Puncture repair policy

[Island991]

Can anyone inform me of the up to date policy on van tyre removal policy both in yard and when out on delivery. Seem to get conflicting answers when I ask locally.

Thanks

[stevyh]

Only qualified mechanic with torque wrench allowed to change wheels phone on PDA for assistance if u get puncture..

[apple]

so do we but as we got given a new drivers manual a few weeks ago, it says in there
"whenever you are on the road and a wheel needs changing you may need to get it checked by vehicle services on arrival at your destination.
if you changed a wheel yourself you must record it in the log book, which wheel it was etc so that the garage know which ones they have to check"
as i understand it going by the drivers manual you can change them but as soon as practical you need to have it checked and torqued at the workshop

however as every thing in royal mail! the line coming from the DOMS was to not change it! phone for a contractor to change it, this is what usually happens now.

i have changed it when i have been half way round a collection {very rural area, no one hears you scream!} they just got the garage to torque it the next day, i am sure there will be other answers, of a liability question, to be honest i don't know for sure as it's conflicting advice, when i changed it on collection, i was waiting for a bollocking, but it is in print in the drivers manual [the one that i have just received] so to be honest i had that to fall back on if it kicked off, i would rather have things in black and white than a DOM telling me it, as they have a tendency to deny things they have said later!

to recap officially your guess is as good as mine mate!

[yellowbelly]

so do we but as we got given a new drivers manual a few weeks ago, it says in there
"whenever you are on the road and a wheel needs changing you may need to get it checked by vehicle services on arrival at your destination.
if you changed a wheel yourself you must record it in the log book, which wheel it was etc so that the garage know which ones they have to check"
as i understand it going by the drivers manual you can change them but as soon as practical you need to have it checked and torqued at the workshop

The copy of the drivers manual I've got says the same (p25) but there is no date on or in the manual as to when it was printed, what version it is etc. so who knows!!!

[stevyh]

Even doms getting dissaplined for changing wheeles it's a big no. call them out on pda.you use to be able to change wheeles and get them torqued up by mechanic within 60 miles but that has been scrapped at the moment

[masterblaster]

Even doms getting dissaplined for changing wheeles it's a big no. call them out on pda.you use to be able to change wheeles and get them torqued up by mechanic within 60 miles but that has been scrapped at the moment

Do wheel nuts on steel wheels as tight as you can with the vehicle manufacturers SUPPLIED wrench, with the wheel on the ground. They will be tight enough, this 'get them checked within so many miles, was bought in by garages to try to shift blame if they forget to tighten them after lowering of a jack. There was non of this b*llocks years ago, and I've yet to see a wheel go rolling past me!

[Shaders]

I've worked on cars all my life and could change a wheel with my eyes closed but I wouldn't touch a RM wheel with a barge pole.
Yes t would be fine, we all know that but there is always just that very small chance it could go wrong,
In fact I'm quite sure our vans have had the spare wheels removed to eliminate the option, but the workshop is only a mile from our DO so they normally get to us quite quickly.

[97gaz]

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[CAMPINGBLUNDERER]

Not an option to change wheels now , RM would rather deliveries or collections fail as we have to wait between an hour and a half to two hours to get the tyre changed ( we are a deep rural office )

I don't worry about it anymore , just cut off and take the cab back to the office.

[Kick the Bucket]

Personally I won't touch anything to do with a van mechanically. If something goes wrong it's going to be a beadache.

[postm@np@t]

Work in the middle of nowhere with no mobile coverage for miles and no phones so change my own every time, have done for years and will for years to come (hopefully).
Alternative is hours before recovery - nuff said.