mechanic/technician wages round london !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[clarke5700]

ok so i no not alot of people like to give out information on there earning but i dont cair and am looking for some advice. i earn after tax 270ish a week is this low for the work i do? i work monday to friday 8 till 5 with an hour lunch. i do any work we take on clutches h/gaskets service suspension exausts ect ect ect i normaly do about 2 services a day and then a few mot failers and odds and sods ect am i over/under payed? ive never had any think to compair it with? but ive got to say i do get access to a fully fitted work shop ramps air tools lighting heating well its a work shop i have my own key and they dont mined me staying as late as i want as long as i keep the noise down as i do alot of private work does this reflect my wages? SOOOO whats your setup/ wages if you want to give that information out?

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[clarke5700]

pm me if you prefer?

[AlexF]

How old are you?

What qualifications have you got?

[dojj]

if it's any consolation, i used to get around £130 as a first year apprentice with bmw way back in 1990

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by AlexF

How old are you?

What qualifications have you got?

im 21 ive got an nvq leaval 3 and key skills leaval 2 ( i think ) soon to be a tester

[SillyFezzaMk1]

your on a good one there mate, especially if they dont mind you doing the odd foreigner.

Plus testers get a fair amount too and opens up opportunities elsewhere.

Dan

[AlexF]

No mate you can't have Key Skills Level 2

seriously though... sounds reasonable to me

Alex

[cossie604]

Personaly I dont think thats bad at all for a young techy with bugger all qualifications. None of us know what your actualy worth though....you could be shit at your job for all we know

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by AlexF

No mate you can't have Key Skills Level 2

seriously though... sounds reasonable to me

Alex

phew thank got i said i think

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by cossie604

Personaly I dont think thats bad at all for a young techy with bugger all qualifications. None of us know what your actualy worth though....you could be shit at your job for all we know

i do have qualifications yea i could be but imo im not lol

[westus1]

cant say about your area but up here thats pretty reasonable for your age/experience
especialy if you've got use of the workshop for homers(most places dont allow that)
i wouldn't be complaining about that to much,
and whats with the hour for lunch, you dont get none of that up here

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by dojj

if it's any consolation, i used to get around £130 as a first year apprentice with bmw way back in 1990

lol im not an apprentice in fact i have an apprentis and he is on hear lol

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by westus1

cant say about your area but up here thats pretty reasonable for your age/experience
especialy if you've got use of the workshop for homers(most places dont allow that)
i wouldn't be complaining about that to much,
and whats with the hour for lunch, you dont get none of that up here

oh i dont get payed for the hour lunch lol should have stated that lol

[cossie604]

Your 21, you are still an apprentice mate. In tens years time, you'll look back to now and think 'fuck me, I knew nothing', trust me

[mechanic28]

i am a MOT tester class 4 and 7 NVQ level 3 key skills level 2,C25 certificate (basically i can train people )Gold level vauxhall,silver level chevrolet and last but not least unemployedoh i am 30 with 12 years experience

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by cossie604

Your 21, you are still an apprentice mate. In tens years time, you'll look back to now and think 'fuck me, I knew nothing', trust me

yea i can under stand that life is one big learning curve but ive finished my apprentiship so in my eyes im not an appreitis all tho my spelling probaly makes people dout me

[L7 KOS]

Originally Posted by clarke5700

yea i can under stand that life is one big learning curve but ive finished my apprentiship so in my eyes im not an appreitis all tho my spelling probaly makes people dout me

indeed it does

im up north and i were testing at 25 year old for £10 per hour, hence me leaving motor trade!!!!

[mechanic28]

I used to work 830 till 530 although used to usually work through till around 6 take hours lunch but used to take around 20-30min one no other breaks unless i needed a dump lol!and work 1 in 4 saturday 8 till 12!used to hate it in truth but my god do i wish i was back there with my work mates etc!trust me mate u dont know what ya got until its gone!

[AzE_B]

Originally Posted by clarke5700

ok so i no not alot of people like to give out information on there earning but i dont cair and am looking for some advice.

i earn after tax 270ish a week is this low for the work i do?

i work monday to friday 8 till 5 with an hour lunch. i do any work we take on clutches h/gaskets service suspension exausts ect ect ect

i normaly do about 2 services a day and then a few mot failers and odds and sods ect

am i over/under payed? ive never had any think to compair it with?

but ive got to say i do get access to a fully fitted work shop ramps air tools lighting heating well its a work shop i have my own key and they dont mined me staying as late as i want as long as i keep the noise down as i do alot of private work does this reflect my wages?

