I’ve read through a few older threads about trade plating, and they’re informative. But some say hitch-hiking isn’t the way anymore.
I’m just wondering, can anybody shed any light on what the job is like in 2024?
I’ve seen this job, and just wonder what it’s like.
They say days to suit. Would these companies entertain someone who wants to work just 3 consecutive days a week? Or do they really want you out mon-fri?
I used to work for them (but as a car trade plate driver) so have some insight. PM me if you want to ask any specific questions, although the “heavies” (as we called them) would be better on the nitty gritty details.
Just a thought for you, With so many company policies being that no unauthorised passengers permitted, your pool,or potential lifts has been dramatically reduced
That job is more vehicle lease returns condition assessor and inspector for driver money.
Would be better to look for what vehicle rental firms call fleet driver work if you can get it.
Or other similar jobs doing online sales deliveries/PEX collections and inter dealership movements around the country.
The condition and valuation assessment is their job not mine and is between them and the customer nothing to do with me.
Trade plates are only needed for around 20% of the jobs at most.
All public transport or taxi fares paid and travelling time.
I missed this response carryfast - for some reason I didn’t get a notification email.
Anyhow, cheers for the advice. I’ve not heard of fleet driver work before, and never considered inter dealership work. They’re avenues I shall explore. Thanks again.
Fleet driver is generally just the term that rental companies use to differentiate moving their vehicles between inter depot locations nationally v the local customer deliveries and collections from a local rental site.
In the car trade at least there is also dealership local and sometimes bit further customer service deliveries and collections.
Or much better online customer sales deliveries and sometimes PEX collections nationally.Which is what I do part time as and whenever required.
I guess that truck dealerships probably do similar operations.But I wouldn’t count out car work it’s a really nice easy job.
But I long ago turned down an induction for the lease returns inspection type work described in the ad.
Condition assessments and valuations should never be the drivers job.Let alone when they say the driver/‘inspector’ will need to diffuse any resulting customer valuation disputes.They are avin a larf.
My mind is boggled.
CF was offered a job involving defusing angry customers?
I do definitely agree with him that turning that opportunity down was a wise move.
Think this is the new name for Uniload - avoid. They maybe better now but in their previous life they were not to be recommended. Google them up.