Recent content by happydoughnut

No luck with the email, but I did get through a few times on the phone. That was about a month ago though.

GTR ask for enhanced

Yeah mate you're right, just sitting around waiting the mind can't help but wonder a bit :)

The general rule of thumb is that you can live anywhere provided you can get to the depot from your home within about 45 mins. The reason for this is that the TOC has to take into account driver fatigue. If you have to drive an hour and a half to get to work you could be too tired to be...

So it seems that a lot of people here have been waiting for a fair while then. *Thinking out loud* If my mate's buddy passed his stuff in May this year and got a course for Nov 30, that means he was waiting for approx 5 months (may inclusive). I wonder if that could mean that 5 months is a...

Hello again all, if it's of any use to anyone, Since Claire left GTR and handed the recruitment side of things over to the people at Southern, I have spoken to them (as I'm sure many of us have) and the lady there told me that they were aiming to send out an update towards the end of November...

Job alerts for all your local TOCs. Research what is involved at each stage of the aptitude testing so you're good and prepared (there's not a whole lot you can do to boost your performance but knowing what tests are coming at least makes the day a little less stressful. GB practice is useful)...

I'm pretty new to this website (as you can see from the number of posts I've contributed) but I would suggest that it would be a good idea to include it. As mentioned it shows that you can commit to, and finish a long course, and also (given that the subject is law) that you can understand...

Good evening all! Just signed up this evening as I'm currently in the same situation as a lot of you, in that I am currently waiting the the GTR talent pool pending medical. I applied towards the end of April 2015, passed my day one and day two aptitude tests, and subsequently passed my...