i'm currently on my 'year off' and i'm loving it. i work full time, and although the salary isn't great (although i'm getting a 25% pay rise soon) it's taught me so much about money especially, and what its really going to be like in the 'real world'
plus as i'm part of a management team, we all get along so well and the social life is awesome, and i've made some amazing friends.
plus its also good to just get away from the study for a while - and although some people say that they wouldn't take a year off because they wouldn't be motivated to work after a year, i believe it's done the opposite for me - i can't wait to get to uni!
i really reccomend taking a year off... but thats just me, maybe you should speak to some others first too!