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Agency is good to try out different jobs and companies as well as get the experience. You never know one might offer you full time work as well.

@@SKODA8 it's only unhealthy if you make it. You can eat well, exercise etc just people choose not to. Bit I get what you mean for other aspects, it can be lonely for some etc

@nanoreefer1622 my neighbour does the same, he's also our binman. 🤣🤣

Mate, where on earth are you living? Please don't work for £12 an hour as thats what Mcdonalds are paying their staff now.

@sleepercell9926 South West. They do advertise higher wages, but don't tell people if you ain't PAYE you have to pay for your own taxes, etc, then some offer PAYE on a much less rate. There are decent roles with companies, and no one wants to know Even ones who take on new drivers have given me a knockback I'd say it's a me issue but I only got one interview and they even told me they made a mistake and to reapply. I would turn up to some companies with a C.V, but I do long-distance driving and have to plan ahead, not even enough hours in the day when you don't require a card hence why I want to do something more regulated.

@Nurlechaffeur easy... 3 x 15 hour days and 2 x 13 hour days that should come to 71 hours across the week.

@ So what happened to the maximum working week of 60 hours.

@Nurlechaffeur that is only driving and working time. breaks don't count towards that, so if you paid for all the hour you do on shift including breaks you can be paid for more. If you boss wanted to he could technically pay you for 24hrs a day, as long as your not actually working more than the average.

@@PiotrstrashcanŚmietnikPiotra the tax free night allowance is if you're sleeping in your truck during the night or day if you a night shift worker. The amount that is tax free is £26.20 anything more than that you will pay tax on the difference. Maxing your hours means you do your 3, 15hr days as well as your 13 hour days. If only good if your paid per hour or get overtime after a certain amount of hours. If your being paid a day rate or salary you'll ideally want to get your day over and done with as quick as possible because there is no financial gain for taking longer.

@PiotrstrashcanŚmietnikPiotra to add to that, some drivers ferries, containers will use poa to gain hours. Some companies will pay you a night out but insist you do not park in services. You have to use a layby. If you choose to park in a services you pay for it, they don't. Yet another cheap trick. Good companies will pay night out money and also pay secure parking.

@@williambeard5526 very true. I made a video about tips for new drivers and the most important one I think was saying no to things you couldn't or wouldn't do and not being afraid to do say it.

@AshleyHaleUK it is hard for new drivers. My friend is 2.5yrs in, tramped for all of it. He's now 3 weeks into a job at my old company on a fuel tanker. Earns more money, home every night, likes the work and I personally know it's a decent company. He could work with me earning a lot more but he is happy with the lot he has. So many bad companies that get away with the stuff they do because people won't stand up for themselves or together. I wouldn't work for any company that employs tactics like above, cameras in cab, pushed to do more at last minute, unreasonable unrealistic targets. Employees stand together and moan about the conditions but do nothing about it. All walk out together at the same time, and you'll see things chnage instantly. 2 many good, willing drivers torn apart by tin pot firms.

@@AshleyHaleUK we recently were in the red zone (high winds), I was supposed to come to work on that day and take a lorry out quite far away.... I have only been with this company a month, it's my first Hgv job but I refused to do that and told them I am not coming... there was a big drama about that but I won't change my mind... if they don't like it they can get rid of me... I am fed up with trying to be loyal to company I work for... I now care about myself, what I can learn from them and how much will they pay for my time and how will they treat me.... but I definitely won't think twice if they start taking the piss....

​@PiotrstrashcanŚmietnikPiotra all drivers should remember 1 key piece of information. You the driver are responsible for that vehicle. Not the muppet in the office who says its only that far or my computer says you have time. The police and vosa will prosecute you the driver and the company will say why did you do that. Always protect yourself and YOUR licence.

th-cam.com/video/uH4rP-Kc3tA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MkB8gyD12cHYniSW Check out my latest video on wages. Hopefully it helps.

@@Tom_Tabbing sound good. Is it always the same depot you go to or different ones each night, could get repetitive.

this is the job I would love to do but how do you get this kind of job? here they advertise through agency....