SOOOO whats your setup/ wages if you want to give that information out?

im 21 sounds like i do the same as you but im now a test as well i take home £1100 wish i think its shit

[mechanic28]

thing is u got to remember being a mechanic your are the least respected out of all the trades hence you never earn great money with regards to what you have to know!and u buy ya own tools etc!having said that i could earn decentish money lol

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by mechanic28

thing is u got to remember being a mechanic your are the least respected out of all the trades hence you never earn great money with regards to what you have to know!and u buy ya own tools etc!having said that i could earn decentish money lol

very true

[westus1]

its a crap trade i'm afraid
i wish i had done something else 13 years ago when i started out
but with a family to support now its to late for me to retrain
the way jobs are at the moment if you got 1 then stick with it
but if your young and get the chance i'd say get out the motor trade while you can
it'll never pay as much as your mates get in other trades and will only sicken you more
i'm 29, 13 years experience, tester for class 1,2,3,4&7, work 6 days and only clear 330
my mate works on building site as a labourer, no experience or qualifications,
does monday to friday(half day friday at that) and takes home 350
why anybody picks this trade is beyond me, we all need our heads looked at




p.s can you tell i'm not happy in my job any more?

[mechanic28]

Originally Posted by clarke5700

very true

Do you work for a main dealer or back street?my guess is back street as you got the keys to the workshop etc!

[Crowder]

as an apprentice at 19 i was earning that. then i qualified.... ok didnt line of work but i think thats low especially in london/the south

[mechanic28]

Originally Posted by westus1

its a crap trade i'm afraid
i wish i had done something else 13 years ago when i started out
but with a family to support now its to late for me to retrain
the way jobs are at the moment if you got 1 then stick with it
but if your young and get the chance i'd say get out the motor trade while you can
it'll never pay as much as your mates get in other trades and will only sicken you more




p.s can you tell i'm not happy in my job any more?

So true mate!although at this moment in time i would give anything to be back at my old garage

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by mechanic28

Do you work for a main dealer or back street?my guess is back street as you got the keys to the workshop etc!

its back street i used to work for mitsubity

[mechanic28]

the dealer near the kings george reservoirs?

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by mechanic28

the dealer near the kings george reservoirs?

north city autos in chingford

[mechanic28]

Yer thats the one!what they like too work for?thinking of seeing f they have any jobs lol!

[miller3]

diesel fitter and im on £11 an hour'


Doug do you want a phone number to call? we will be moving near you at some point this year

[taz1787]

well i'm qualified at foundation degree with 15 years (none workshop) experience and can't get work so at least your in a job so i wouldn't be complaining the way things are you got job where as others haven't so if you don't want it sign on and give someone else the job that does want it otherwise stop complaining and get on with it

sorry for being blunt but why complain or even compare when some main dealerships are finishing long serving workers or having to cut salaries due to the climate etc

but thats just imo

[mechanic28]

Originally Posted by miller3

diesel fitter and im on £11 an hour'


Doug do you want a phone number to call? we will be moving near you at some point this year

You work on hgv dont you doug?i am a light vehicle tech

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by mechanic28

Yer thats the one!what they like too work for?thinking of seeing f they have any jobs lol!

when there to day to pic up sum parts imo buntch of cunts mate not going to lie im not a stupid person but they drove me to walk out half way through my apprentiship its realy that bad. funny as it sound the main bloke who runs the place is an old gezza i was talking to my grandad as he was in the trade (retyred now) and he rembers him from along time ago when he got riped off buy him lol he still owes my g-dad £350 lol

but down to the point not a nice place to work lol

[miller3]

I work for a commercial hire firm' we have around 4/500 motors from peugeot partners to 7.5 ton iveco's only a few bigger. its an easy job mate

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by taz1787

well i'm qualified at foundation degree with 15 years (none workshop) experience and can't get work so at least your in a job so i wouldn't be complaining the way things are you got job where as others haven't so if you don't want it sign on and give someone else the job that does want it otherwise stop complaining and get on with it


sorry for being blunt but why complain or even compare when some main dealerships are finishing long serving workers or having to cut salaries due to the climate etc

but thats just imo

well snow flake if you took this threed as me complaining the back button is at the top left of your screen.


i was looking for some insight thanks

[mechanic28]

Originally Posted by miller3

I work for a commercial hire firm' we have around 4/500 motors from peugeot partners to 7.5 ton iveco's only a few bigger. its an easy job mate

So what ya do chap?just service work?or do you do everything??where you moving too?Problem is as you know i have only ever worked in a vauxhall dealer

[miller3]

mainly just mot work with the odd clutch/ gearbox/ axle etc' mate you could do it piece of piss' will be moving to wharf rd right on top of the reservoir

[mechanic28]

could well be interested doug !waiting too see if i get any joy with some other jobs as well! i presume they are Looking for techs when they move then?

[miller3]

well we have just taken on a couple of guys from your area so if you did get a job you would have to come to hackney for a bit' so not to far

[clarke5700]

Originally Posted by miller3

mainly just mot work with the odd clutch/ gearbox/ axle etc' mate you could do it piece of piss' will be moving to wharf rd right on top of the reservoir

where abouts?