It seems like HGV drivers are just the first of many roles that are going to face real challenges. We've spent years denigrating certain professions (HGV drivers, shop workers, farmers, any trade where you use your hands really) in favour of media studied degrees. We're going to be up the shitter in a few years when these sectors grind to a halt. The pessimist in me thinks lots of the vacuum will be filled by China, and we'll end up even more beholden to them and unable to criticise them. I'm sure you've thought of it and looked, but I know from family experience that lots of Classic Car resto garages are always looking for decent competent mechanics. Having learned a lot from your Land Rover videos (that's what originally brought me to your channel) I'm sure you'd be great at it. There's quite a few Land Rover resto places round me, but I'm in Warwickshire so not of any direct use to you.
Chris, you've got a natural talent for making this mechanikermankle stuff look easy. I have relied on your Disco 1 and defender videos to get my truck going, so thanks a million. You've saved me a fortune! Go pro! Your work will be really appreciated!
Hi Chris, you're absolutely bang on with what you have described. I have 30 years experience as a hgv fitter/technician and I left it 6 months ago to go driving. I miss the spanners but glad I'm out of it now. There is no respect shown by most employers and like you say training courses are for the very few but we are expected to now everything about everything. Personally I feel I jumped at the right time, I'm on more now than in the workshop and have no stress or hassle at all. I steer clear of other drivers because I do not want to get involved in company politics, frilly curtains or 700 BHP. It has been mentioned in the news about a shortage of 35000 mechs to maintain electric cars.... there has been a dire shortage for years but it has never been in the press. Good luck in whatever you do 👍
If you have a class 1 just go and drive them. I miss being a mechanic sometimes, but i don't miss spending a chunk of my wages on tools, its madness when we think about it, we are effectively paying out to go to work.
The thing is your a legend in the field mate, I'm a mechanic for 13 years now went though collage and apprentiships, but most if what I know is from exactly what you do, watching and listening to the elders in the garage 💪😎
Keep you chin up Chris and I’m positive something good will come your way. Love your channel and everything you have ever broadcasted - an absolute gentleman. All the best from Northern Ireland and Merry Christmas 🎅
Hi Chris been watching your videos here in Ireland, I just realised what's been happening and .after 17 years away from the trade I recently went back to work as a hgv mechanic for what I can only describe as job satisfaction that's when I discovered your videos your work ethics and craftsmanship is how I try to model myself on you remind me of the man I served my time with. I really hope you get it back on track. I found your videos greatly informative and have watched and re watched some of them picking up the information that has helped me. Thanks and best of luck .
I work for a small haulage company and have had no additional training since starting there 13 years ago and am expected to to work on a variety of trailers, it’s quite demoralising.
Keep going Chris, your positive attitude will see you through. Been watching some of your 200tdi videos this week, helped me when stripping the block down. Cheers mate
I've just recently moved from light vehicle to psv after watching your videos sporadically over the last year or 2 it's gave me a head start on the job, just wanted to say thanks for all the knowledge etc and I'm sure a good fitter like yourself won't be out of a job for too long 👍
Hey Chris mate with your knowledge you deserve so much more my friend all the best and hope you have a nice Christmas from a old friend Hans and Tracy over in France
Crack on mate. Had a Td5 Defender for 5yrs now and your videos have got me out of trouble more than once!! Are you on or have you considered setting up with Patreon? I'm sure stacks of people would be happy to chip in considering I'm likely not the only defender owner that has been given a chop out watching your work. Head up cuz. Geoff - Australia
Enjoy your videos mate and you're absolutely on point with this one. Pretty well all the guys I know in engineering in it's many and various forms are struggling - highly skilled workers in all cases who could earn a better living with the supermarkets. Some of them are living in their overdraft all the time and that's just not right. I'm just about to move on myself for some of the reasons you outline - there are always options as you say, but it's always a bit of a leap of faith. Good luck - you certainly have the experience and personality for teaching and being able to convey practical knowledge and skills in the way that you do is a real skill in it's own right. Phill.
