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Fork lift Career?
Asked by DaveyBristol2007
Hi everybody im 19 years of age. College Didnt work out for me and I am interested in getting a Job as a ForkLift Driver.
Whats the best way to go about this, and do you think its going to be easy to find work in?
I have 3 penaulty points on my provisional liecence thoe.
I live In Bristol
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Best Answer:
learndirect are the ones to contact for all government forklift licences but they dont come cheap
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you need a fork lift licence.
you could think about getting a job in a warehouse and after a while ask if they will pay for your training.
Answered by lisa.
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You can either pay to be trained yourself or get a job where they train in house your points have no influence on a forklift license
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http://www.freeforklifttraining.co.uk/training.html
Answered by Nev the Bear Esq
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Try getting a warehouse job for one of the larger companies like DHL, Tesco etc. They often train people up, usually on a 3 day course. Counter balance is most commonly required in job adverts but reach truck is the harder of the 2 licences to get. Once you have your forklift licence, you will never be out of work. If you can't find a proper permanent job, try through the agencies, they are crying out for forklift drivers all the time.
Answered by Phantom66
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your car licence has nothing to do with your fork truck licence so dont worry about points.There are 2 main licences to go for, counter balance and reach.Find a training centre and apply to take em,you'll have to do a theory test 1st then the driving.If you go to the R.T.I.T.B (road transport industry training board) website they should have a list of local trainers.
Answered by nick_oldno7
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There is not many jobs that are just fork truck driving, most are jobs that involve a bit of driving to do the job.So firstly you need to decide what sort of work you want to do ?.
Warehouse, building site etc then i would suggest getting a basic licence in the most commonly used truck in that field.
Then once you get a job most companies will pay for you to be trained on the other trucks used in there company.
Hope this helps worked in a warehouse for 20 years & can drive nearly every truck you can imagine
Answered by Gary C
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from my experience forklift driving is considered a crap job, you'll get little or no respect paid crap wages and be expected to work outside in all weather. theres nothing easy about forklift driving. i did it for 12 years and got treated like dirt. but it is steady work. agencies can get you work but pay crap rates
Answered by mr funky pants
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