Questions and answers...
Below you might find answers to some frequently asked questions. If you don't find what you are looking for, just drop me an e-mail and I will do my best to provide you with information you are looking for.
Q: I have a great job for you: you can work from home in the hours suitable for you, being your own boss and earn as much as X per hour simply by clicking adverts/answering e-mails/doing other easy things on-line. Are you interested?
A: No, I am not. If this is so great opportunity why you wasting your valuable time on writing e-mails to me instead of earning a few hundreds in this time? Good luck with your miracle business, I am looking for a driving job.
Q: Why this webpage is so crap? It sux!
A: I am a lorry driver and a language student, not a web developer. I wanted to make it quick, transparent, easy to navigate and without too many bugs. And if someone has no idea about how to make the website, the best way to avoid bugs and errors is to keep it as simple and primitive as possible. But I hope it's good for the purpose, and you can find any information you need here.
Q: Why you do not tell your name and adress? Why there are no names, adresses at all?
A: I am trying to protect my privacy and also respect the privacy of my former employers and referees. Of course I am not so naive to think, that you won't be able to find who I am, I am pretty sure that with a little help of Uncle Google you will be able to find an awful lot on me, but at least that way my privacy is kept safe from some bots, random searches and complete morons :-)
Q: Why the company names and number plates of the lorries on your pictures are smeared?
A: For the same reason as mentioned above: I respect privacy of my former employers and clients and I fully understand that they might not be too happy that I am using their vehicles and company logo to support my own advertisement campaign. But, again, I am aware that if you have some knowledge on the Scottish Haulage Industry, you can easy recognize at least some of the characteristic liveries...
Q: I need someone, who will do a quick run for me. I need you to leave Glasgow at X o'clock and be in Y no later than Z o'clock. You can't be late or I won't pay you. Can you do it for me?
A: I do not undertake any work where my payment is dependable on circumstances beyond my control: the traffic jams, accidents, diversions, ferry cancelations and other delays are the normal risk in haulage industry. And this is you who tries to do business in that industry, so this is your risk, not mine. I am only driver for hire.
I can try, if it's physically possible, but I am not running bent or break the law. I have no points on my license and I am happy this way. I can assure you that I will do my best to to the work I was hired to as good, safe and quick as it's possible. But if I will be late due to circumstances beyond my control, you will still have to pay me for my services.
Q: Are you self employed?
A: Yes, I am and I can work for you as a self-employed, as long as your insurance will cover me.
Q: Do you have British license?
A: Yes, and in the same time no. I have Polish (so European Community) photocard license, but I've been issued with a British counterpart to it. So according to DVLA you can consider me as a full UK holder. I run like that for over four years now and never had any issues with that - all employers and insurers for my private car are treating me the same as full UK licence holder.
Q: Can you do a run for me delivering urgent parcel using your own car?
A: Unfortunately, no. My car is insured only for travel to various places of business, but not for courier/merchandising jobs or to be driven for hire. Therefore although I can travel even for long distances to work, to actually do the job, you have to provide me with your vehicle and cover me under your insurance policy.
Q: I have awesome job for you, but first I want to check if you are a honest person. I will send you a cheque for a large sum and you will have to cash it and then send me some of it back... You can keep the rest... Blah blah blah...
A: [-] you!
Also: I am not going to help you recover your treasure from Nigeria, even if you going to offer me half of it :-)
Q: Can you drive me to Prestwick (Edinburgh etc.) airport? The bloody cabbies charge crazy money and I don't want to pay them so much!
A: The "bloody cabbies" charge money they charge, because they have to cover extra costs such like PHC/Taxi license, extra MOTs, extra insurance, operator's fees etc. I do not have PHC/Taxi license, proper insurance or nothing and, last but not least, I don't want to steal their jobs. If you cannot afford a cab, take a bus instead.
Q: Man, do people really ask you all these questions?
A: Yes, I posted my ad on the advertisement board over the internet and I've been asked some this questions several times. But I also assumed that some of these questions will be asked (or there were asked by friends I showed my webpage to before I put in on the Internet) and I answered them already to save time later :-)