Here in Sweden the cheapest registered mechanic charges 70 quid an hr and the BWM/Mini garage charges 83 quid an hr. Recently my wife’s mini needed a new belt tensioner total price 1,250 quid. Luckily still under warrantee. That said the garages pay serious taxes, I have no idea how they make it work… Thanks to your videos I save a fortune on my Landy. So I owe you a decent dinner and a beer, or two. Cheers Michael
Sad to hear that you are in struggling and can't heat your house ..You are 100% correct with what you say ...Kids wanting to be you tubers is probably like our era wanting to be footballers or soldiers lol..There is a massive shortage of competent mechanics ,we are desperate for people and are mobbed with work so much that they are all complaining to everyone they can to get pushed to the front of the Q ...To keep us sweet we got a big rise £17 a hour ,and there is all the OT you want..Sadly all companies have social media people who scan the internet for things to complain about
Awesome video as usual 👌. Sadly you're right, this is not what we were expecting our lives to turn up. Lost my HGV license cause of diabetes. I wasn't expecting my Dr to inform DVLA. Now Xmas is upon us, I'm lost. I spent time collecting any pallets and wood and worn tyres which I cut to fit in my fire place but I think the neighbours are wondering where this smell is coming from. I was barred from my local lidl for not paying for milk and loaf. Sent few cv's but to no avail. You're definitely speaking my language Chris. I just hope we get through this month and wish 2021 brings us some lights to find away out. Worked 8 years in Canada and 10 in Australia as HGV driver and in uk they told me I didn't contributed enough in taxes. Filled few forms 10 months ago and still haven't heard back anything positive. Sometimes I wish all this Corona comes to me in one go and call it a day. I wish you the very best ✌❤☘🍀
Great content as always chris, i'll look forward to watching that little bpw tool review, personally I just use a chopped down cam shaft to seat the new bushes but I'll give it a watch to see its full potential👍 Just curious have you ever considered being self employed & mobile and just working from a van ? Man just think of the UA-cam content ❤
My college tutor was on 40k a year to teach 32 weeks. He used to have to graft all day without breaks cram his lunch down his neck in 5 minutes flat and carry on to earn that working at Ford. It's just shocking that there's people working as a corner shop assistant on more than imo highly skilled professionals.
I don’t usually comment on videos Chris, but what about going on your own? Go mobile HGV mechanic and just do time where people need you? Either that or put your class 1 to use and drive them. Might not fit round family though. Could always combine both. Bit of agency driving plus mobile mechanic? There’s a couple of agencies in Norwich. The one on silver road isn’t great but the one on bank plain is good. Penny her name is.
Your closer to us than I thought great video's seems like you got employment troubles i went on to food deliveries made more in tips and a basic wage downside is wear and tear on your own vehicle
Sorry to hear you’re struggling mate, if you want to stay on the tools get in touch with your local Scania workshop, their pay structure has just changed and the money isn’t too bad!!
Good luck with everything Chris! I think the harder you work the more you get shafted in terms of pay, free time etc. I'm a young guy in farming which as an industry looks like its starting to get killed off by the government and I know I work harder and longer hours than 99% of well payed office workers, except its £12/hr for me which seems a good wage which it very telling when you show jobs advertised at £17! I know I'm glad that I have a home to go to where most days there's food ready and not a lot left for me to do. As you said there's overtime work (I had a 280hr + month not including my own personal work and not including my fixing car for mot etc) but often I think if I wasn't in farming life would be a lot easier! I feel for you wearing yourself out for nothing then having house responsibilities when you get home, I don't think I'd manage. All the best and hope things start looking up for you!
Good see another video. Great shame about not being able to do the stuff we're accustom to over recent years. I'm not looking, nor bothered about what writing is on the side of the vehicles you do your work on. I don't see that to say "Lynn star, British sugar or what ever other operators as shown are running defective vehicles". On the contrary- operator(s) should be glad to have a conscious technician dealing with their wagons.
