Damaged a public vehicle

Robbo318 · Post by **Robbo318** » 16 Jan 2020, 06:08

Accidentally damaged another vehicle in a tight school yard car park yesterday, told I have been removed from driving until reassessed, how long roughly before I do the reassessment test?

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 16 Jan 2020, 07:18

I am afraid that is a how long is a piece of string question.

It all depends on how proactive the manager is, how soon he can get authorisation to pay for the assessment, and when the trainer can arrange a time and date suitable for you, RM and the AA (or whoever does it).

norris9 · Post by **norris9** » 16 Jan 2020, 08:56

So when a Postie has an accident they have to go and do the driving test in a transit van again?

The test is pretty stupid anyway, most of it is normal road driving. It's the maneuvers that are the main thing people need to be trained on and all I got asked to do was to reverse into a parking space with no other vehicles around, I messed up the first time, got it correct the 2nd time and it was like - test complete - You are the lowest risk I can award you....

......ok.

joewyan · Post by **joewyan** » 16 Jan 2020, 20:21

Robbo318 wrote:Accidentally damaged another vehicle in a tight school yard car park yesterday, told I have been removed from driving until reassessed, how long roughly before I do the reassessment test?

All depends how quick they want to make it! Some have been done the next week, some have waited a month or more.

robbertwhitton · Post by **robbertwhitton** » 16 Jan 2020, 22:33

What duty are you on now then? A non driving round with a trolley? Has someone been moved to accommodate you? I was sent out to two different offices after my accident as my boss asked town guys to go as I was senior to them and they told him to do one!