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So the moral of the story is: :D 1: Have a PSV, and ask away for remuneration for the travel time. ...or... 2: Negotiate a higher rate for the hours on site in order to cover the driving aspect, effectively hiding it, whilst paying the same amount of tax as you would for overtly paid travel...

Ah. Thank you for the clarification. Much appreciated. Lots to learn from here on in!

Hi CJK, and thanks for responding again. It seems there would be two job descriptions/staff handbooks then; one for non drivers and one for drivers. Can it be classed as 'standard' in a job description if there's one rule for one and one for another? Interesting you mention that about the 9...

I think there's a few elements to this where the company work around it. For one the sat nav from yard to site is just shy of two hours. This is ignoring traffic on the busy weekend nights as we arrive. Really, with traffic and a stop off for toilet break/refreshments it can be 2.5 hours...

Hi Tim. Thanks for the response. You are reading it correct! No travel time; driving 5 hours round trip at times; and no increase in rate for the driver for the actual shift times either. As for the rate....let's just say that after the umbrella company deductions; employer's national...

Thanks CJK64. Yes I can absolutely imagine something would finally be done officially should something happen. After all Network Rail's "Everyone home safe every day" motto is absolutely at risk. I was recently on a track relay following the tamper, boxing in, when our driver worked the full...

Cheers Alex. So was that COSS paid at all whilst driving to the 8 locations? Or did he do it off his own back? It's one thing driving to and from a yard, perhaps up to 5 hours and not being paid; but another doing a personal service door to door adding more time to the overall journey!

Hi all. New here and to the industry; effectively a blue hat on track and on forum :D I've had an offer of work from a recruitment business and besides trackman duties they want me as the second nominated driver. My current sponsor does not pay travel time despite the working...

Thanks Randomer. Appreciate your time in responding. Just as a clarification; both my current and the offered work is through an agency/recruitment business that require their workers to be either Limited Company or using an (their preferred) umbrella company. As it stands the umbrella...

First post for me here, so hi all! I've one month back completed funded training for my PTS, OLEC1 etc. I have a primary sponsor with whom I've received on average 2 shifts per week. These weren't local by any means (nice 250 mile round journeys), but they never included staying away. I've...