Chris I left the motor trade whent working in a factory doing maintenance I'm on decent pay health care pension and they provided tools. Honestly I'm only 28 but it's one of the best moves I've ever made. I've had my old boss ask me to come back every time I'm in getting parts and the motor trade here in Ireland can't get mechanics to be fair they pay shite and don't treat there staff great. Also do you still have buy me a coffee ?
at my job i clock in and clock out, get paid for a full 8 hours inc 3 breaks within the 8 hours. just over £12/hr plus shift allowance £1.70hr for working nights plus bonus which can add upto around £2 - 2.50 an hour to your wage, no tools needed or special training, i just turn up and thats me.
Hi I’ve been watching your videos on here for a while . and I’ve never put a comment up here until now I like watching your video’s it’s something different what I do . I’m a car technician I have been in the trade for 39 years I’m 55 young now and I’ve just left the garage that I worked in for 32 years . It is a car dealership that have several franchises . I left there to got to a small independent garage and only work tree days a week for more £ hour . And the boss the owner was my apprentice how things come around 😜. Anyway where I worked there is a scania lorry workshop right opposite . and when the rip off van s::p on came around . I got to talk to some of the boys and everyone’s had enough of the trade and what they got to pay out on tools 🧰 to do the job for them
Cranswic foods have an engineering and maintenance section,.... on second thoughts... What are you like at driving? lol. I know exactly where you are coming from, this country is going to hell in a hand cart all in the name of the great reset. It's phucked my business and some of my longest clients. Fortunately like me, you have transferable skills, you will not have to wait long before something presents itself. All the best Chris mate, Looking forward to your tool box vid. lol
I thought you where on better money than that being in the commercial end now I understand now why you have to watch the penny's. My work was motor mechanic and it was just survival money week to week love the job hated the money knocked the heart out of me till I left the trade done delivery work made twice the money 😁
Hi Chris,don't understand dealers,yes drivers have had pay rises (just!) But we can't do our job without you guys. Even the most reliable vehicle needs preventive maintenance,not to mention their 6 weekly. Come on dealers,value what you've got!! Take care mukka,and try and keep warm! Hope to see you again soon.I m not mechanically minded,I only drive them,don't know what makes them work,but really enjoy your technical knowledge and words of wisdom.
Hello. I came out of Agricultural Engineering and went into greenkeeping due to long hours , poor wages, and we have to buy our own tools with no extra for it . I hope things work out for you
Sad to hear it is so bad Chris. consider to be your ovn boss because you have all the skills and make at least 35 pound pr hour. I did that myself in DK, wages are higher hear compared to Britain, so I make more than 35 pound pr hour. Work and wages are so much more fun when you are able to plan your ovn day. Keep up the good work.
there is a place near me, wanting 3.5ton van drivers to deliver sandwich's to shops, 10 hours a day, for more money then what I'm on! id go for it, but im a little scared that the driving wage 'bubble' will burst, and there will be mega layoffs and paycuts!
You would make a seriously good business in Land rovers in Norfolk. The community love your videos, knowledge and experience. Maybe a joint venture with some financial backing! Own boss, own rules...
Mate you should move to Australia, the city i live in has hundreds of jobs for mechanics/fitters literally take your pick of workshop, paying $40-50 an hour easy. Theres even more money if you want to work away on site,
This is a much bigger picture picture than any of us realise. For decades we have had cheap European labour distorting the market. Some managers have never learned how to manage, all they have learned is how to replace. Now they can't replace but don't know how to manage good staff or even recognise good staff. Things will get better for all trades and working people in the UK as companies wake up to the fact that there aren't "Plenty of people out there who will do your job." If managers don't learn the skill of managing, they are quickly going to find themselves out of work with the gates locked behind them.
With your skills, mobile mechanic 100%, you're own boss, no shit to deal with, plus we get amazing vids on fixing cars, love the trailer stuff, had class 1 for 34 years, but driving , the things I've learnt from you bout trailers is amazing, but miss the landy stuff. What ever you decide, you'll be a success.
i am in the same position as you are being a single parent and only working part time and its hard to make ends meet .And seeing mc donalds paying more than i earn makes me think its time to jump ship and do something different. Chin up buddy..
