Reply to: There are cnuts everywhere!

[original PM]

I have a friend (barmaid at local actually) who works in driving recruitment.

She says it is currently dead - this is in the North West area.

Although it may just be the agency she works for are crap and have no contracts I suppose.

[Archangel]

I was pulled recently by the plod (I think he was miffed because I overtook his scooby in my Jeep on an A road). he said he had pulled me because "you nearly crossed the double white lines". Nearly!. After a bit of a lecture, he let me on my way. twonk.

[dang65]

The wannabe examiner failed me for "almost hitting a kerb". In his words "I didn't think you'd fit through that gap but you did ... was convinced you were going to hit the kerbs".

I asked him if I hit the kerbs and he said no but that wasn't the point. "I didn't think you'd make it." Bloody jobs worth.

Presumably he considered you to have taken an unacceptable risk and failed you on that. Even though you didn't actually have an accident (no doubt through your skill and experience) he was still entitled to assess you as someone who might well have an accident if they carried on driving like that (even though we know that that is absolutely not the case).

It's not dissimilar to being caught by a speed camera and fined when you've actually been speeding on the roads for years and never had a single accident.

[milanbenes]

he he

I knew it was a rubbish argument when I wrote it but thought it was funny to see what the academics would come back with :-)

Milan.

[Sockpuppet]

how can a truck driver self employed

sounds like a good case for ir35

surely you can only drive one truck at a time and therefore only have one client at a time ?

Actually truck driving has been tested and the driver won the IR35 case. Not so many do it now after the MSC legislation as its mostly not worth running a ltd for the savings - unless you have another use for it. B&C even defended a driver in an IR35 case. The IR claimed that him not being able to smoke in the lorry (pre smoking ban) was D&C therefore employment. The bloke drove a petrol tanker.

The driving will probably be for 3 or 4 different companies in a week so can pass the multi client part of IR35. When I'm contracting I can only operate one PC at a time

[Mich the Tester]

how can a truck driver self employed

sounds like a good case for ir35

surely you can only drive one truck at a time and therefore only have one client at a time ?

Milan.

One truck can carry lots of freight originating from lots of sources and destined for lots of places.

According to your idea of ir35 a person who runs a small cake shop would be caught out as he can only sell a cake to one person at a time.

[milanbenes]

how can a truck driver self employed

sounds like a good case for ir35

surely you can only drive one truck at a time and therefore only have one client at a time ?

Milan.

[Sockpuppet]

Sock,

I've been interested in this idea for a while now, can you tell me whats involved in the training/how much.. etc... is there a lot of work about...

2 weeks training. 1 week for you Cat C (rigid lorries) 3-4 days for you Cat C+E (artics)

Both cost about the same to pass at £1500 each.

The work depends where you live. I live in Leicester at the is work, like anything at the moment there is not buckets of it about but there is still some there.

All the agencies at the moment are only taking on skilled engineers and class C+E drivers so shows there is still some demand.

[Liability]

for £140 you are better off contracting with the bigger courier companies that are actually doing well. With overtime can easily take £250 a day

[BoredBloke]

The wannabe examiner failed me for "almost hitting a kerb". In his words "I didn't think you'd fit through that gap but you did ... was convinced you were going to hit the kerbs".

I asked him if I hit the kerbs and he said no but that wasn't the point. "I didn't think you'd make it." Bloody jobs worth.

Is it just me who thinks that is totally wrong. Who cares wht he thought? The fact is, you judged that you could get through and did. That's like saying I thought the lights were about to go red and you didn't stop. Had you actually hit the kerb then his reasoning would have been sound but obviously the distance between the kerbs was greater than the width of the lorry. Tell him to reconsider and if he doesn't park it on him.

[NetwkSupport]

£140 ish for a weekday self employed. Not great. But if I do 4 days a week and have a long weekend it leaves the war chest intact for real doom!

I only have to do 9 days a month to have the bills paid. Certainly could be a lot worse.

I need the licence for my contracting work but it also comes in handy as a nice plan B as well.

Sock,

I've been interested in this idea for a while now, can you tell me whats involved in the training/how much.. etc... is there a lot of work about...

[Sockpuppet]

So how much does a days trucking pay?

£140 ish for a weekday self employed. Not great. But if I do 4 days a week and have a long weekend it leaves the war chest intact for real doom!

I only have to do 9 days a month to have the bills paid. Certainly could be a lot worse.

I need the licence for my contracting work but it also comes in handy as a nice plan B as well.

[EternalOptimist]

I applaude your title SP - I couldn't agree more!! They're flipi1g everywhere!!

having a tough week sally ?

[SallyAnne]

I applaude your title SP - I couldn't agree more!! They're f*cki1g everywhere!!

[Durbs]

So how much does a days trucking pay?