Misplaced Licence, Job Requires it...

[TheDonUK]

Im supposed to be starting a new delivery job tonight, and i was asked to bring in my passport and licence, fair enough.

A little while ago i lost my wallet with the photocard in it, i havent applied for the replacement yet partially because i have been too poor to pay the 20 pound. On accepting the job i wrongly assumed i knew where the paper counterpart is, it seems i dont, i have torn up the house looking everywhere for it.

Im going to get both replacements ordered today online/post office and just pay up, but i have the problem of this new job wanting to see it, and im not going to have one now for at least 2 weeks.

I know i am stupid for getting myself in this situation, but is there anything that i can do to prove i have a full licence to a boss? I will go there regardless, take all my other bikes docs and ride there on my 600, and pray to every diety that he looks the other way for the next two weeks, but i wouldent blame him if he needed to see it.

Any suggestions?

/facepalm


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[MinhDinh]

Phone the DVLA and see what they say.

Maybe you can get something from one of their centres.
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[Oz.]

Can you not call the DVLA in front of him give permission for him to speak to them about you and have them tell him your entitlements?

[TheDonUK]

Nice one guys, i just phoned the dvla, they gave me a number i can call in the presence of my boss, and they can confirm over the phone i have a full licence. Fingers crossed he accepts it.

Not a great start, meet someone, oh and by the way i dont have the one document you actually need...

I will update tonight how it goes if anyone is interested.

And the number is 09061393837 in case anyone finds themself in this situation...


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[Resurrection]

I was in a similar situation to this so did the same thing. Phone DVLA and they were actually helpful for once! If its any consollation my docs came within two days!
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[robbieguy2003]

Cool, hope it goes well, bear in mind 0906 is premium rate and can be upto £1.50 per minute, maybe more from a mobile.

Still, its defo worth a few minutes call if it means you can start work two weeks earlier, good luck with it
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[calyx]

0300 790 6801

This should be cheaper
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Boris - London

[TheDonUK]

Rang from their phone anyway , and yeah cheers it worked okay, would have been screwed without the dvla confirming it
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[Derivative]

Nice one, congrats on the job

[TheDonUK]

Cheers, pizza delivery is as shit as i remember, needs must and all that....
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[Clayton32]

sorry to hijack but ive just got a quick question,

i have been after for a new part time job for a while, i assume from you saying that you needed a bike license for your job that you are delivering pizza on you bike.

what company will let you delivery pizza on a bike? and do you use your own bike or is a company bike/scooter?

cheers

[Bloke]

[Ingah]

[TheDonUK]

[Ingah]

[Clayton32]

i might have to apply for a job at a pizza place then!

i have been a delivery driver before just always in a car, i didnt actually think places still had scooters for you to use.

i take it insurance is all sorted through them and there is no cost to me if i break/crash the scooter?

[Ingah]

[itsallgood]

Congrats on the job mate!

Used to deliver pizza and chinese back in the day.

The now wife and I were saving for our house and ended up doing the pizza 2 nights a week and chinese 3 nights a week....

Obviously done it in the car, as I'm only learning to ride now but it makes such a difference having someone with you to run in and out and sort change etc as you drive along.

Obviously I still went to the door if it was a dodgy area or whatever but never had any issues.

put on a ton of weight with all the free food too!

The money was great but had to hit it on the head as it was too much with us both working full time too, felt like we had no life.....but it got us in our house so can't complain!

[Clayton32]

whats the wage like?

think i might have to apply when my local pizza hut needs another rider, invaluable road experience for an amateur biker like myself, and i get paid while i learn bonus!

[Ingah]

£6/hour. 20p per drop (but you have to call customers with your own mobile phone because no one seems to ever answer their door despite having ordered pizza , and you don't get any extra allowance for that, so many people on PAYG will find this obliterates the drop bonus). 15p per order you take via the ordering system so that's the easiest way to up the wage a bit - if the damn reception boy doesn't leap in for it first!
Free 9" pizza each shift, restricted to 2 toppings and no chicken as a topping.
Staff discount 50% on everything but customers can often get this themselves with vouchers and you can't combine staff bonus with any other discount.

If you ignore the fact you're risking life and limb for it, it's not too bad though - very good bunch of people at my local (which is probably what makes or breaks the experience), good laughs, and the occassional bit of additional free food when something is made wrong
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[Clayton32]

yeah better wage than where i am at currently, although i get free food whenever, and however much i want as long as its not ridiculous amounts.

as soon as a spot opens up at my local one im going to apply.

what bikes/peds do they use? how many drops do you do on a weeknight on average?

[TheDonUK]

I dont remember pizza hut doing a per drop bonus /shrug, mines on 6.50 an hour which is nice as its just below the threshold for student loan repayments...
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[Ingah]

[Mr Hammers]

[TheDonUK]

Well thanks all,

To clarify on the rich/tip comment, For the place im working for now compared to pizza hut, pizza huts rich clients would be this shops poor clients. And yes i have also found it to be the case, that the nicer the house, and seemingly richer the customer is the less likely you are to get a tip. Its the rich bastards that will order 30.50 worth of pizza then blankly give you two crisp twenty pounds notes and pocket your whole float without somuch as a thank you.

I have started a shitlist, everyone who is a cunt to me gets their address and phone number recorded so months down the line if i still feel the need i can get them somehow ... makes me feel better anyway. Oh and city boys making 200 pound orders that require two drivers certainly dont tip...
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