Vans not being replaced as soon

dunposting · Post by **dunposting** » 09 May 2008, 09:00

RM seems to extending the life of the vans in our office. Is it the same round your way.

Stormproof · Post by **Stormproof** » 09 May 2008, 09:05

We had a new van on show at our office the other day, an orange

Fiat

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 09 May 2008, 14:37

The vans are being kept for longer, all the small vans in my office are now getting their 3rd year tests (PSV's) so that would leave me to believe that they'll be keeping the vans for at least 4 years probably 5 years except the Fiats which will be hard pushed to last 2 years

seeker019 · Post by **seeker019** » 09 May 2008, 17:43

My vauxhall combo has just been serviced.
According to the date sticker it should have been replaced this year (may 5th)

Suppose i'll have to clean it now, when i find the time

cj_1985 · Post by **cj_1985** » 09 May 2008, 21:23

iv not been in my office long only 3-4 weeks.. but all our vans are fairly recent... LDV Maxus vans.. and 1 or 2 smaller vans that im not sure of the make...

but there was a large white Merc Sprinter in the yard and it was used atleast once i think... but that was during my first week...

LDV 350 · Post by **LDV 350** » 25 Aug 2008, 22:43

A quarter of the fleet in our office are white hire vans, no one seems to know when we will get Royal Mail ones again

norbert · Post by **norbert** » 27 Aug 2008, 09:43

LDV 350 wrote:A quarter of the fleet in our office are white hire vans, no one seems to know when we will get Royal Mail ones again

usual way - outsourcing - all RM have to do is put diesel and oil into them - on paper with the usual short -terminism , RM are saving money but eventually RM will end up with a large fleet of clapped out vans that'll have to be sold for a song as it would be throwing good money after bad to service , repair & maintain them .

pinstripe · Post by **pinstripe** » 27 Aug 2008, 19:20

We've got a van with a great big hole in the roof. It's been like it for two weeks now, no sign of it getting fixed, just wait till it starts to rain. (again)

How much does it cost RM to hire these vans? Surely over the course of say a 3 year life-span for them, it would be cheaper to buy rather than hire, or is someone 'high-up' also running a van rental company?

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 27 Aug 2008, 19:32

pinstripe wrote:We've got a van with a great big hole in the roof. It's been like it for two weeks now, no sign of it getting fixed, just wait till it starts to rain. (again)

How much does it cost RM to hire these vans? Surely over the course of say a 3 year life-span for them, it would be cheaper to buy rather than hire, or is someone 'high-up' also running a van rental company?

Just wait till the smart car/van is unleashed upon us all!. blown over in a breeze, barged off the road by a cyclist , god only know's how meny will be left to rent out in a fit condition but it will not both these two clowns. :cfo & :lfo

norbert · Post by **norbert** » 30 Aug 2008, 10:43

k979aaa wrote:
pinstripe wrote:We've got a van with a great big hole in the roof. It's been like it for two weeks now, no sign of it getting fixed, just wait till it starts to rain. (again)

How much does it cost RM to hire these vans? Surely over the course of say a 3 year life-span for them, it would be cheaper to buy rather than hire, or is someone 'high-up' also running a van rental company?
Just wait till the smart car/van is unleashed upon us all!. blown over in a breeze, barged off the road by a cyclist , god only know's how meny will be left to rent out in a fit condition but it will not both these two clowns. :cfo & :lfo

there has been some "cosy" deals - remember all the Big Al attendance prizes ? - half these holiday prizes were not worth the paper they were written on - and by "coincidence " a lot of these new Senior managers ( bar the Scottish Mafia ) come from a commercial background .

Emperor's New Clothes ? - yet again ? :lfo

norbert · Post by **norbert** » 30 Aug 2008, 10:44

norbert wrote:
k979aaa wrote:
pinstripe wrote:We've got a van with a great big hole in the roof. It's been like it for two weeks now, no sign of it getting fixed, just wait till it starts to rain. (again)

How much does it cost RM to hire these vans? Surely over the course of say a 3 year life-span for them, it would be cheaper to buy rather than hire, or is someone 'high-up' also running a van rental company?
Just wait till the smart car/van is unleashed upon us all!. blown over in a breeze, barged off the road by a cyclist , god only know's how meny will be left to rent out in a fit condition but it will not both these two clowns. :cfo & :lfo
there has been some "cosy" deals - remember all the Big Al attendance prizes ? - most of those holiday prizes were not worth the paper they were written on - and by "coincidence " a lot of these new Senior managers ( bar the Scottish Mafia ) come from a commercial background .

Emperor's New Clothes ? - yet again ? :lfo