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mack:
hi iv just found a web site www.depoelconsulting.com. who claim to have personnel files from 4000 UK agencies does any one know more about this .?
This now a very long thread, but we strongly suggest that anyone working for an agency, or considering doing so read it ALL and make up their own mind which agency is best for them … de Poel registered or non-de Poel registered
edited by Rikki to add the above paragraph to the original post
I’ve seen it too but i think it wont alter the fact that companies need drivers regaurless of how well they drive trucks… I’ve seen it all before, no action taken or required pmpl…
Duncan:
I would also like to tell you that apart from confusing my company with another I agree with your comments on your post and the unethical way most driving agencies operate stinks. But we are trying to break the mould, I know you are not in our area but please take a look at our website we are very clear on the benifits we offer, we treat our drivers (most of them are also our employees) with respect, honesty and keep our promises.Sorry to you all going off topic a bit but we have worked hard to build our reputation.
Regards
Duncan Horsfall
MD
1st Class Drivers Ltd.
www.1stclassdrivers.co.uk
A very interesting post by the MD of the agency which has one of the worst reputations in West Yorkshire for giving out misleading information to drivers in order to get them on their books.
How are your relations with Viamaster’s standing at the moment by the way 
There’s an agency in Redditch advertising exemption from the WTD. I phoned them and asked if it was through Nova or Madison, the reply was “it’s through our own scheme” and wouldn’t go into anymore detail!
They not ony offer exemption from the WTD but exemption from tachograph regulations too. When I worked for Protemp Worcester, I interviewed a few drivers who’d worked for this other agency and they said that they’d been offered the chance to work 7-8 days in a row; one Polish driver had actually worked 9 days without a break!
brummie:
There’s an agency in Redditch advertising exemption from the WTD. I phoned them and asked if it was through Nova or Madison, the reply was “it’s through our own scheme” and wouldn’t go into anymore detail!They not ony offer exemption from the WTD but exemption from tachograph regulations too. When I worked for Protemp Worcester, I interviewed a few drivers who’d worked for this other agency and they said that they’d been offered the chance to work 7-8 days in a row; one Polish driver had actually worked 9 days without a break!
Not that there’s anything new in working a continual 7 days a week as it’s easy-peasy to do on agency obviously, but for the agency to kinda go public about it is rather silly of them, me thinks .
did any one get afile from depole.to say their on their data list.has any one reported a agency yet rec or dti,
did the trucking press give us any joy
come on folks dont let this topik die.rikky have we heard from the dti or the truck press. has any body heard from depole
Rikki,have we any new information about this agencey and its ill thought
out,and absolute abortive methods of trying to entice the illinforrmened
to become a part of there data base on agencey drivers, we do require
to keep the debate going and up in the headlines,are we therefore
awaitng a reply from those ““TRUCK”” or “TRADE”" newspapers or perhaps from one of the representatives from the GOVERMENT;WHAT IS
HAPPENING;
a new development
the agency im working for refused to register with depole on the grounds of the way they restrict the amount agencies can charge thus the amount they can pay their drivers
this refusal ended up having no effect whatsoever on the agencies bussiness
in fact the companies insisting on depole were ringing up within a week begging for drivers
mezzzz1211:
a new development
the agency im working for refused to register with depole on the grounds of the way they restrict the amount agencies can charge thus the amount they can pay their drivers
this refusal ended up having no effect whatsoever on the agencies bussiness
in fact the companies insisting on depole were ringing up within a week begging for drivers
mezzzz yer not frum tarn if support rotherham
rotherham born n bred mate
barnsley by choice 
weemack:
did the trucking press give us any joy
I have heard nothing back from the journalists that were intersted in this story so far… however as if often the way with these things it may take a while for them to do their own research…
… or it is possible that they dont really give a stuff about what drivers think of this scheme and they dont fancy going head to head with De Poel
both agencys ive been to and thats qrf in ossett and taskmaster in leeds oh yer silly me 24/7 in leeds (thats 3) have never heard off de peol and thinks its illegal.
This post seems to have gone cold for the last 2 weeks.
Just what DePol were hoping would happen?
So is this the end of the matter? will they they carry on building this database?
jessicas dad:
both agencys ive been to and thats qrf in ossett and taskmaster in leeds oh yer silly me 24/7 in leeds (thats 3) have never heard off de peol and thinks its illegal.
Did you post that Stobarts paid using De Poel, or is my memory failing (again!)?
marcustandy:
jessicas dad:
both agencys ive been to and thats qrf in ossett and taskmaster in leeds oh yer silly me 24/7 in leeds (thats 3) have never heard off de peol and thinks its illegal.Did you post that Stobarts paid using De Poel, or is my memory failing (again!)?
yes stobarts are now using de poel ive had wage slips showing that ive been paid through de poel.
jessicas dad:
yes stobarts are now using de poel ive had wage slips showing that ive been paid through de poel.
Your on their books then.
They’re to be avoided methinks. 
DAFMAD:
jessicas dad:
yes stobarts are now using de poel ive had wage slips showing that ive been paid through de poel.
They’re to be avoided methinks.
well to be honest i wasnt keen but as i only do maybe 1- 2 days a week im not bothered. i really dont even do that much and i only work for them on the weekend if i havent done much in the week i only use stobarts as something to fall back on.
shame really cos i really like working there.
This is a bit of a bump, now that this thread is not a ‘sticky’ but there are one or two linked developments and posts, so it’s worth it!! 
Here is an interesting post by Daxi with regard to a reply he received from Liberty ref the De Poel situation.
This is the explanation why this thread is no longer a ‘sticky’.
Justifeid bump!