19th April 2010, 12:30 PM
interesting posts brazier and jack. I'd add that there could be a fairness issue in driving. If you have some supervisors who can;t drive and some who can, then the ones who get borehole watching over three counties might be a bit narked when the ones who can;t drive get nice little sites to run, just because they've got a digger to do the driving for them. Like Jack says, you've got to be able to work independently, and at least you can share the jobs out fairly.
Public transport is a nightmare in most counties, outside the big cities at least, its not just NW Scotland where there are sod all buses. Add to this the problem of starting when teh main contractor starts, at 8am or so, and suddenly a car becomes necessary. I learned to drive a few years ago, and kept having to give up when away jobs came up. The tests cost a fortune as I had to take a unpaid day off. It paid for itself as soon as I got one job more than I otherwise would have done.
Public transport is a nightmare in most counties, outside the big cities at least, its not just NW Scotland where there are sod all buses. Add to this the problem of starting when teh main contractor starts, at 8am or so, and suddenly a car becomes necessary. I learned to drive a few years ago, and kept having to give up when away jobs came up. The tests cost a fortune as I had to take a unpaid day off. It paid for itself as soon as I got one job more than I otherwise would have done.