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Post by jay38a on Aug 23, 2013 10:51:40 GMT
Congrats Jay, heres a question for bus drivers out there how many years do bus operators require you to have your car license before applying as i know each company is different.... Metrobus ask for you to be at least 21 and have had your licence for 2 years, but Stagecoach will accept you at 18, but there are restrictions on what you can operate, they wont apply in London though as no route is over 50KM.
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Post by jay38a on Aug 23, 2013 16:19:42 GMT
I failed the medical on the eye sight test , a trip to Specsavers is in order for Sunday for another new pair of glasses, then lets see if i can pass it the 2nd time.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2013 13:31:47 GMT
Congrats Jay, heres a question for bus drivers out there how many years do bus operators require you to have your car license before applying as i know each company is different.... If bus companies are happy with the length of time you have held a driving license without checking your recent car driving experience, that is a serious loophole. I have not driven in London for 20 years. My last driving experience was in Jamaica in 2005 driving a nice white sporty Nissan (they seem to love white cars in Jamaica). I would not attempt to drive again in London without some sort of officially recognized refresher course. This thread appears to imply that the fact I have held a driving licence since 1989 is enough to get me accepted for bus driver training.
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Post by greeny253 on Aug 28, 2013 11:15:27 GMT
Congrats Jay, heres a question for bus drivers out there how many years do bus operators require you to have your car license before applying as i know each company is different.... If bus companies are happy with the length of time you have held a driving license without checking your recent car driving experience, that is a serious loophole. I have not driven in London for 20 years. My last driving experience was in Jamaica in 2005 driving a nice white sporty Nissan (they seem to love white cars in Jamaica). I would not attempt to drive again in London without some sort of officially recognized refresher course. This thread appears to imply that the fact I have held a driving licence since 1989 is enough to get me accepted for bus driver training. That you hold a licence period is enough. They'll train you. Jay sorry to hear that. Hope you get it all sorted
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Post by M1104 on Aug 28, 2013 13:18:32 GMT
Congrats Jay, heres a question for bus drivers out there how many years do bus operators require you to have your car license before applying as i know each company is different.... If bus companies are happy with the length of time you have held a driving license without checking your recent car driving experience, that is a serious loophole. I have not driven in London for 20 years. My last driving experience was in Jamaica in 2005 driving a nice white sporty Nissan (they seem to love white cars in Jamaica). I would not attempt to drive again in London without some sort of officially recognized refresher course. This thread appears to imply that the fact I have held a driving licence since 1989 is enough to get me accepted for bus driver training. One is given an assessment drive beforehand even if they have a PCV license and have left another bus company five minutes ago.
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Post by beaver14uk on Aug 28, 2013 21:24:39 GMT
Well done, great news.
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Post by slr on Aug 29, 2013 18:55:26 GMT
If bus companies are happy with the length of time you have held a driving license without checking your recent car driving experience, that is a serious loophole. I have not driven in London for 20 years. My last driving experience was in Jamaica in 2005 driving a nice white sporty Nissan (they seem to love white cars in Jamaica). I would not attempt to drive again in London without some sort of officially recognized refresher course. This thread appears to imply that the fact I have held a driving licence since 1989 is enough to get me accepted for bus driver training. One is given an assessment drive beforehand even if they have a PCV license and have left another bus company five minutes ago. I got a driving job as a PCV holder with a certain large group, first time they saw me drive was on route learning/type training lol. Think in fairness it was a cock up on their part.
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Post by M1104 on Aug 30, 2013 8:18:29 GMT
One is given an assessment drive beforehand even if they have a PCV license and have left another bus company five minutes ago. I got a driving job as a PCV holder with a certain large group, first time they saw me drive was on route learning/type training lol. Think in fairness it was a cock up on their part. Oops! lol
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Post by jay38a on Sept 6, 2013 17:01:54 GMT
This time with new glasses I passed the medical , just got to wait for provisional licence to come back
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Post by greeny253 on Sept 7, 2013 1:51:55 GMT
This time with new glasses I passed the medical , just got to wait for provisional licence to come back Great news! You have no idea what you're letting yourself in for
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Post by M1104 on Sept 18, 2013 15:29:03 GMT
I finally received an invitation for the initial part of the Metrobus recruitment. However I was wondering now that the 54 and 75 are going to Stagecoach next year would it be a case of "last in, first out" if Metrobus had to let drivers go? I don't want to join if that reality's in place. Hoping anyone with experience there would know if that's likely to happen (being the case i'd hold out for Abellio, London General or Arriva...all which are still pending).
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Post by greeny253 on Sept 18, 2013 21:31:11 GMT
I finally received an invitation for the initial part of the Metrobus recruitment. However I was wondering now that the 54 and 75 are going to Stagecoach next year would it be a case of "last in, first out" if Metrobus had to let drivers go? I don't want to join if that reality's in place. Hoping anyone with experience there would know if that's likely to happen (being the case i'd hold out for Abellio, London General or Arriva...all which are still pending). The rotas for the 54 and 75 will have been locked so the staff that drive the routes at the moment will go with it under TUPE. The only time you are likely to encounter a "last in;first out" scenario is if they decide to move a route for whatever reason. An example fo this would be the 78. When it left DX the staff that went with it (for the most part) were newbies. Ultimately, what you do from here if up to you but if you'd rather go for Metrobus then hold out and see what happens.
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Post by M1104 on Sept 18, 2013 21:53:57 GMT
I finally received an invitation for the initial part of the Metrobus recruitment. However I was wondering now that the 54 and 75 are going to Stagecoach next year would it be a case of "last in, first out" if Metrobus had to let drivers go? I don't want to join if that reality's in place. Hoping anyone with experience there would know if that's likely to happen (being the case i'd hold out for Abellio, London General or Arriva...all which are still pending). The rotas for the 54 and 75 will have been locked so the staff that drive the routes at the moment will go with it under TUPE. The only time you are likely to encounter a "last in;first out" scenario is if they decide to move a route for whatever reason. An example fo this would be the 78. When it left DX the staff that went with it (for the most part) were newbies. Ultimately, what you do from here if up to you but if you'd rather go for Metrobus then hold out and see what happens. Ok, I had thought the TUPE system was no more, which was what got me concerned. Thanks on that!
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Post by londonbusboy on Sept 19, 2013 11:05:20 GMT
Not 100% on this but TUPE used to last forever but they keep changing it i believe now it only lasts for a matter of months if not a year before the drivers have to sign up to the new companies terms and conditions.
Also new drivers at Stagecoach go on the spare board for a while not sure if Metrobus are the same
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Post by snowman on Sept 19, 2013 11:38:36 GMT
Not 100% on this but TUPE used to last forever but they keep changing it i believe now it only lasts for a matter of months if not a year before the drivers have to sign up to the new companies terms and conditions. Also new drivers at Stagecoach go on the spare board for a while not sure if Metrobus are the same Explanation here TUPE changesThe part that has caused debate is the Service provision change (SPC) and case law resulted in many rules. For TUPE to apply it must affect an organised grouping of employees which has the principle purpose of carrying out activities on behalf of a client, and after the transfer the activitites must be fundamentally or essecially the same. In other words if the client (eg TFL) wants a group of workers to drive buses on route xxx and they transfer with Operator change on route xxx, you get TUPE. However if you are employed to do anything, but a route just happens to be one of your tasks, then its not your principle task so not covered.
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