BTW, my neighbor just changed job, he is lorry driver, now he got£46k per year with contract for 46h/week. Anything extra, pay as overtime... And is very strange why people decide to not working for spanners trade anymore? 🤷
I can’t believe they treat clever people like you, like this. It is disheartening to see a decent fella as you are, hard working, obviously knows the job inside out, doing shifts etc and you are struggling. All I can say is good luck and I hope you get sorted for you and your family…
Hi Chris, I’ve been enjoying and making use of your Land Rover videos for as long as I can remember so I found this video very disheartening and sad to see. I’ve learnt a lot from you and have appreciated you responding to my comments. I know you want to teach but what about going back to Land Rovers? Norfolk must be a good place to join a specialist or even start your own. I have been trying to solve a ticking noise on my 300tdi for months and would like nothing more than to pay you, the man with a CV of hundreds of detailed videos on the topic, to diagnose and fix it rather than the ‘specialists’ around me who just take my money for nothing. Is there a way I can contact you personally?
Is there really a shortage of labour? I’m only 20 and I hear it a lot at work. If there’s a shortage then surely our wages would slowly increase? My last place was paying £11 to £12 for a welder doing medium/heavy fab and stick welding to withstand constant vibration. The next problem is managers not knowing what their employees are worth. My friend has gone into this crypto trading plague and kind of tried to scam me mates into it. I don’t care if he earns more in an hour than what I do a day, I’ll earn the money without tricking my friends into being financially at risk for my own benefit.
@@arbit3r in order to make a lot from it you need people under you, which is what he didn’t tell us. So in reality we wouldn’t make much but could lose money which is quite scummy to put us at risk for his benefit
@@oh_crumpets You can start with £1000, you don't need allot. I don't see how he is scamming you unless he's going to take the money and run with it. There's always going to be risk in any investment. Nothing wrong with working hard for your money but after a while I assure you, you will wonder why you are wasting your time working hard for so little.
@@arbit3r pyramid scheme. Not a scam but it’s getting me into something that I may lose money in but he will gain no matter what. You only make nice money if you’re near the top.
What do they pay aviation mechanics? Loose a socket in a plane and it could be fatal! You would be a great aviation mechanic.....and think of the videos we would enjoy. Hang in there.
If You need new spanners job I can get You one in Newmarket, MAN/RENAULT dealership, £16/h. And Loffty working close enough to pop in one day and say hello 😂😂
Lofty is in KIng's Lynn now working with Wardy in a nice clean, small workshop for the Ambulance brigade. Even Deano has left Barton Mills to go to work for Ford in Thetford.
I'm not anymore DAF tech, since 4 months I'm happy employee for Manchetts group. Don't miss chassis cab at all. I know MAN is not the best to work with, but we have very good team, and very sensibility peoples in the office.
Get a van kit it out service & breakdowns get knocking on doors promote yourself take the leap £35 an hour no problem this time next year you will be laughing watch salvage rebuilds channel on hear easy money flipping cheap cars 12 months mot easy money
It seems like HGV drivers are just the first of many roles that are going to face real challenges.
We've spent years denigrating certain professions (HGV drivers, shop workers, farmers, any trade where you use your hands really) in favour of media studied degrees. We're going to be up the shitter in a few years when these sectors grind to a halt.
The pessimist in me thinks lots of the vacuum will be filled by China, and we'll end up even more beholden to them and unable to criticise them.
I'm sure you've thought of it and looked, but I know from family experience that lots of Classic Car resto garages are always looking for decent competent mechanics. Having learned a lot from your Land Rover videos (that's what originally brought me to your channel) I'm sure you'd be great at it. There's quite a few Land Rover resto places round me, but I'm in Warwickshire so not of any direct use to you.
Chris, you've got a natural talent for making this mechanikermankle stuff look easy. I have relied on your Disco 1 and defender videos to get my truck going, so thanks a million. You've saved me a fortune!
Go pro! Your work will be really appreciated!
