LordBelborough
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Just a normal eye test.
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Coach Carter
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Bit different to mine and every other trainees experience lol
Intermodal
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What is your experience? The train driver medical is an eye test using a letter chart and a colour blindness test.
Coach Carter
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The post asked what tests a prospective driver has to pass before being accepted as a trainee and then gave eyesight and colour blindness as examples. I’m pretty sure they wanted to know about the others as well. If we are just talking about the medical it still involved eye sight, colour blindness, hearing, drugs and alcohol, ecg, blood pressure. If yours didn’t then I’d be checking pretty quick with occupational health department
Intermodal
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I understand now - thanks. Yes the medical includes all of those things. I thought that we were talking only about the vision aspects of the medical, and that you were implying you had some other sort of advanced eye test.
JLX5
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Sorry if this is the wrong thread for this question but I didn’t want to make an entire new thread just for this...
I’m due assessments in Watford in very early January. I emailed the TOC last week when Watford went into tier 3 and they said the tests will still go ahead as they can ensure COVID guidelines are met. However with this afternoons news on London and surrounding areas including Watford going in to tier 4, does anybody have my idea if this will stop testing now? I don’t want to email the TOC again asking because I don’t want to appear as though I’m pestering them.
I’m due assessments in Watford in very early January. I emailed the TOC last week when Watford went into tier 3 and they said the tests will still go ahead as they can ensure COVID guidelines are met. However with this afternoons news on London and surrounding areas including Watford going in to tier 4, does anybody have my idea if this will stop testing now? I don’t want to email the TOC again asking because I don’t want to appear as though I’m pestering them.
In my experience, the recruitment team will contact you as soon as they can if there is any changes to your assessments. The TOCs are hearing the covid announcements the same time as the rest of us so I don't think emailing them right away will help. It will be in their best interests to let people know of any changes as soon as they possibly can. Just stay patient, it will happen for you.
JLX5
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Many thanks, I think it’s just the wanting to get it done that is bugging me.
Supposed to be doing mine on Tuesday. I'm planning to ring first thing on Monday to find out. Will let you know
Yes fingers crossed! I'm really hoping that's how they'll treat it as I just want to get it out of the way now
Welsh lady
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In s.wales we were in local lockdowns during my assessments and same as above because it is work related they were allowed to go ahead. Hopefully you get to do yours! The wait feels long enough without additional delays!
Thank you, it really does feel like a long time coming!
Intermodal
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I would be surprised if they were cancelled. All TOCs are going ahead with driver training now as far as I know as there is getting to be a huge shortage having stopped for almost a full year.
Thank you, sounds promising! I have a hotel booked tomorrow night so I'm just going to ring for clarity. Haven't heard anything from the hotel yet so hoping that's a good sign
Well I rang the OPC and they told me to contact WMR. I can't find a telephone number for them so I emailed and asked the question. I've just been sent an exact copy of my confirmation booking email. Think I'm just going to go down seeing as how I haven't heard anything to the contrary.
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Informed by email at 12:13 it's cancelled. On the phone to the hotel to see if I can amend my booking. Any changes should have been made by midday. Gutted...I was all prepared and ready to go. Such is life!
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JLX5
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I've now been told mine has also been cancelled, awaiting a new date!Thank you, sounds promising! I have a hotel booked tomorrow night so I'm just going to ring for clarity. Haven't heard anything from the hotel yet so hoping that's a good sign
Well I rang the OPC and they told me to contact WMR. I can't find a telephone number for them so I emailed and asked the question. I've just been sent an exact copy of my confirmation booking email. Think I'm just going to go down seeing as how I haven't heard anything to the contrary.
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Informed by email at 12:13 it's cancelled. On the phone to the hotel to see if I can amend my booking. Any changes should have been made by midday. Gutted...I was all prepared and ready to go. Such is life!
So frustrating isn't it! Thankfully the hotel has allowed me to hold the booking. Here's hoping it's not long before we get a new date
JLX5
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It is, I have to admit, but at least it gives us time to get some more practice in. I'm sure it won't be long before a new date!So frustrating isn't it! Thankfully the hotel has allowed me to hold the booking. Here's hoping it's not long before we get a new date
Zooboy1980
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When was yours booked in for JLX5
JLX5
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First week in January.
Zooboy1980
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Thank you,I’m down for the second week but not heard anything as of yet....
Davidh1998
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Can I ask, huge shortage of what?
Welsh lady
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the sniper
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Productive qualified drivers.
Nothing’s from the opc. I don’t expect they will be doing anything until lockdown is relaxed. So prob March time. Obviously understandable and right but I’m so exhausted by covid now. I’m still hopeful they might do the mmi part over zoom.
Mmi over zoom would defo be a treat
Coach Carter
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You could have answers, reminders or anything pinned to walls etc to help you if you did it from home. Has to be in person so can they can ensure it’s all done fairly.