Aspects of every job can be shit. £3k for my license and I more than doubled my earning for the occasional inconvenience. The 'point' of this video is that I'm not tired and could easily drive home but the rules mean I can't and in my opinion going home would be better for my rest than sleeping in a layby.

@ I get that & I hear you! Thanks for the reply 🫡

Where in uk are you from? I’m SE London and have been eyeing up the HGV world for a while! Just it’s a lot of money if I should NOT pass 😳

Hampshire. It is alot of money if you don't pass, finding a good instructor is key. They shouldn't put you for the test if they think you'll fail. It just depends how quickly you pick it up. It would be more expensive to do c the c+e but that can help because there is 'less' to worry about.

@ when u say how quickly you pick it up, your referring to the driving and moving around of the Lorry yes? If so that’s not at all the bits that worry me it’s the theory that has me worried 😳

@@Fiery-venom99 thats good to know, thanks for sharing!

@xite0069 I did tippers years ago. Paid on a day rate 🤣🤣🤣 £110. I could live with that wage at the time for a 10hr day. So I thought. Maxed hrs constantly. After not getting back to the yard on a 15, he came to pick me up in the works van so he could drive the wagon back (no i shouldn't be driving the works van). As soon as he got back to the yard, he got my notice. Onwards I went. Already had ADR from doing Bitumen. Got a job on fuel, loved every minute. Now earn over 50k for four 9hr days. 10 wks off a year, work life balance is brilliant. I'm not saying ADR is the way to go, just find a happy balance.

@williambeard5526 yea, that's how it is for me some days. Guarantee every week I do my 3 15s and 2 10s. Absolutely exhausted by the time I get home and no sooner does the weekend start then I'm off to work again Monday morning. Terrible work/life balance. Sounds like a good crack on the fuel though.

@@xite0069 people think fuel is the top tier. It used to be but Hoyer screwed the industry. For me it's not about the job. It's the work, workload. I used to do 60hrs a wk on Bitumen, nights out etc. Could earn 1600 a wk but had no home life. It depends on what you need to earn and what you will do to get it. My old company was 25 basic when I started, 4 days a week. Mon to Thurs, tue to Fri. OT when I wanted it. Hardly spoke to the office. Driving a 12t tanker all over the Yorkshire dales. Probably doing 32k max per year. Loving life. Rate went up to 14.50 for said 12t tanker, still in the Yorkshire dales. Not 12.50 sat on the M5 wondering which lay-by you gonna sleep in after you have dealt with all the expert car drivers. Moved house, needed more money. Left that company and started move bricks on wagon and drag. Great job but company started to just a little to much, left there, now work class 1 fuel in Manchester. Good job. Nice work. 4 days. Shifts. 10wks off a year. 9hr days and lates. Earn very good money. I see people in the same job for yrs and yrs. Never happy but won't move to fields new. Ps. I haven't done a 15 for about 9yrs. 🫢🫢🤣🤣

Glad it was helpful!

Congratulations. Let us know how you get on job hunting!

Write a 2 page CV with a cover letter. Send it to the transport manager of every company with a radius of where you live. Apart from known bad ones of course. Some will keep it for the future, some won't. One of my best jobs had my CV for 8 months before they called me. Spent 5 excellent years at that company, my friend has just done his 3rd week at the same company. Good luck. 👍

@@emanuel1940 experience will be down to insurance. Thats the trouble for some companies. Tipper work is good, I know a few people who do it. Spend most of your time driving.

Agency work may be helpful... I'm new driver too... couldn't find class 1 (not much in my area taking on new drivers) got started doing class 2 work... which enabled me to get experience.

@emanuel1940 apply, apply, apply. For anything at first no matter what it is. Just to get the start and jump ship as soon as you find anything better. A company may have a driver they want rid of, but will struggle to replace for various reasons. It's only a no at the end of the day.