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Hi Chris, you're absolutely bang on with what you have described. I have 30 years experience as a hgv fitter/technician and I left it 6 months ago to go driving. I miss the spanners but glad I'm out of it now. There is no respect shown by most employers and like you say training courses are for the very few but we are expected to now everything about everything. Personally I feel I jumped at the right time, I'm on more now than in the workshop and have no stress or hassle at all. I steer clear of other drivers because I do not want to get involved in company politics, frilly curtains or 700 BHP. It has been mentioned in the news about a shortage of 35000 mechs to maintain electric cars.... there has been a dire shortage for years but it has never been in the press. Good luck in whatever you do 👍
No frilly curtains yet? Give it time 😂
If you have a class 1 just go and drive them. I miss being a mechanic sometimes, but i don't miss spending a chunk of my wages on tools, its madness when we think about it, we are effectively paying out to go to work.
Chin up Chris. You're content actually is the best in the UK for hgv technical videos
The thing is your a legend in the field mate, I'm a mechanic for 13 years now went though collage and apprentiships, but most if what I know is from exactly what you do, watching and listening to the elders in the garage 💪😎
Cheeerrs.
Keep you chin up Chris and I’m positive something good will come your way. Love your channel and everything you have ever broadcasted - an absolute gentleman.
All the best from Northern Ireland and Merry Christmas 🎅
Hi Chris been watching your videos here in Ireland, I just realised what's been happening and .after 17 years away from the trade I recently went back to work as a hgv mechanic for what I can only describe as job satisfaction that's when I discovered your videos your work ethics and craftsmanship is how I try to model myself on you remind me of the man I served my time with. I really hope you get it back on track. I found your videos greatly informative and have watched and re watched some of them picking up the information that has helped me. Thanks and best of luck .
Glad to hear that bud. I'll keep this comment in mind when I approach certain bodies with regards to getting support with this channel.
I work for a small haulage company and have had no additional training since starting there 13 years ago and am expected to to work on a variety of trailers, it’s quite demoralising.
Keep you head up pal. Love your channel. Big respect from a truck fitter from Ireland
Keep going Chris, your positive attitude will see you through. Been watching some of your 200tdi videos this week, helped me when stripping the block down. Cheers mate
The toolbox tour sounds like a good idea
Hope things get better for you 👍🏻
I've just recently moved from light vehicle to psv after watching your videos sporadically over the last year or 2 it's gave me a head start on the job, just wanted to say thanks for all the knowledge etc and I'm sure a good fitter like yourself won't be out of a job for too long 👍
Hey Chris mate with your knowledge you deserve so much more my friend all the best and hope you have a nice Christmas from a old friend Hans and Tracy over in France
Crack on mate. Had a Td5 Defender for 5yrs now and your videos have got me out of trouble more than once!! Are you on or have you considered setting up with Patreon? I'm sure stacks of people would be happy to chip in considering I'm likely not the only defender owner that has been given a chop out watching your work. Head up cuz.
Geoff - Australia
I had to put my spanners 🔧 down 5 years ago when my mum needed a full time carer....can't wait to get back at it chin up Chris.
Enjoy your videos mate and you're absolutely on point with this one. Pretty well all the guys I know in engineering in it's many and various forms are struggling - highly skilled workers in all cases who could earn a better living with the supermarkets. Some of them are living in their overdraft all the time and that's just not right. I'm just about to move on myself for some of the reasons you outline - there are always options as you say, but it's always a bit of a leap of faith.
Good luck - you certainly have the experience and personality for teaching and being able to convey practical knowledge and skills in the way that you do is a real skill in it's own right.
Phill.
Here in Sweden the cheapest registered mechanic charges 70 quid an hr and the BWM/Mini garage charges 83 quid an hr. Recently my wife’s mini needed a new belt tensioner total price 1,250 quid. Luckily still under warrantee. That said the garages pay serious taxes, I have no idea how they make it work… Thanks to your videos I save a fortune on my Landy. So I owe you a decent dinner and a beer, or two. Cheers Michael
Wish you all the best!
You make awesome videos and have helped me out of dark on several occasions. Hope things improve for you.
