Immigrating to the UK

[prod]

I've been here 8months and still surviving without a car...I can walk most places (gym, shops etc. ±15mins) or take the train to the city/town if I wanted to. But I need to get a car at some point so thought I'd ask what you all did when you got here? Buy el'cheapo cash?

 

[killerbyte]

I've been here 8months and still surviving without a car...I can walk most places (gym, shops etc. ±15mins) or take the train to the city/town if I wanted to. But I need to get a car at some point so thought I'd ask what you all did when you got here? Buy el'cheapo cash?

I picked up a real nugget.

Vauxhall Corsa D 1.3 CDTi 84,000 miles, 1 owner. Heated seats, heated steering wheel, auto lights, auto wipers, auto dipping rearview mirror. £3500
It had the standard known gearbox bearing issue which cost me £600 to get sorted, and I had to get the aircon valve replaced for another £200 with labour. But other than that its been reliable and a joy to drive.
You should find a good number of diesel vehicles at a good price since ULEZ. As long as you never plan to drive into Greater London then you are fine going for an older vehicle.

 

[xcaliber]

I think NHS consultants get that salary very easily and pretty sure some IT & finance people.

That just sucks for everyone else

 

[Paul Kemp]

I've been here 8months and still surviving without a car...I can walk most places (gym, shops etc. ±15mins) or take the train to the city/town if I wanted to. But I need to get a car at some point so thought I'd ask what you all did when you got here? Buy el'cheapo cash?

Good car for the missus, el-cheapo for me.
My first one cost more in insurance, tax and MOT than the purchase price but was a great little run around.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

That just sucks for everyone else

What would you pay to a NHS consultant (say 10 years experience), if you were the guy who gets to decide ?

 

[xcaliber]

What would you pay to a NHS consultant (say 10 years experience), if you were the guy who gets to decide ?

Nothing, consultants are useless.

 

[Sinbad]

Nothing, consultants are useless.

You don't know what a consultant is in an NHS context then.

 

[xcaliber]

You don't know what a consultant is in an NHS context then.

I really chose the wrong profession

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Nothing, consultants are useless.

Eish, about 40% of my extended family in UK are NHS consultants. I will let them know you are not happy.

 

[xcaliber]

Eish, about 40% of my extended family in UK are NHS consultants. I will let them know you are not happy.

Thanks.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

I really chose the wrong profession

Did you think NHS consultant same as IT consultant though ?

 

[prod]

Eish, about 40% of my extended family in UK are NHS consultants. I will let them know you are not happy.

At my current workplace they just paid consultants £33,000 to update our enterprise BI software...something I did as part of my job back in SA. It's literally just installing some patches and checking configs still work afterwards.

Think I'll switch to consultancy at some point

 

[Sideshow Bob]

At my current workplace they just paid consultants £33,000 to update our enterprise BI software...something I did as part of my job back in SA. It's literally installing some patches and checking configs still work afterwards.

Think I'll switch to consultancy at some point

I am talking about NHS consultants, not IT consultants. Eish..It seems like Friday.

 

[prod]

I am talking about NHS consultants, not IT consultants. Eish..It seems like Friday.

I know that, I'm just adding to the fact that consultants make bank

 

[Sideshow Bob]

I really chose the wrong profession

It is kind of hard to study & become a Doctor.

 

[s0lar]

It is kind of hard to study & become a Doctor.

If memory serves you're a plumber right @surface ?

 

[xcaliber]

It is kind of hard to study & become a Doctor.

Meh, not really that hard.

 

[prod]

I picked up a real nugget.

Vauxhall Corsa D 1.3 CDTi 84,000 miles, 1 owner. Heated seats, heated steering wheel, auto lights, auto wipers, auto dipping rearview mirror. £3500
It had the standard known gearbox bearing issue which cost me £600 to get sorted, and I had to get the aircon valve replaced for another £200 with labour. But other than that its been reliable and a joy to drive.
You should find a good number of diesel vehicles at a good price since ULEZ. As long as you never plan to drive into Greater London then you are fine going for an older vehicle.

I'll just get a Honda Jazz so I can fit in with the pensioners like @Dave & @Sinbad

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Meh, not really that hard.

As hard as typing comments on mybb ?

 

[xcaliber]

As hard as typing comments on mybb ?

Bit harder I would say. But I have no idea if your family members can do it