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Recent content by The_Colonel

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    Currently a taxi driver - would this be considered a decent background for a trainee driver?

    Poor driving annoys me a fair bit, it's not difficult to use indicators, not sit on the foot brake at traffic lights etc etc. Regarding turning up late - often that will be down to the operators dispatching a job late, or even in some cases on the completely wrong day! As soon as I receive a...
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    Currently a taxi driver - would this be considered a decent background for a trainee driver?

    There's definitely some arsey taxi drivers about, also decent ones too - just like in any walk of life. Out of interest which requirements in particular was a bad attitude shown towards?
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    Currently a taxi driver - would this be considered a decent background for a trainee driver?

    I'm going to apply for a trainee driver position with EMR. Just wondering if anyone else has come from this background to eventually become a train driver? Taxi driver is considered a low skilled job in most people's minds, however its a job that involves transporting people safely from A to B...
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    Virgin 1st class - what to expect in terms of food and drink?

    Hello. I'm traveling from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley (28/7 Thursday @ 09:27). I was wanting to know what the food and drinks situation is - ample enough to keep you going or is it advised to have a breakfast beforehand? How often do they offer drinks - would alcohol be...

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