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Transfering from postman to lgv driver ?

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Transfering from postman to lgv driver ?

Post by newboy23 »

Hi I have recently passed my class 1 and now want to try and get a transfer so i can use it, whats the best way of going about it, should i go to the office i want to try and get a transfer to ? , I have tried asking my DOM but hes bloody useless
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Yep go to the office and keep looking online as well.
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Re: Transfering from postman to lgv driver ?

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Do you have your cpc too?

Best advice is find out where your nearest distribution/logistics hub is and find out who is the traffic manager or similar.
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Yes I have full CPC and my nearest hub would be Medway but im pretty sure the artics don't run out of there ?
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They'll be 7.5 tonners based at Medway, the nearest depot for artics to you is likely to be PRDC
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Re: Transfering from postman to lgv driver ?

Post by rainbowwarrior72 »

There is a RDC at Rochester where they run artics out of. Also Gatwick/Croydon have Artic Hubs
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Re: Transfering from postman to lgv driver ?

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try HWDC
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Re: Transfering from postman to lgv driver ?

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Don't bother mate the jobs getting worse after 30 years have work with this lot I'm on the eg de stay were you are
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forestbodd wrote:Don't bother mate the jobs getting worse after 30 years have work with this lot I'm on the eg de stay were you are
It what way is it getting worse mate ?
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I would be intrested aswell
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That said there is a shortage of Class 1 drivers, in fact nationally we are 45,000 down, not just Royal Mail throughout the haulage industry, I'm sure somebody will snap your arm off at one of the depots.
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NWpostie wrote:That said there is a shortage of Class 1 drivers, in fact nationally we are 45,000 down, not just Royal Mail throughout the haulage industry, I'm sure somebody will snap your arm off at one of the depots.
How do you drive an artic with one arm ? :wink:
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Pinky 1 wrote:
NWpostie wrote:That said there is a shortage of Class 1 drivers, in fact nationally we are 45,000 down, not just Royal Mail throughout the haulage industry, I'm sure somebody will snap your arm off at one of the depots.
How do you drive an artic with one arm ? :wink:
Walked into that one lol :chuckle
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Re: Transfering from postman to lgv driver ?

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Dont do it !! ....... the job is a nightmare, traffic, shift patterns are diabolical, weekend working and ongoing training, VOSa, Dft and the old bill all out to shaft you at the first chance.
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Re: Transfering from postman to lgv driver ?

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UKGh0sT wrote:Dont do it !! ....... the job is a nightmare, traffic, shift patterns are diabolical, weekend working and ongoing training, VOSa, Dft and the old bill all out to shaft you at the first chance.
Exactly,thats why I left after driving artics for over 15 years,to easy to lose your licence in one day without even knowing,just ask yourself the question before you do it;Why do they need so many Class 1 drivers!!
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