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Hi all
looking for some help i have been told recently iam going to be made redundent and iam seriously thinking of doing my hgv .i have worked in a factory for 24years and have always wanted to drive for years but always thought my eyesight wasnt up to standard.Heres the problem i recently went for an eye test and with the help of glasses one of my eyes is right on the boarderline of pass or fail.What id like to ask is how many companys would fail me on a medical to drive if i passed my gp medical or do companys not do medicals just accept the gps. any info welcome
cheers

Have you had a HGV medical?At £30 is quite cheap and lasts 5 years. I have driven on one effective eye all my life.
I could not pass the first question on the form !



If your glasses are new your eyes may have been under strain and will do better once you have had the benefit of glasses for a few weeks.

I don't know if truck firms do their own medicals. I doubt it.

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cheers anton thats what i was asking dont want to waste time and money possibly passing medical with gp for prov licence and possibly pass and go for jobs and possibly fail company medicals and get turned down for jobs.if most companys dont do medicals then its all down to my gp before i spend my cash

Youe GP medical is all you need to get the licence. There may be some larger companies who have their own medicals but the chances of you working for one of those within 2 years of passing are slim to nil anyway.

Best of luck to you.

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cheers thanx for the info

Firstly mate you won,t have a company medical for a job driving as the only likely time you "Might" have to go for a medical is, if you are off ill for a) any length of time or b) because of persistant sick leave (which ANY co. can make you take) not just haulage companies.

If you are over 45 (like me "A Golden Oldie" ) you will need a medical every 5 years and most companies after say 3 years service for example will pay for your medical.

Good Luck mate on the test etc. but prepare to lead a lonely life as you are literally "on your own" for most of the day except when loading / unloading so if you can stand talking to yourself all day and singing with the radio you will be ok!

Incidentally there is nowt wrong with talking to yourself all day as the time to worry is when you start arguing with yourself

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Spannernut

i have only ever had a medical once and that was southampton council. More and more companies will take you out on assessment which is purely driving ability but thats all. They are only interested in making sure the truck is safe. The driver is cheaper to replace. Apologies for being so blunt but that is the reality of it

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Science won over religion when they started installing lightning rods on churches.

Always thought it was when you lost the argument.

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Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on

Na you never lose the argument when you talk to yourself all day

You only lose the plot and the argument when you choose to argue with (in my case) "Matron"

One must do as one is told by "The Fairer Sex" or so she tells me, I must never issue a challenge to "The Chief Test Pilot in the Broom Factory" ouch that hurt

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"There But For The Grace of God Go I"

"He Who Ain,t Made Mistakes Ain,t Made Anything"

Spannernut

Beautiful turn of phrase , but out of consideration for health and safety ( mine that is ) don't think i'll use that one .

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lets bring sanity back to speed limits.
Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on

Nothing wrong with using the terminology mate just make sure you are 100 yds away from said person when you do though

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"There But For The Grace of God Go I"

"He Who Ain,t Made Mistakes Ain,t Made Anything"

Spannernut

Used to do that ,before she had her eye done -now ,more like 300 , else I'm piloting broom from wrong end:o

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lets bring sanity back to speed limits.
Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on