Trade plating question

nexuss

Is it true van drivers and truck drivers now get told not to pick up trade platers under any circumstances due to insurance costs ? Someone said trucks are now only insured for the driver and not passengers ? Does this sound right ?
I ask as a friend starting plating a few weeks ago and he is having a nightmare getting picked up.He spent 6 hours at a services the other week with no way of getting off it.

goldspanners

nexuss wrote: »

Is it true van drivers and truck drivers now get told not to pick up trade platers under any circumstances due to insurance costs ? Someone said trucks are now only insured for the driver and not passengers ? Does this sound right ?
I ask as a friend starting plating a few weeks ago and he is having a nightmare getting picked up.He spent 6 hours at a services the other week with no way of getting off it.

a lot of companies now try to tell you that your only insured for work collegues. but i cant really see how this is the case.

nexuss

Shocking that he gets paid £20 for the first 50 miles then 25 pence per mile after that but he has to plate with no expenses.He was finding it tough to get picked up and a few drivers mentioned the above.I think he is only about 50 so he would not get free travel like OAPS who seem to do this work.Apparently a truck driver picked up a plater and had an accident and the plater was badly injured.The haulage company went into liquidation due to it going to court.

456789

what is a plater/plating?

scbk

456789 wrote: »

what is a plater/plating?

Someone who transports cars, by driving them on trade plates





Usually involves getting to the pick up point or back from the delivery by hitching a lift