I’ve been on road 4 years now and trust me HGV is shocking most places you go to talk to you like SHIT Then you have got todo a load of hrs to get good money so yes no LIFE I tramp out all week and take home £900 aweek and that’s in South Yorkshire The perks of my job is u see a lot of nice different places plus keeps me away from the wife 😊 Anyway all the best for your new career 👍

HGV driving isn’t good money when you factor in the actual hours worked. It’s a terrible occupation with harsh conditions. Your work becomes your life, taking a toll on both your physical and mental health. Every single workplace treats you with no respect, undermines your intelligence, and uses you as a scapegoat for anything that goes wrong, including late deliveries and accidents. 12 to 15hrs 5 days a week on average 60 to 65 hrs a week: It’s little more than £15 p/h

@@paulmurphy2234 can't sit the same course 5 times anymore, the only one you can do twice in the 5 years is driving hours.

@@markq1 that would mean I have to do more work than sleeping on a loading bay while the container is emptied???

@AshleyHaleUK That is true. When I was on general haulage, I got loads on sleep during the day on loading bays. On tankers, you are knackered after work, but you're home every night. Some days, you're only working 7/8 hours but still get paid your guaranteed salary. Full sick pay and more paid holidays. It's definitely worth considering it.

@markq1 I'm doing plant machines now, guaranteed 10hrs each day most of the time do 6-7 and home every day, much better in some respects but I do occasionally miss the tramping

@@emjr369 simple... Views 🤣

@markwilliams5654 thats not going to happen in my lifetime im sure.

Not trying to my nosey but just wanted a rough estimate

Check out the rest of the channel, Ashley's done load of videos on the haulage industry

Thank you Ashley it makes me mad when a few bellends call me a liar about how much money I earned in the 80s 90s and 2000s I'm sad to say that all our earners and free reign ended with trackers and digital tachos and then in cab cameras to do what we wanted back then and as long as we did our daily work sheet the old paddy ☘️ owner let us do what we wanted within reason ? These young wagon drivers should look up to old school drivers like we were for having a scam and actually earning money it all finished with digital tachos and in cab cameras ? I would do anything to live that life again ? And all the characters I met were all good people we backed each other up if one of us was in trouble

I edited my comment I missed bits out cos I'm wound up lying my arse ? I have probably never lied in my life ( apart from lying to the missus wanting to know where I am 😆🍻🍺

It should cost £7000 to get your licence unless you fail test multiple times. It's as easy as you find it, some people it's just clicks and they find it easy, others it takes longer.

I just went from car to Artic license, funded all myself (including CPC) little under £5k all in, that's for 45hrs on road + fees as of 2024, based in the North of England. Passed reversing test first time, failed on road test first time, switched schools and nailed it second time so you could do it cheaper. Going car to Artic was a learning curve but it's not rocket science, and you skip all the steps in-between and get all your rigid licenses as well in one go. Trying to find something half decent as a newbie is a pain but that's the same in any industry. I've turned down a couple of shit offers but if the coffers run dry I might have to suck it up for 6 months to get some experience on my CV. Is what it is, if there was a better way everyone would be doing it.

Do you mean app?

@@AshleyHaleUK app or book wich is better sr ?

@@mehmetylmaz-ru3sl I used an app. Much more convenient. And it can track what questions you've not been given etc

@@AshleyHaleUK which app did you use?

@mehmetylmaz-ru3sl play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.focusmm.DTSComboLGV this one. I don't have a link for iPhone unfortunately

@@lumpygravy38 not me, I say no to things like that, if I don't want to do it I'll just say no.

@AshleyHaleUK Agreed. You have to ! Consequences being you fall out of favour and there's always some kiss ass willing to do as they are told.

That's the trouble with doing this kind of work. When I was a tramper my bedding when up on the top bunk out the way all day. Now I'm a day driver I'm rarely on the bed. Still take it off and wash it every couple of days though.

Did u passed

You would only be able to do 1, 7 hour course a day. If you do the new 3.5 hour course that would be 2 in the day but still obviously only 7 hours total.

@@Ciaran_04 You're welcome