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rmdriver
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Allowances

Post by rmdriver »

Hi, Hope someone can help. I am on a 25hour contract (5hrs per day) half my shift is driving a small van and the other half a 600. Can you tell me what allowance I should be entitled to? Many Thanks.
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Jimmy Carr`s laugh wrote:Not sure but my mate had been driving a normal van but the one with the biggger roof on, dont know what theyre called tbh, and he got told he should get more, so he contacted them and he`d been driving it for 4 years and got about 3k a few weeks later. Deffo worth looking into
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half my shift is driving a small van and the other half a 600
Sorry i've just realised what you posted :oops: :d'oh!
If you drive a 600 at any part of your shift then that being the higher allowance then you should get THAT allowance.
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It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Re: Allowances

Post by bogstandard »

you should be in reciept of the pro driver money.
you dont get any driving allowance, although your basic should be around the £250 mark for 25 hours @ £10+ an hour
it matters not a jot how long each day you spend at the wheel of a 600, just that you are at the wheel.
you should be classed as a pro driver.
allowances in your case are limited to shift premium, DEFN area payment (if any)
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Re: Allowances

Post by rmdriver »

Thanks for all your answers. The union is looking into it with much interest.