The same “older hands” that say that, also didn’t have the level of rules/traction training and assessments that trainees now have from what I’ve been told by drivers who still only have 10-12 years in the job. Swings and roundabouts I guess.
Same here. May even have been at the same assessment centre? I was surprised I passed to be honest, especially on that DFFT!
possibly mate, I passed mine with freightliner in around may/June 2018 for Ipswich. which even though I was an internal applicant. It didn’t result in a driving position with them. It worked out in my favour though as a TOC honoured my passes and I’m about a month away from pass out week!