activities completely separate these > days. > ROFLMAO. Your refusal to provide proof noted. Guess they were right about you being a supermarket shelf filler. -- Conor The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us. |