Glad to hear it
Sad to hear that you are in struggling and can't heat your house ..You are 100% correct with what you say ...Kids wanting to be you tubers is probably like our era wanting to be footballers or soldiers lol..There is a massive shortage of competent mechanics ,we are desperate for people and are mobbed with work so much that they are all complaining to everyone they can to get pushed to the front of the Q ...To keep us sweet we got a big rise £17 a hour ,and there is all the OT you want..Sadly all companies have social media people who scan the internet for things to complain about
Awesome video as usual 👌. Sadly you're right, this is not what we were expecting our lives to turn up. Lost my HGV license cause of diabetes. I wasn't expecting my Dr to inform DVLA. Now Xmas is upon us, I'm lost. I spent time collecting any pallets and wood and worn tyres which I cut to fit in my fire place but I think the neighbours are wondering where this smell is coming from. I was barred from my local lidl for not paying for milk and loaf. Sent few cv's but to no avail. You're definitely speaking my language Chris. I just hope we get through this month and wish 2021 brings us some lights to find away out. Worked 8 years in Canada and 10 in Australia as HGV driver and in uk they told me I didn't contributed enough in taxes. Filled few forms 10 months ago and still haven't heard back anything positive. Sometimes I wish all this Corona comes to me in one go and call it a day. I wish you the very best ✌❤☘🍀
Great content as always chris, i'll look forward to watching that little bpw tool review, personally I just use a chopped down cam shaft to seat the new bushes but I'll give it a watch to see its full potential👍
Just curious have you ever considered being self employed & mobile and just working from a van ? Man just think of the UA-cam content ❤
My college tutor was on 40k a year to teach 32 weeks. He used to have to graft all day without breaks cram his lunch down his neck in 5 minutes flat and carry on to earn that working at Ford. It's just shocking that there's people working as a corner shop assistant on more than imo highly skilled professionals.
I don’t usually comment on videos Chris, but what about going on your own? Go mobile HGV mechanic and just do time where people need you?
Either that or put your class 1 to use and drive them. Might not fit round family though.
Could always combine both. Bit of agency driving plus mobile mechanic? There’s a couple of agencies in Norwich. The one on silver road isn’t great but the one on bank plain is good. Penny her name is.
Happy Christmas Chris, just bought you a beer .
Keep on keeping on m8, it's what survivors do.
Hang in there Mate!..
Loads of work fitting lorry camera systems, you can fit a 4 camera dvr system in a day to a lorry £300-400 per vehicle.
Your closer to us than I thought great video's seems like you got employment troubles i went on to food deliveries made more in tips and a basic wage downside is wear and tear on your own vehicle
Sorry to hear you’re struggling mate, if you want to stay on the tools get in touch with your local Scania workshop, their pay structure has just changed and the money isn’t too bad!!
Keep your head up mate love the channel interested in the tool box tour
Cheers. When I said painfully detailed........ 😂
@@trailerfitter2 I one of them sad people who like a good tool box tour 😂
Merry Christmas Chris have a good one man 👨 take care may the force be with you lol 😂 😂 😂
Godbless you sir,and happy christmas.
Same to you!
Good luck with everything Chris!
I think the harder you work the more you get shafted in terms of pay, free time etc. I'm a young guy in farming which as an industry looks like its starting to get killed off by the government and I know I work harder and longer hours than 99% of well payed office workers, except its £12/hr for me which seems a good wage which it very telling when you show jobs advertised at £17! I know I'm glad that I have a home to go to where most days there's food ready and not a lot left for me to do. As you said there's overtime work (I had a 280hr + month not including my own personal work and not including my fixing car for mot etc) but often I think if I wasn't in farming life would be a lot easier! I feel for you wearing yourself out for nothing then having house responsibilities when you get home, I don't think I'd manage. All the best and hope things start looking up for you!
Love the thumbnail 😂
Good see another video. Great shame about not being able to do the stuff we're accustom to over recent years. I'm not looking, nor bothered about what writing is on the side of the vehicles you do your work on. I don't see that to say "Lynn star, British sugar or what ever other operators as shown are running defective vehicles". On the contrary- operator(s) should be glad to have a conscious technician dealing with their wagons.
Chris I left the motor trade whent working in a factory doing maintenance I'm on decent pay health care pension and they provided tools. Honestly I'm only 28 but it's one of the best moves I've ever made. I've had my old boss ask me to come back every time I'm in getting parts and the motor trade here in Ireland can't get mechanics to be fair they pay shite and don't treat there staff great. Also do you still have buy me a coffee ?
at my job i clock in and clock out, get paid for a full 8 hours inc 3 breaks within the 8 hours. just over £12/hr plus shift allowance £1.70hr for working nights plus bonus which can add upto around £2 - 2.50 an hour to your wage, no tools needed or special training, i just turn up and thats me.
