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Dublin Bus looking for Drivers

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  • Registered Users Posts: 14 Seanoreilly200


    What does it mean by 815 over 5 weeks? does this not mean you will get 815 every week?



  • Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭Careful_now!


    The wages have increased since that and you'll average at 837.

    If you work a Sunday you will get 907, and if you don't work it you will get 794.


    You will work 2 Sundays in 5



  • Registered Users Posts: 14 Seanoreilly200


    Hi All I’ve been chatting to a few drivers on here and in my local area and the most common thing they are saying to me is that it’s very difficult to get into and you have to be of the highest standard, can anyone tell me about there experience and if this is what they experienced and was it hard to get into DB thanks



  • Registered Users Posts: 14 Seanoreilly200




  • Registered Users Posts: 14 Seanoreilly200


    Do you have to be over 25 to drive for Dublin Bus?



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  • Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭AX636




  • Registered Users Posts: 43 wayne31


    Unfortunately I failed my driving test yesterday (I've another chance in a few weeks to pass and if I fail a second time I pay for it the third time round)

    The school itself, I love it. I love the driving, I was in a class of 12 split into 4 groups of 3 per bus. You could get a different instructor every day for the training period, I was very lucky that I got the same one. He was phenomenal in every aspect and were very close as are the other 2 lads I'm with, they'll already be friends for life and I only started a month ago. Nerves and a bit of bad luck failed me yesterday but I'll get it again.

    If I was you I'd absolutely go for it. 100%



  • Registered Users Posts: 14 Seanoreilly200


    Thanks for the response man, I applied last week but have heard nothing back yet



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭mikeybhoy


    Sorry to hear that. Best of luck with the 2nd attempt I'm sure you'll get it next time. I failed my D test first time then got it 2nd time.

    You'll get more training and it'll make you an even better driver.



  • Registered Users Posts: 14 Seanoreilly200


    Still heard nothing back from DB about assessment has anyone recently applied and gotten an email?



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  • Registered Users Posts: 10 marmac73


    Hey everyone, maybe a silly question but I've my medical next week. In the email there's 2 forms, 1 medical and 1 for eyes. Do I bring these blank for them to fill in? Or do I need to go gp/optician 1st?

    Thanks in advance



  • Registered Users Posts: 3 Happy.


    Yes, bring all with you.



  • Registered Users Posts: 10 marmac73


    Just popping this here, the timeline so far of my process.

    Applied March 2nd

    Written assessment 7th March

    Driving/interview 22nd March

    Medical next week 🤞🏼



  • Registered Users Posts: 14 Seanoreilly200


    Fairplay that is very quick, what day is the medical



  • Registered Users Posts: 14 Seanoreilly200


    Hi got the online assesment, can anyone let me know what to expect?



  • Registered Users Posts: 6 Greenham791


    Three stages,

    1. Fare calculation report (different stages, cash and leap fares).

    2. Written report where you have to write in 100 words what you would say if the bus was damaged or a passenger fell down the stairs etc.

    3. Situational awareness test, you are given multiple scenarios you might encounter as a bus driver and have to list in order of four the best to least best way to handle that situation.



  • Registered Users Posts: 14 Seanoreilly200


    Does anyone know about references if you can use any references from working career?



  • Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭merlinengine


    Hi everyone, thanks so much for all the information that you've posted about the various assessments, it's been a huge help getting through the various phases. If anyone has any questions on the application to medical phase, please ask.

    I have my CPC and case study in just over two weeks and I really want to do well - can anyone give me some pointers on what to concentrate on study-wise study and anything else that they found useful please?



  • Registered Users Posts: 10 marmac73


    Hi there, I had my medical last week, all good there. What happens next. Did you receive the job offer before theory test etc.

    Thanks



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    I don't remember doing a colour blind test



  • Registered Users Posts: 43 wayne31




  • Registered Users Posts: 10 marmac73


    Cpc and theory test in 3 weeks time. Delighted to have moved on to next stage. I'm ready for theory test, I've been using the app but the cpc? Do I just read the case studies and then answer questions about the faults in the study, do I have to memorize them?

    Just realizing now too my medical forms will be out of date too. Will I need to redo medical with my doc?

    Thanks

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  • Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭merlinengine


    Hi! I have mine on Wednesday. I'm in a similar position and the CD and book have been great to prepare for the theory test, but there is no preparation material or mock exams for the CPC, apart from giving you each of the six case studies. I did find this thread though, which is very useful;

    Check out the whole thread, but posts five and eight will be the most helpful.



  • Registered Users Posts: 10 marmac73


    Thanks, I'll have read through. Best of luck on Wednesday!



  • Registered Users Posts: 43 wayne31


    I passed second time round today. Off to Harristown on Tuesday.



  • Registered Users Posts: 6 Greenham791


    Hi everyone,

    I start training next week(excited and nervous!) One of the things they're asking me to bring is a CPC Case Study Sheet. I'm not exactly sure what that means.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,212 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    An hour is a long commute at the best of times (I did it for years! Not in DB tho) Think of it like commuting to a night shift job. If you're driving at that hour the roads will be quiet



  • Registered Users Posts: 12 renalf


    When you did your CPC case study or "theory test" you should have gotten a pass sheet from the RSA



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  • Registered Users Posts: 6 Greenham791


    Yeah I have both of those. Thanks for the clarification.



  • Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭merlinengine


    Hi! I have my first day tomorrow and just wondering what I should wear? I asked for clarification, but was told to wear "my own clothes". Any suggestions?



  • Registered Users Posts: 6 Greenham791


    You just wear your own clothes on the first day. They give you your uniforms at the end of the first day then you come in the uniform from then on.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    Jeans, runners and a top is fine



  • Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭merlinengine


    Great, thanks. Hopefully they have my uniforms, I only got my official offer five days ago lol. Also, thanks to everyone here, this thread has been incredibly helpful preparing for all of the stages, I wouldn't have done as well without it. How are the instructors generally?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭rx8


    The Instructors are top class.

    Some of the best driving Instructors in the country, IMHO.

    You'll be fine.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭mikeybhoy


    I see the ad is still 30th June deadline hasn't been extended yet. Is it going to be extended I wonder I've been keeping an eye on the ad for a while and usually it keeps getting extended but hasn't. Wonder are going to stop recruiting soon.



  • Registered Users Posts: 3 Vera Wang


    I had my driving assessment and interview 2 weeks ago, at the end of the driving the instructor said I didn’t get any marks on the sheet. So I had my interview after but this morning I got an email saying they were not going to progress me to the next stage. I have my CPC, and my D permit. I’ve made every effort to put myself in a good place for the recruitment. And now I don’t know what to do, I’ve done a couple of D lessons too. Should I keep going or go back to my hospitality job that I hate. Any advice



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭rx8


    If it's the learner permit that you have, you could try Go-Ahead if it's the full D licence, then pretty much everywhere is looking for drivers. So, Aircoach, Bus Eireann, Matthews, ... lots of them

    Bus Eireann would be a good option if you ultimately want Dublin Bus, should be easy enough to transfer over after a few months.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭mikeybhoy


    I suppose Go-Ahead would be a good option but they are a difficult company to work for at least in my experience. Aircoach will put you on the carpark shuttle buses when you start out.



  • Registered Users Posts: 3 Vera Wang


    I got a spot on the VEC Bus Driver course if I get my D license, can I reapply to Dublin Bus or do I have to wait till next year



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  • Registered Users Posts: 324 ✭✭Darith


    I am currently preparing for the D licence & CPC test. I have a subscription with dttonline. So to study for the D lic. exam ; if i just read the multiple choice questions(There are a couple of hundred) and run the practice/mock tests it should be enough. I don't need to read the books? The cpc section has me somewhat confused. There are six scenarios or short stories. No practice questions on these listed? Am I supposed to point what the driver did wrong myself? Is that what the cpc exam is?



  • Registered Users Posts: 324 ✭✭Darith


    Hello,

    It is recommended to study the below for the cpc test. How much of Driving goods vehicles do we need to study?

    • The Official Driver Theory Test Truck & Buses (Including Step 1 and Step 2 of Driver CPC) - available as interactive PC CD-ROM and mobile apps, and as a book.
    • The Rules of the Road
    • Driving Goods Vehicles – The Official Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) UK Guide

    Or if you are doing the Bus Theory Test:

    • Driving Buses and Coaches – The Official Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) UK Guide



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭mikeybhoy


    I'd imagine the DVSA is not much use in Ireland



  • Registered Users Posts: 324 ✭✭Darith


    That is what is recomended in officiall DTT online training?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,540 ✭✭✭yagan


    I went along to a Buseireann open day a while ago and reckoned at this stage of my life it would suit perfectly, I've been doing the same jobs for decades and needed a change and the recruiter at the open day was very encouraging for me to apply.

    Now they listed things I needed to have before applying. I passed the D license permit test and am just waiting for the card to arrive in the post, but this CPC thing has me flummoxed. At the Buseireann open day their recruiter said don't worry about the CPC as they said they needed only a CPC "sheet", which I assumed at the time was some form I had to bring.

    I can't make sense of the RSA website as there's two fees listed for a CPC test, can't figure out which one is relevant to my situation.

    Anyone got a link to the relevant CPC test I need to do at this stage? I'm starting to think it's all very convoluted and I'd be better off just keep at what I'm at but just scale back.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    It's this

    https://theorytest.ie/book-your-theory-test/cpc-driver-certificate-of-professional-competence/



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,540 ✭✭✭yagan


    Thanks. I can see why they're struggling to get drivers in some parts of the country as the process to get to even applying to buseireann is awfully drawn out.

    I'll get back to it maybe.



  • Registered Users Posts: 8 djm1234


    I've been reading a lot of posts on this thread with great interest.

    I have a competency based interview shortly. Understand it's about being safety-aware.

    Is it basically common sense or are there are parts of it that can be prepared for?

    Thanks.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 LF403


    Go elsewhere, like GAI for a year - then to Airocach. They're desperate enough for drivers that there's a chance of going straight onto the coaches when you arrive with experience.

    Even the carparks are a handy number if you can hack the repetitiveness of it.



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