Driving Jobs

RussWWFC

Agencies take the mickey - they are a licence to print money.

I was getting paid £6 an hour doing washing up when I was between jobs. The company was paying the agency £14

Hapless_2

zelig wrote: »

Well thanks Hapless for making me feel even more like an idiot - guess I shouldnt be so trustworthy? - A lesson well learnt.....good job I have money to burn ...........NOT !!!

I also mailed Watchdog ...but hey no reply .........£50 down and much much wiser......

“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”

well they do say, once bitten twice shy. good luck with future work.

LittleVoice

RussWWFC wrote: »

Agencies take the mickey - they are a licence to print money.

I was getting paid £6 an hour doing washing up when I was between jobs. The company was paying the agency £14

That's a rather high mark-up. I would have thought £9 + VAT would have been nearer the mark. The company would have been silly to pay the agency so much. (Remember that the rate charged by the agency includes employer's NI and an allowance for holiday pay as well as their gross profit.)

Hapless_2

hubby was paid min wage for working as a carer through an gency, but the council was paying the agency £15.25 an hour.

lilly04

Hi there,

I was foolish enough to join Jobs-For-Drivers. Before I filled in the security check and sent my money I rang them to ask a couple of questions and spoke to a guy who sounded nice enough, in the background I could hear other people talking, sounded like a busy office (probably a Pub!). I duly sent off my money and had an e-mail saying I had been activated and that my references were acceptable but have not heard anything since! I have e-mailed them several times, no replys, rang loads of times, just to get "All our operators are busy at the moment, please ring later", on all 4 options given, and the voice that is used on their phone line is the same one as a premium rate competion line I used to ring (Also never received any promised prizes!). This is when alarm bells started to ring!

The password I gave to change my 'Drivers Availability' on their web site will not work! Total shut down! Now they have my money and personal information i.e. my National Insurance number etc. which is far more worrying!

I work for another, genuine Courier Company and they too asked for a security check before I started working for them, so I thought this normal and acceptable to do this because you do handle valuable items every day as a Courier.

Just don't want anyone else to get burned like me!!

Lilly

LittleVoice

Hapless wrote: »

hubby was paid min wage for working as a carer through an gency, but the council was paying the agency £15.25 an hour.

Wow!

Possibly in the mark-up there could have included an element for PI too. As an agency teacher I have had to pay my own (and the agency either arranged it or checked details of separately arranged insurance). For a care worker the agency may just have to arrange it direct without passing on the cost to the worker.

Or maybe the agency had more to do in the way of management of the contract than simply pay and giving the worker an employer's name and address.

All supposition, I know.

Leopard16

Hi, saw this thread too late, paid up my £50 to CRS, DFJ not answering phone, found this other thread
http://www.homeworking.com/discus/messages/17/71562.html?1176749546
doesn't look good

aminur8

Dont bother, They're scammers. Someone has looked into this and for details, follow: http://www.homeworking.com/discus/messages/17/71562.html?1181899318

Pete_Davies

tomsocr wrote: »

Has anyone had experience using these guys http://www.jobs-for-drivers.co.uk. I have signed up basically to be on call for any jobs that come up for delivering packages in my area. However this morning I have had a letter of acceptance and they are asking me to pay a company (Complete Referencing Services) for some kind of checks. Does anyone know if this is genuine or just a scam to pay them £50 for this check. The check mentions things like background checks on qualifications, training achievements, past employment etc.

Its only £50 but wanted to know if anyone else has used them or give advice.

Cheers Craig

Be aware, be very aware, I got caught by this crowd, paid my £50.00 and that seemed to be the last I would see of it.Their London Office does not exist any more as I have just had a recorded delivery letter returned as 'gone away'. There is a great deal of negative threads on Gumtree.com, worth a visit. This is a scam it would appear. They say that they are opening a manned office in cambridgeshire. Hold back and watch what happens.
Pete Davies

Pete_Davies

Has anyone had experience using these guys http://www.jobs-for-drivers.co.uk. I have signed up basically to be on call for any jobs that come up for delivering packages in my area. However this morning I have had a letter of acceptance and they are asking me to pay a company (Complete Referencing Services) for some kind of checks. Does anyone know if this is genuine or just a scam to pay them £50 for this check. The check mentions things like background checks on qualifications, training achievements, past employment etc.

Its only £50 but wanted to know if anyone else has used them or give advice.

Cheers Craig[/quote]
Be aware, be very aware, I got caught by this crowd, paid my £50.00 and that seemed to be the last I would see of it.Their London Office does not exist any more as I have just had a recorded delivery letter returned as 'gone away'. There is a great deal of negative threads on Gumtree.com, worth a visit. This is a scam it would appear. They say that they are opening a manned office in cambridgeshire. Hold back and watch what happens.
Pete Davies:eek: