the_stig 6,614 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 We're supposed to be going on holiday to Scotland in a week. 420 miles to Glencoe, towing our caravan. :( get yourself to proctors at barrow on soar ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,260 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 We're supposed to be going on holiday to Scotland in a week. 420 miles to Glencoe, towing our caravan. :( ££££££££ 21-25 MPG :( at least the midges wont be out go and enjoy it atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ossie n Arch 1,683 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 We're supposed to be going on holiday to Scotland in a week. 420 miles to Glencoe, towing our caravan. :( get yourself to proctors at barrow on soar ... Thanks, but no thanks. Always thought it looked a dump when I passed it. Did some work on their leccy supply a while back and now I know it's a dump. Sorry if your the owner like.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ossie n Arch 1,683 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 We're supposed to be going on holiday to Scotland in a week. 420 miles to Glencoe, towing our caravan. :( ££££££££ 21-25 MPG :( at least the midges wont be out go and enjoy it atb Cheers, Went for Easter last year, 10 days in Killin. One half day of rain, shorts the rest. Love it up there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,260 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Its on the tv just now its a joke panic buying thats all it is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 We're supposed to be going on holiday to Scotland in a week. 420 miles to Glencoe, towing our caravan. :( get yourself to proctors at barrow on soar ... Thanks, but no thanks. Always thought it looked a dump when I passed it. Did some work on their leccy supply a while back and now I know it's a dump. Sorry if your the owner like.......... your right tiz a dump -- i dont own it done rabbit and rats thr a few year back ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SINDASOX 256 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 where i have been working is a 150 mile round trip...which cost's me around £50 and that is in a car that does around 45/50 MPG. I cant fathom that out fella, you get 50MPG.....and your'e round trip is 150 miles, so thats 3 gallons, how does 3 gallons cost £50. SINDASOX.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigyboy 1,274 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 45k a year for driving a tanker and theyre striking sack the lot of the ungrateful kunts what about the lads and lasses driving wagons full of soldiers and arms around afghanistan,i bet theyre not on 45k 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 45k a year for driving a tanker and theyre striking sack the lot of the ungrateful kunts what about the lads and lasses driving wagons full of soldiers and arms around afghanistan,i bet theyre not on 45k maybe just maybe if we all stood up for our rights the country would`nt be in the state its in under paid over taxed pension age going up bla bla bla maybe just maybe ... what about if everyone went on strike and protested over high taxes and vat .. if thr on 45k a year good fecking luck to em 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,519 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 same old tory shite miners were on a grand a week back in 84 thats 52 grand ayear thats 28 yrs since,unless the tory media were lieing eh so 45 a years not that much eh,you were only told how much they were getting to cause division and its worked greedy basxards ect .Most people could do it just pass your HGV AND CRACK ON 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cookiemonsterandmerlin Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 45K a woundnt get out of bed for that much prefer beneifits and running my dogz ever day On a more sensiable note 45k is a fair wage but they do have all the health @ saftey risks of going to garages and eating all them snacks from the garage which must do nowt for your body. ATB Cookie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOPPER 1,809 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 plenty of chip oil down costco its cheaper than derv anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticJock 539 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 A driver said yesterday the problem is that agencies are hiring guys without the proper qualifications, paying less so getting most of the jobs from the bigger oil companies. I think they're using h+s as a cover, they're really just worried about the influx of underqualified drivers so want the bar set a bit higher. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxfan 479 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Taken from comments in the Daily Telegraph. "Firstly I'd like to “come out” and admit that I'm a tanker driver. No. I don't earn 45K / year for a 37 hour week, but if I ever find out where that contract is, rest assured, I'll be applying for it. My reasons for writing this are purely to give the point of view of the average guy who just happens to be employed to deliver fuel in the UK.Much of the Governments disagreement with my Union and ultimately, therefore, with me, seems to centre on the myth that Unite is engineering this dispute and that somehow they have coerced, cajoled or otherwise coaxed me into taking strike action for their own beastly ends of bringing down the Coalition Government. This is simply untrue and, to be quite honest, rather insulting. The sector of Unite that I belong to is governed by the Oil Trades Committee. A rather grand title for a democratically elected body made up of, guess who?, yes, it's tanker drivers just like me. They have responded only to the concerns raised by the members. Len McCluskey didn't tell me what to vote for, what to think or what action to take, I told him what I wanted via the Oil Trades Committee.So exactly what are the concerns I'm talking about. One thing it isn't about is asking for any more money, which is why I found it strange that our beloved and unbiased BBC saw fit to tell the world what I earn and even then couldn't be bothered to find out if it was factual.Speaking for myself, safety and training are the paramount issues I want to see addressed. At the moment, this is all controlled by the hauliers under the direction of the oil companies. I don't really consider that a good idea, when you have hauliers desperately trying to cut costs to gain or keep contracts from companies with, let's face it, not particularly good records when it comes to safety. To qualify that, I'd remind you of Piper Alpha, Buncefield, The Gulf of Mexico and so on. As for environmental safety, if you want to see how responsible these companies really are, just Google images of the Niger Delta where, according to some estimates, the equivalent of the Exxon Valdiz spill has been poured into it every year for the past 50 years. In order to maintain and preferably raise standards of safety and training, I believe that we need a Government backed accreditation body that is completely independent of these companies to oversee qualifications within our industry.Secondly, contracts are usually awarded to hauliers on 3 or 5 year terms. I want to ensure that when my existing employer loses their contract, which they undoubtedly will at some point, my pension is safe. I want a pension that can be transported to my new employer and not have to be frozen. I know drivers in this industry who have amassed six pensions whilst delivering on behalf of the same fuel company! I'm only asking for a little dignity upon retirement. Is it wrong to expect this from companies that make many billions of pounds in profits.Thirdly, I'm a bit disheartened to see a “good job” being decimated by undue pressures being put on drivers to complete all their deliveries or take a financial penalty or even undergo the humiliation of disciplinary procedures for failing to do so most often for genuine reasons. I'm fed up with contracted hauliers trying to cut costs by attacking the only thing they can, that's me and my terms and conditions of employment and those of the many others just like me in this industry. I'm fed up with seeing cut-price contractors getting a foothold by attacking all those things mentioned above, with the endorsement of the oil companies. Right now, the Hauliers that brag of their high wages and wonderful terms of employment are introducing the “white fleets” on lower wages, different terms and conditions of employment, (for different read lesser), and lower standards all round. Do I want to see these drivers out of work?, absolutely not. I want to see the oil companies impose a set of minimum standards for the employment of all fuel tanker drivers working on their behalf and let's be honest here, it's not like they can't afford it, is it? All of these costs are just a minuscule drop in the large ocean of massive profits.On a final note, Mr Cameron doesn't want me to strike. Well, I don't want to either, but I will if my employers won't listen to what I have to say. By the way, Mr Cameron, when you said that this dispute was “unjustifed”, I'd like to remind you that 74% of us said “yes”. If I remember rightly, you're governing this country with only 36% of the national vote. Which of us really has the justification to speak out?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) where i have been working is a 150 mile round trip...which cost's me around £50 and that is in a car that does around 45/50 MPG. I cant fathom that out fella, you get 50MPG.....and your'e round trip is 150 miles, so thats 3 gallons, how does 3 gallons cost £50. SINDASOX.... Sorry i doubled the diesel price for some reason.. ...it must be a age thing 24/25 quid is what i should of put.. Edited March 30, 2012 by Millet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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