I see they got 14%% over two years:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7460452.stm

Now they're blaming inflation on the tanker drivers?

Abo wrote:

No.

On Jun 18, 1:11 pm, Abo wrote:

I'd be more worried about the demands of this lot....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-420248/MPs-demand-66-cent-pay-rise.html

though to be fair they've aimed for a less inflation busting deal
since the above a couple of years ago...
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=84244&in_page_id=34

Fod

Brimstone wrote:

Well obviously, but the headline is a bit dodgy

Abo wrote:

What else do you expect from the media, the simple honest truth?

Brimstone wrote:

It would make a nice change

Abo wrote:

Indeed. Have you seen that formation of pigs flying low over Wapping and
along Fleet Street?

On Jun 18, 1:11 pm, Abo wrote:

41K seems rather a lot of money for driving a truck, hazardous load or
not.

B2003

In article 26g2000hsk.googlegroups.com>, says...

That's including overtime. Works out at £12 and some pence per hour
basing overtime at time and a half. £1/hr more than I was getting paid
at Stobarts to put trailers on loading bays at Tesco RDC at Goole and
£2-£3/hr more than the rates in the area for standard general haulage.

If you think it's a lot, there's nothing to stop you getting a licence
and driving a truck. Application forms are available at the post
office.

On Jun 18, 3:16 pm, Conor hotmail.com> wrote:

41K would be a lot of money for being a dustman. Doesn't mean I'd want
to do it as a career but it does make a mockery of pay scales in this
country when scientists don't earn that much and police & nurses &
many other somewhat more vital jobs than truckers ** don't come
anywhere close.

** Sorry , but if truckers all went on strike tommorow plenty of
people on car licenses could shift most of the stuff in transits and
7.5 tonners, not so if police or hospital staff walked out.

B2003