Ha ha. Cheers. There are a few escapees at Man Vic going to freight (one about now, another couple towards the New Year) and a few retiring, not too sure about other depots, but based on usual patterns there should be enough spaces freed up for a chunk of people in the pool, and importantly as far as I am aware they haven't advertised externally for a little while now.
TPE have just advertised for qualified drivers again too so a few qualifieds from Northern will probably end up with those jobs. Keep your ears open, you might give up hope having not heard anything for months then all of a sudden it might be a mad rush, that is how it often pans out.