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  • I got a call from them today, my phone interview is on Monday with British Gas.

    Took a couple of days to get a call after the intial online application.
  • taffy056
    taffy056 Posts: 4,895 Forumite
    best of luck gavin, just have a pen and piece of paper for the interview and just be yourself, they will tell you straight away if you have been successful or not, obviously I can't tell you what they ask of you on a public forum, but the guy who interviewed me was a nice guy and helped me as much as he could, they want you to succeed so thats a bonus!
    Excel Parking, MET Parking, Combined Parking Solutions, VP Parking Solutions, ANPR PC Ltd, & Roxburghe Debt Collectors. What do they all have in common?
    They are all or have been suspended from accessing the DVLA database for gross misconduct!
    Do you really need to ask what kind of people run parking companies?
  • Ive applied!
    Has a job wooohooo" :j
  • taffy056
    taffy056 Posts: 4,895 Forumite
    good luck rosie let us know how you get on, I begin my BGS training next week, my head is thumping with the self paced modules you do before you begin ;) But its only one more week of this then hopefully I can start the following week!
    Excel Parking, MET Parking, Combined Parking Solutions, VP Parking Solutions, ANPR PC Ltd, & Roxburghe Debt Collectors. What do they all have in common?
    They are all or have been suspended from accessing the DVLA database for gross misconduct!
    Do you really need to ask what kind of people run parking companies?
  • selyoh
    selyoh Posts: 62 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    taffy056 i have sent you a pm
  • taffy056
    taffy056 Posts: 4,895 Forumite
    okay just replied to you, hope it helps ;)

    best of luck!
    Excel Parking, MET Parking, Combined Parking Solutions, VP Parking Solutions, ANPR PC Ltd, & Roxburghe Debt Collectors. What do they all have in common?
    They are all or have been suspended from accessing the DVLA database for gross misconduct!
    Do you really need to ask what kind of people run parking companies?
  • BeenieCat
    BeenieCat Posts: 6,567 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    How come no one seems to have mentioned the £14.50 per FORTNIGHT charge for the network license? This does look interesting but definitely too much money to set up for me, although i would enjoy it i wouldn't be able to do enough hours to earn the cash to justify the setup costs.
  • taffy056
    taffy056 Posts: 4,895 Forumite
    There are setup costs and running costs, which I will outline in full below:

    One off costs

    Decent Spec Computer
    Training - £90.00 (payable over 3 pay cheques, not upfront!)
    CRB Check - £35.28 (if you have already, its not needed)
    Tel+Headset - £60.00
    Total: - £185.28

    Telephone installation (£30-£110) you really could get this for nothing if you can be persuasive with the company.

    Ongoing costs

    Livechange - £34.08 a month
    PaySource Direct fee - £11.62 a month
    Telephone line - £11.50
    Total - £57.20 a month

    So in total you will be paying £185.28 plus phone installtion for a home based business, with ongoing costs that will come in at £57.20 a month maximum, and that is to much investment? Forgive me for saying this, if you were to buy a business the above figure is a pittance. Also all those figures are tax deductible, you claim back even the VAT on them, and the best part about it is, if you do 60 hours with them they give you a £200 bonus.

    So in fact it costs you nothing to setup your business, also as you are working from home, part of your mortgage/rent, your broadband, part of heating/electricity can be put on the business, plus because you are not working for a company away from home so you don't need a car, you got no expenses going back and forth, plus you don't have to buy lunch at a canteen or cafe.

    Hope that explains it a bit more.
    Excel Parking, MET Parking, Combined Parking Solutions, VP Parking Solutions, ANPR PC Ltd, & Roxburghe Debt Collectors. What do they all have in common?
    They are all or have been suspended from accessing the DVLA database for gross misconduct!
    Do you really need to ask what kind of people run parking companies?
  • would you say its possible to do the self paced modules in a week?
    The girl at contractxchange said it only takes a few hours but I think she's wrong from what I have read.
    The reason I ask is that I am going away for one of the weeks between tha basic training and the B.G. training.

    Also when during all of this do you need your second phone line?
  • selyoh
    selyoh Posts: 62 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Shame you can't book the basic training separately.
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