Wickes / Drivers Direct - Northampton

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hi all

due to several reasons, I have finished with uniloads and have moved to northamptonshire.
the local rag had an advert in tonight for a ‘new diy’ contract. rang them up, and i’m going for an interview tomorrow for a cl.2 delivery driver. in a nutshell it will be going to peoples homes with a drivers mate and delivering items. £9ph with wickes from a depot at brackmills.
has anyone got any experience of drivers direct agency or wickes? any thoughts?

thanks

Simon

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I’ve done something similar on agency. You’ll build up the muscles doing that work though :slight_smile:

Good luck. You’ll no doubt be doing the handballing yourself with your DM helping you…

I was based out of rugby and in a couple weeks of this was getting really fit, lost a couple stones the works… But it was hard work! :blush:

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thanks mate I’ll keep u informed :slight_smile:

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When i did a few weeks free lance in 98 I drove for Wickes of Northampton a few times, the first three were class 1 out of the distribution centre to stores, this was quite good. One day they asked me to do what you are talking about with a rigid and a mate. It was ******* hard work :exclamation: :exclamation: :exclamation: and when I phoned them to say I was out of time at Thurrock truck stop and got a room for both of us they went beserk, they expected me to just out another card in and run bent. I never went there again. It’s ok if you want to break your back for 20 hours a day.

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Hi Si

Class2 drivers are on @£88 per shift full time, £2 per drop bonus, £17.50 night out and expences covered in the following week’s pay packet. 4 out of 7 days on a 10 week rota. No bank holidays and sat/sun is a normal day. Overtime is at standard rate except for extra shift on sun when you get £20 more. Agency drivers get more for shift but no bonus (usually advertising £100 per shift for weekday)

The work is all handball and it is into domestic property, which can be a variety of assault courses. If you can’t comfortably manage carrying 40kg then maybe the job isn’t for you.

My best day was about 4.5 hrs which worked out about £20 per hour inc bonus but I’ve also done 15 hr days which work out about £5.40 pre hour - that’s on 7.5’s.

I;ll PM you my number, give me a shout if you want more info

cheers

Jules