Shell tanker drivers

[hmallett]

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7426746.stm

"All they are asking for in return is a living wage... [that] helps make ends meet...

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7452033.stm

...unions rejected a pay offer which would take the drivers' average salary of £36,500 to £41,500.

I'm sure loads of people think that £41500 is barely a living wage. I know it must be struggle to make ends meet, and deserve excellent pay when you have all the stress of driving a lorry for a living...

 

[ChrisUK]

I think its a f***ing farce tbh. Grossly overpaid as they are. At the end of the day the only qualifications they have is their HGV license and a Hazardous load qualification for the fuel they are carrying which takes 24hrs to get. Any monkey could do their job, no offence to any lorry drivers on here .

Then there are people like midwifes who spend 3yrs at uni / college to earn a paltry 15k. Or IT pro's spending 5yrs in training to have a starting salary of 14k or other people who don't get jobs at all. They need to get a grip and realise they have it easy. I'd be happy earning that sitting on my arse in a luxury lorry.

 

[jug]

its a disgrace.

they have a no brainer job and get paid way too much for it.

what was the point of going to university when i could have paid much less for a class1 license and sat on my arse all day instead.

i think £25k is a fair salary for driving a tanker. i dont understand why they get so much more.

 

[dave]

but they are driving a bomb when its empty and just full of fumes

 

[dave]

what was the point of going to university when i could have paid much less for a class1 license and sat on my arse all day instead.

was to live student life take drugs get drunk a shag posh girls wasnt it? and you do sit on your arse all day and post on here any way

 

[ChrisUK]

but they are driving a bomb when its empty and just full of fumes

I think the risk of that happening is less than getting hit by lightening.

 

[jug]

was to live student life take drugs get drunk a shag posh girls wasnt it? and you do sit on your arse all day and post on here any way

damn, you got me good and proper :worship:

 

[hmallett]

...you do sit on your arse all day and post on here any way

 

[ChrisUK]

damn, you got me good and proper :worship:

lol pwned . I didn't go to uni so didn't get to experience the harsh drugs, shagging post girls, or getting student loans .

 

[ChrisUK]

 

[dave]

i wasnt moaning about tanker drivers though. thier union will fcuk um over anyway though and price them out of a job, shell will just get rid of them all and use agency or owner drivers in the end

 

[jug]

lol pwned . I didn't go to uni so didn't get to experience the harsh drugs, shagging post girls, or getting student loans .

virgin posh girls from the countryside. :yum:

oh man you missed out, they're filthy!

 

[ChrisUK]

virgin posh girls from the countryside. :yum:

oh man you missed out, they're filthy!

**looks at uni courses** :devil::slayer:

They'll dig me as I have a job and car too

 

[ThisBitterPill]

virgin posh girls from the countryside....

That's what they told you....Out here in the country they're already filthy!

 

[jug]

that explains the rash.

 

[Ffoxy]

but they are driving a bomb when its empty and just full of fumes

See these tankers ablaze all around the country dont we...

 

[jenks69]

there is a fair amount of skill driving a full artic - have any of you who say "it's a monkey's job" ever driven anything bigger than a car that bends? Do you hold your HGV class1 - or haz chem license?

I'd like to see you try and negotiate one round a busy roundabout without giving someone trailer rash - or curbing it! Then there's reversing up to load bays within an inch either side and not hitting anything!

What about the anti-social hours? It's not dangerous for the driver - it's more dangerous for the people arround them the driver has the responsibility to ensure they keep everything safe.



Ps I am an IT admin not a truck driver

 

[dave]

See these tankers ablaze all around the country dont we...

no because they skilled if shell get rid of them all and start using agency staff who havent been on all the safty courses then we might. you might notice that there are lots of lorry crashes every day but not many of them are tankers

 

[JFL]

ive had a go driving a lorry round our yard with trailer on and it is rather difficult yet fun. it was on private property so i was allowed

luckily i was driving it around the back which wasnt loaded up with thousands pounds worth of playground equipment.

its much more fun driving just the front cab




there isnt a shell garage round me as far as i can see for about 20 miles

 

[payney1]

F***ing tanker drivers, It really pisses me right off the selfish f***ers. Im sure they really struggle with the cost of living when they are on around £32K a year. I think i heard on the news yesterday, that they have rejected a 6.8 % rise, and they want 13% . I don't blame shell for not giving in to their demands, cheeky t**ts.

Police officers don't even earn this sort of money, and there job is by far more dangerous imo. Police officers will only earn this sort of money after about 9 years of service as a constable, and they are still fighting to get their 2.5 % pay rise.

My message to all tanker drivers - get a life and get in the real world, there are far more dangerous jobs than yours, and they are paid a lot less than yourselves. Stop being so selfish.