Posties cart stolen on sat

Beforenineoclockgoodone · Post by **Beforenineoclockgoodone** » 21 Dec 2008, 20:09

Nicked from town centre, & found in near by park broken into & specials nicked. Merry Xmas eh.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 21 Dec 2008, 20:28

Sacked for Christmas

I've never liked those HCTs, if you've that much post then maybe a van would be better, infact I think everyone should have a van (it will be neccessary if packets keep rising the way they have been).

seeker019 · Post by **seeker019** » 21 Dec 2008, 20:50

Thought you had to chain them to something to stop theft

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 21 Dec 2008, 21:07

seeker019 wrote:Thought you had to chain them to something to stop theft

Do you think that a small piece of chain would stop a thief? Anyway, the manager probably didn't give any out because he didn't have any but said 'It will be OK'

glenfiddich · Post by **glenfiddich** » 21 Dec 2008, 21:55

i always thought you had to carry specials in a pouch so they are'nt left unattended

Edward Hunter · Post by **Edward Hunter** » 21 Dec 2008, 22:07

HCTs are fine for heavy residential deliveries. I use one myself. Like any mode of delivery you need to be aware of security issues. If you are away from it for more than a minute you really need to chain it up. I dont like the new electric one though, far too heavy, doubt if they will pass trials tbh.

pinstripe · Post by **pinstripe** » 21 Dec 2008, 23:23

I was meant to trial one of them (but it didn't happen) and I asked my rep about this very thing. He had brought it up with the DOM and had been told that as they were designed to RM's specifications if it was broken into it would not be the postie's fault.
The ones that we had were all operated by a key, without it, the bloody thing wouldn't move so there was no need for a chain.

Post by **darth** » 22 Dec 2008, 09:37

was there a risk assessment on the hct duty? have the staff been trained to use them?if they are going to discipline the postie please check the cwu lighten the load ,these are just a couple of issues worth checking out.

Beforenineoclockgoodone · Post by **Beforenineoclockgoodone** » 22 Dec 2008, 15:12

apparently a pair of bolt cutters were used, then it was jemmied open? Town centre too.

your_postie · Post by **your_postie** » 22 Dec 2008, 15:15

Beforenineoclockgoodone wrote:Nicked from town centre, & found in near by park broken into & specials nicked. Merry Xmas eh.

mate, keep us posted on this please, be interesting to know RM's take on it.

axeman · Post by **axeman** » 22 Dec 2008, 17:03

Beforenineoclockgoodone wrote:apparently a pair of bolt cutters were used, then it was jemmied open? Town centre too.

so it wasn't pr-meditated then ..just an oportunist theft

not me · Post by **not me** » 22 Dec 2008, 18:11

axeman wrote:
Beforenineoclockgoodone wrote:apparently a pair of bolt cutters were used, then it was jemmied open? Town centre too.

so it wasn't pr-meditated then ..just an oportunist theft

you would be suprised how many thieving scum carry bolt cutters
seen em caught with the long ones right up their sleeves
here its usually for bike locks but nothing stopping them using it on a trolley

postmanpat · Post by **postmanpat** » 22 Dec 2008, 18:14

Beforenineoclockgoodone wrote:Nicked from town centre, & found in near by park broken into & specials nicked. Merry Xmas eh.

Which town did this happen??

Cheers

Beforenineoclockgoodone · Post by **Beforenineoclockgoodone** » 22 Dec 2008, 18:34

Macclesfield

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 22 Dec 2008, 20:00

Beforenineoclockgoodone wrote:apparently a pair of bolt cutters were used, then it was jemmied open? Town centre too.

Not his fault that royalmail use such a crap system and that they allow these things to go on hope the postman/woman is ok and not too shaken up by all this!.