Recent content by jiggy

My age is not important, but I have many years experience on trains....and I am an ex serviceman with many years of experience there as well....no one is saying lie in the CBI but if you wana pass it first time round know that others have embellished there stories and passed as many others have...

the reason theres no CBI for bus driver is cos any old tom dick or harry can do it....but me name is not tom dick or harry so i wont.....but get it round ya that the CBI can be cheated with other persons stories, and this has been done and passed and they are good drivers, i know its prob hard...

if you had bothered to read my earlier blogs i said personally i wudnt feel the need to lie in a CBI and i wouldnt....but i know of two good and excellent drivers who passed the CBI with stories that was not there own so it proves my point that you can cheat the CBI with stories that are not...

remain calm and make logical decisions under pressure isnt about rescuing next door neighbours cat from the tree!!!.....therefore rescuing 10 people from a burning building IS!! so there you go!!, needs to be juicy!, and the drivers that i know who have made up stories to get thro are still...

but my point is in the CBI you can say whatever you want to get thro and it cant be verified.....yes the other tests you cant cheat!!, but the CBI you can!!...and the tests do determine your abilities to train as a train driver so cannot be cheated!.... --- old post above --- --- new post below...

No I did not write it down as ive done on here!!!, I didnt realise punctuation and grammar would be judged on this site!......but the CBI is floored as you can tell them basically anything To get you thro and it can't be verified and I know of drivers who have embellished the truth just to get...

i was asked about 5 questions of when uve worked alone emetgency situations etc now theres no rite or wrong answer here but what you say will be scored on its juiceyness!, ie rescuing 50 people from a burning building is juicy rescuing tabby the cat from a tree isnt, if u get my drift....but...

hi andy my answer for the emergency situation wasnt juicy enuf having been on train crew for 13yrs i have had many situations like that the one i used obv wasnt good enuf altho i did recall later after the interview a rta i was involved in yrs ago that wud prob have been a better example so...

thanks for the replies ...

hi i have applied as a trainee depot driver with a toc. i got as far as the struc interview then failed to pass that.. my question is can i apply to a different toc as a trainee driver before the 6months is up or do i have to wait 6 months regardless of any toc cheers jig

thanks for replies....

thanks for your reply!, i take it thats the rule for freight drivers as well --- old post above --- --- new post below --- i meant if applying for trainee driver with freight company .

hi i recently passed the driver tests with my toc. albeit i failed the structered interview!, does anyone know if i can apply with othet tocs for trainee driver positions without having to take the tests again, but obv the structered interview will nees to do again....esp as tests are valid...