How long have you been riding

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so stanley. what 'bike' do I look out for next week then?
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Blue wrote:so stanley. what 'bike' do I look out for next week then?
It's between us.

Any correspondance now should be done by PM.
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you havent told me on PM. I guessing if anything it's a moto guzzi :wink: :lol:
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Blue wrote:you havent told me on PM. I guessing if anything it's a moto guzzi :wink: :lol:
Because you didn't ask me by PM you plank - and no, it'll be an RF900 I've just finished building :D

Anyway, stop broadcasting it.

Let's keep it personal and via PM's OK ?
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Stately wrote:What I'm questioning is weather or not a company would employ drivers at such a young age for this kind of work, but hey, I don;t know but you can be sure that by the end of next week I will because I'm going to be doing a lot of research on this :D
Stately, don't you think that this sort of behaviour is a bit extreme??? :shock:

But, if you are going to insist on spending a week researching this to make a point - remember that the issue was whether 17 years ago would a company have employed a 21 year driver or would insurance costs have made this prohibitive - so there wont be much point researching the current position with companies employing 21 year olds.. :|
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Stately wrote:Let's keep it personal and via PM's OK ?
As much as it's flattering stanley. Your love for me won't work. You see i'm straight :lol: Oh and as your soooo tough on PM just be aware I know a man that used to ride the Black Window and lived :lol: :lol:
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billinom8s wrote:
Blue wrote:You have a PM that says 10am next sunday at Exeter Services . Why so secretive Stanley. I just wont fancy you :lol:

ooooooooo i can make that, can i come along on your challenge please blue, i want stanleys autograph :D :D :D




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Blue wrote:
Stately wrote:Let's keep it personal and via PM's OK ?
As much as it's flattering stanley. Your love for me won't work. You see i'm straight :lol: Oh and as your soooo tough on PM just be aware I know a man that used to ride the Black Window and lived :lol: :lol:
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Stately wrote: it'll be an RF900 I've just finished building :D
Wow That's an amazing job you've done there. Why did it need rebuilding. You smash it up again. :lol:

Actually I have seen you around on it with you mates and I even took a photo of you.


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Blue wrote:
Stately wrote: it'll be an RF900 I've just finished building :D
Wow That's an amazing job you've done there. Why did it need rebuilding. You smash it up again. :lol:

Actually I have seen you around on it with you mates and I even took a photo of you.


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Blue wrote:Wow That's an amazing job you've done there. Why did it need rebuilding. You smash it up again. :lol:
Actually I have seen you around on it with you mates and I even took a photo of you.
I bought it as a write off.

It's been a year of hard work, re-building it from the ground up, sourcing used parts etc. but the end result was worth it.

You see Blue it's something us bikers do, the mechanical stuff, which I doubt is something you're capable of :D

I bet your Firestrom goes back to the shop just for an oil change :lol:
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Stately wrote: You seem to have misunderstood my post.

I am fully aware that 22 years old is an age at which a driver can qualify, and work in the industry.

What I'm questioning is weather or not a company would employ drivers at such a young age for this kind of work, but hey, I don;t know but you can be sure that by the end of next week I will because I'm going to be doing a lot of research on this :D
Like i said, you might want to take a look here http://www.skillsforlogistics.org/en/in ... ining/yds/
If there was no market for drivers in this age group then why bother getting a government backed scheme to provide drivers in this age group. Also the age at which a driver can qualify is 21 for Classes C and C+E and 18 for class C1 and C1+E so your awareness isn't as full as you would like to think. Personally if i had a tractor unit and trailer loaded and waiting to go and the only option was to send out a newly qualified young driver then you have to make the choice leave it parked up and lose money and perhaps customers or send it and i would send it everytime. Keeping the customer happy is the only thing that matters in the haulage business.........
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Johnnyb wrote:Like i said, you might want to take a look here http://www.skillsforlogistics.org/en/in ... ining/yds/
If there was no market for drivers in this age group then why bother getting a government backed scheme to provide drivers in this age group. Also the age at which a driver can qualify is 21 for Classes C and C+E and 18 for class C1 and C1+E so your awareness isn't as full as you would like to think. Personally if i had a tractor unit and trailer loaded and waiting to go and the only option was to send out a newly qualified young driver then you have to make the choice leave it parked up and lose money and perhaps customers or send it and i would send it everytime. Keeping the customer happy is the only thing that matters in the haulage business.........
Well so far I've phoned three haulage companies asking about opportunities for recently qualified drivers and in all three cases the answer has been no, they won't employ because of age and lack of experience.

My research is ongoing and I will post up the results, with proof of course, once I am satisfied that I have enough to prove the point.
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4 and a half years, £ and a half of those as a learner
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I've just phoned 3 companies and been told yes they would employ me :roll: .
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