Hi I’ve been watching your videos on here for a while . and I’ve never put a comment up here until now I like watching your video’s it’s something different what I do . I’m a car technician I have been in the trade for 39 years I’m 55 young now and I’ve just left the garage that I worked in for 32 years . It is a car dealership that have several franchises . I left there to got to a small independent garage and only work tree days a week for more £ hour . And the boss the owner was my apprentice how things come around 😜. Anyway where I worked there is a scania lorry workshop right opposite . and when the rip off van s::p on came around . I got to talk to some of the boys and everyone’s had enough of the trade and what they got to pay out on tools 🧰 to do the job for them
Cranswic foods have an engineering and maintenance section,.... on second thoughts... What are you like at driving? lol. I know exactly where you are coming from, this country is going to hell in a hand cart all in the name of the great reset. It's phucked my business and some of my longest clients. Fortunately like me, you have transferable skills, you will not have to wait long before something presents itself. All the best Chris mate, Looking forward to your tool box vid. lol
I thought you where on better money than that being in the commercial end now I understand now why you have to watch the penny's.
My work was motor mechanic and it was just survival money week to week love the job hated the money knocked the heart out of me till I left the trade done delivery work made twice the money 😁
Hi Chris,don't understand dealers,yes drivers have had pay rises (just!) But we can't do our job without you guys. Even the most reliable vehicle needs preventive maintenance,not to mention their 6 weekly. Come on dealers,value what you've got!! Take care mukka,and try and keep warm! Hope to see you again soon.I m not mechanically minded,I only drive them,don't know what makes them work,but really enjoy your technical knowledge and words of wisdom.
Well said
Hello. I came out of Agricultural Engineering and went into greenkeeping due to long hours , poor wages, and we have to buy our own tools with no extra for it . I hope things work out for you
You should look into working on the railway, bit of a change with good wages.
Sad to hear it is so bad Chris. consider to be your ovn boss because you have all the skills and make at least 35 pound pr hour. I did that myself in DK, wages are higher hear compared to Britain, so I make more than 35 pound pr hour. Work and wages are so much more fun when you are able to plan your ovn day. Keep up the good work.
there is a place near me, wanting 3.5ton van drivers to deliver sandwich's to shops, 10 hours a day, for more money then what I'm on!
id go for it, but im a little scared that the driving wage 'bubble' will burst, and there will be mega layoffs and paycuts!
We are hiring down here Chris days lates and nights good rates👍👍
You would make a seriously good business in Land rovers in Norfolk. The community love your videos, knowledge and experience. Maybe a joint venture with some financial backing!
Own boss, own rules...
Maybe one day!
Hey Chris so sorry to hear of your dilema , have you ever thought ofcb working on stationary equipment ? Like becoming a millwright ?
Would like to watch a tool box tour
Thought about repairing forklifts ? I lot of our guys have jumped over from cars recently
Have they got an ad blue shortage in the uk? It's going to be a massive issue here in Australia
Skilled fitters should be payed absolute minimum £16 per hour in my opinion
Be great if you went back to land rover vids
Take care
Terry
Mate you should move to Australia, the city i live in has hundreds of jobs for mechanics/fitters literally take your pick of workshop, paying $40-50 an hour easy. Theres even more money if you want to work away on site,
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This is a much bigger picture picture than any of us realise.
For decades we have had cheap European labour distorting the market. Some managers have never learned how to manage, all they have learned is how to replace.
Now they can't replace but don't know how to manage good staff or even recognise good staff.
Things will get better for all trades and working people in the UK as companies wake up to the fact that there aren't "Plenty of people out there who will do your job."
If managers don't learn the skill of managing, they are quickly going to find themselves out of work with the gates locked behind them.
Would you consider going and working for a company like bpw or wabco to train people?
Yeah sure, if the money and the situation suited. Why not?
