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If the conviction was for selling drugs, it would be my understanding that it is never spent. Will remain on record for ever. Traffic offences are different. All they can do is be honest about it and see where it goes.

I'm 7 years a driver and I'm for it. Sundays as part of the working week is pensionable where as OT is not.

You have the choice of all 3. Long or short sleeve shirts or, which I more common nowadays, polo shirts. Stipulated which which one you want.

You need to have made a few posts before you can DM. I think it's maybe only 3.

Likewise for me in 2019.

Nothing official either way.

It's your hourly rate plus a Sunday booking on fee of just over £100. Maybe topline for a Sunday around £400 give or take. At my depot we are booked to do around 14 a year.

You cannot take holidays in the first 3-4 months due to initial classroom training. Any booked holidays will not be honoured. I started in July 2019 and had holidays booked for October 2019. I was advised by ScotRail to move them into the following year. The other option they gave me was that I...

At my depot, other than during the emergency timetable, I have never worked a Sunday. Been qualified over 3 years.

Each week alternates between a week of early shifts then a week of late shifts. Early shifts start any time from approx 0400 hrs. Late shift could finish anytime up till approx 0100 hrs. Your shift will be anything from 7.5 hrs up to 10hrs. Your rest days work on a 3 week cycle. Week one -...

Leven depot are also looking to increase driver compliment. Leven drivers currently sign Fife circle, Leven - Edinburgh, E And G, Edinburgh - Dunblane and Queen Street - Stirling.

Think you can send DMs after you have posted on the site 3 or possibly 4 times.

Closed at 0001 hrs this morning. It's a set computer time.

Yes, re-apply. I applied summer of 2018 then in the December I reapplied. My first series of tests were in Feb 2019 and I eventually got the job in June 2019. At final interview I asked which application they were running with and was informed it was my first. Both were almost identical in any case.

Sundays are optional and get paid at OT. I made myself unavailable for Sunday work and the last one I worked was March 2023. The weeks alternate between early and backshift each week. As above Week 1 - RD's Mon, Tues, Sun Week 2 - RD's Wed, Thurs, Sun Week 3 - RD's Fri, Sat, Sun. So as...

Sunday roughly works out one in every 4 or 5 weeks and is overtime. However you can make yourself unavailable to work them. I have not worked a Sunday since the emergency timetable finished as I made myself permanently unavailable.

Is it maybe LNER? They advertised for apprenticeship driver roles last year.

I was in the job a year and application still showed under consideration. It means nothing really. I got invited to stage 1, 11 months after applying.

Yes, this was certainly my understanding anyway.

Why are you required to sit the assessment again if you have previously passed it?