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Post by wirewiper on Sept 26, 2021 11:40:55 GMT
I don't know why the CPC cannot be scrapped with immediate effect? There must be so many drivers who have left the road haulage industry who still have a valid licence but not the CPC. It was a ridiculous idea from the outset and the chickens really are coming home to roost now. It seems temporary visas are going to be issued to allow drivers to come from abroad but I don't see that making much difference when other countries are in a similar situation. On a lighter note, the BBC reporter at filling stations....... Phil McCann🤣 I’m not sure many drivers will want to come here when they are more welcomed in other countries with less bureaucracy and red tape. We have to face up to the fact that Brexit has made it a lot more difficult to get workers from the EU. Exactly. Why would I go trough all the rigmarole of applying for a visa to work in the UK for a maximum three months, when there are twenty-five other countries where I can simply pitch up, get a job and stay as long as I like? Our local Sainsbury superstore lost eleven workers last week because they couldn't get Settled Status and had to leave the UK. It's perhaps just as well the remaining staff have less to put on the shelves at the moment. And a lot of European hauliers have dropped UK stops from their International runs as the time wasted by the bureaucracy and red tape isn't worth the hassle.
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Post by greenboy on Sept 26, 2021 12:29:05 GMT
I don't know why the CPC cannot be scrapped with immediate effect? There must be so many drivers who have left the road haulage industry who still have a valid licence but not the CPC. It was a ridiculous idea from the outset and the chickens really are coming home to roost now. It seems temporary visas are going to be issued to allow drivers to come from abroad but I don't see that making much difference when other countries are in a similar situation. On a lighter note, the BBC reporter at filling stations....... Phil McCann🤣 I’m not sure many drivers will want to come here when they are more welcomed in other countries with less bureaucracy and red tape. We have to face up to the fact that Brexit has made it a lot more difficult to get workers from the EU. It was always intended that seasonal workers would still be able to come to the UK but I can't imagine many lorry drivers doing so when their country is in a similar position, indeed I have heard reports of British drivers going to work in France where lorry drivers are generally better treated. I see that the scaremongering LBC radio, and probably others as well, have turned their attention back to Christmas and a possible lack of turkeys. For context other parts of the world have floods, tornadoes, forest fires, volcanoes and earthquakes to worry about!
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Post by N230UD on Sept 26, 2021 13:32:03 GMT
And a lot of European hauliers have dropped UK stops from their International runs as the time wasted by the bureaucracy and red tape isn't worth the hassle. This is what I have read as well. There were haulage operators who would with one lorry make multiple stops through Europe including in the UK. Now they just don’t bother with the UK run as it’s not worth the hassle when there’s loads of other countries they can deliver to which are much less hassle. The impact of how lorry drivers were treated in the UK last Christmas at Dover has also made a lasting impression.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 26, 2021 23:46:07 GMT
Not a drop of petrol in east London had to give up as I'm on my reserve now. Had to laugh at Beckton Tesco Petrol Station as they are closed but staff filling up guess its a perk of the job 😁 There are still petrol stations out there with fuel. Clapton, Ilford, Barkingside, Goodmayes to name a few, all causing massive delays to buses in the East.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 26, 2021 23:55:09 GMT
A lot of the blame is on many companies that has race to the bottom tactics which is now starting to bite them in the ass and to be honest they deserve it. Even though there is a general shortage, some companies have been better at retaining staff than others. It is one of the reasons why they were very keen to recruit drivers from Eastern Europe as they would put up with the nonsense dished out. Some years ago many London bus companies tried the same going to Eastern Europe to recruit bus drivers directly. It backfired massively with a lot of public complaints, non compliance with company rules and high accident and personal injury rates which cost them more than employing someone local or an Eastern European already living here. The sad thing is many wage policies are dictated high up with the board so that it does not cut much away from profits.
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Post by greenboy on Sept 27, 2021 15:12:34 GMT
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Post by wirewiper on Oct 31, 2021 11:18:52 GMT
This thread has gone quiet of late. Living in an area where missing journeys due to staff shortage are still legion, I'm wondering how London's bus routes are faring. Apart from COBO 's missing 395s we don't seem to be reporting any lost journeys in London.
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Post by Catford94 on Oct 31, 2021 14:24:59 GMT
First Berkshire have been tweeting a lot of cancelled journeys this week on the Slough network, and also advertising a fairly substantial bonus for new drivers. I suspect the two may be connected...
Seems slightly surprising what with the amount of work dependent on Heathrow still being relatively low.
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Post by wirewiper on Oct 31, 2021 14:38:06 GMT
First Berkshire have been tweeting a lot of cancelled journeys this week on the Slough network, and also advertising a fairly substantial bonus for new drivers. I suspect the two may be connected... Seems slightly surprising what with the amount of work dependent on Heathrow still being relatively low. Ipswich Reds (which is First Norfolk & Suffolk's Ipswich-based operations) have take a different tack. Until 25th October they were operating the timetable with planned cancellations, but now thay have a temporary reduced timetable on the 75/77/X7 (Ipswich-Felixstowe) and the Ipswich Park & Ride 800. Ipswich Buses seems to try to run as much as it can and cancels on an ad-hoc basis. Most journeys seemed to run last week although school half-term would have helped matters.
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Post by galwhv69 on Oct 31, 2021 16:09:31 GMT
This thread has gone quiet of late. Living in an area where missing journeys due to staff shortage are still legion, I'm wondering how London's bus routes are faring. Apart from COBO 's missing 395s we don't seem to be reporting any lost journeys in London. I guess it's mostly noticeable on early morning/late evening journeys or low frequency routes, whilst most members use high frequency routes in the daytime, so if a bus doesn't turn up, you would assume there's delays etc.
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Post by wirewiper on Dec 21, 2021 18:44:53 GMT
Brylaine Travel of Boston, Lincolnshire, has announced that Saturday services will be suspended until 31st March. This will enable them to provide a full service (including commuter and schools journeys) on Mondays to Fridays, the days when the services are most needed by the communities they serve. They note that many of their passengers walk some distance to remote stops with infrequent services, and are not on social media so will not be able to check for short-notice cancellations. www.brylaine.co.uk/services-2
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