With your skills, mobile mechanic 100%, you're own boss, no shit to deal with, plus we get amazing vids on fixing cars, love the trailer stuff, had class 1 for 34 years, but driving , the things I've learnt from you bout trailers is amazing, but miss the landy stuff. What ever you decide, you'll be a success.
i am in the same position as you are being a single parent and only working part time and its hard to make ends meet .And seeing mc donalds paying more than i earn makes me think its time to jump ship and do something different. Chin up buddy..
BTW, my neighbor just changed job, he is lorry driver, now he got£46k per year with contract for 46h/week. Anything extra, pay as overtime... And is very strange why people decide to not working for spanners trade anymore? 🤷
I can’t believe they treat clever people like you, like this. It is disheartening to see a decent fella as you are, hard working, obviously knows the job inside out, doing shifts etc and you are struggling. All I can say is good luck and I hope you get sorted for you and your family…
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Furlough has created alot of idle people who now no longer want to work and also the whole motortrade big or small is short of skilled staff
Hi Chris, I’ve been enjoying and making use of your Land Rover videos for as long as I can remember so I found this video very disheartening and sad to see. I’ve learnt a lot from you and have appreciated you responding to my comments.
I know you want to teach but what about going back to Land Rovers? Norfolk must be a good place to join a specialist or even start your own. I have been trying to solve a ticking noise on my 300tdi for months and would like nothing more than to pay you, the man with a CV of hundreds of detailed videos on the topic, to diagnose and fix it rather than the ‘specialists’ around me who just take my money for nothing.
Is there a way I can contact you personally?
Is there really a shortage of labour? I’m only 20 and I hear it a lot at work. If there’s a shortage then surely our wages would slowly increase? My last place was paying £11 to £12 for a welder doing medium/heavy fab and stick welding to withstand constant vibration.
The next problem is managers not knowing what their employees are worth.
My friend has gone into this crypto trading plague and kind of tried to scam me mates into it. I don’t care if he earns more in an hour than what I do a day, I’ll earn the money without tricking my friends into being financially at risk for my own benefit.
Plenty of money in Crypto. Nothing in mechanics, welding, fabricating since the 70;s. I would say your mates the smart one.
@@arbit3r your response assumes that there's only value in money
@@arbit3r in order to make a lot from it you need people under you, which is what he didn’t tell us. So in reality we wouldn’t make much but could lose money which is quite scummy to put us at risk for his benefit
@@oh_crumpets You can start with £1000, you don't need allot. I don't see how he is scamming you unless he's going to take the money and run with it. There's always going to be risk in any investment. Nothing wrong with working hard for your money but after a while I assure you, you will wonder why you are wasting your time working hard for so little.
@@arbit3r pyramid scheme. Not a scam but it’s getting me into something that I may lose money in but he will gain no matter what. You only make nice money if you’re near the top.
What do they pay aviation mechanics? Loose a socket in a plane and it could be fatal! You would be a great aviation mechanic.....and think of the videos we would enjoy. Hang in there.
No idea. Depends on area and country.
Been trying to contact you for weeks Chris! Let me know when you are free
What are you after bud?
@@trailerfitter2 sponsorship opportunity for your videos 👍🙂
If You need new spanners job I can get You one in Newmarket, MAN/RENAULT dealership, £16/h. And Loffty working close enough to pop in one day and say hello 😂😂
Lofty is in KIng's Lynn now working with Wardy in a nice clean, small workshop for the Ambulance brigade. Even Deano has left Barton Mills to go to work for Ford in Thetford.
Are you still working for Chassis Cab?
Do you have messenger?
I'm not anymore DAF tech, since 4 months I'm happy employee for Manchetts group. Don't miss chassis cab at all. I know MAN is not the best to work with, but we have very good team, and very sensibility peoples in the office.
Chris if you want to pm me I know of a good paying job in Norfolk. Maybe would suit you
Get a van kit it out service & breakdowns get knocking on doors promote yourself take the leap £35 an hour no problem this time next year you will be laughing watch salvage rebuilds channel on hear easy money flipping cheap cars 12 months mot easy money
The toolbox tour sounds like a good idea
Hope things get better for you 👍🏻