crashed a HCC into a car

[NWpostie]

Dunno if any of you had this before, I thought I had put the brakes on my HCC and it rolled down the hill and clipped a wheel arch of a car and the owner came out, there was some damage, bit of paint scraped off and a red mark from the HCC.
I was pissed off, had blisters on my feet after a long time on the Vans so not used to walking, now this.
left the office details with the owner and limped back to the office, will expecting lots of ribbing tommrrow at the office and a bollocking
Im going to use a Golf Trolley in future, less chance of a roll down.

a s**t second week back on delivery, come into a heavy week last week and trying to do the job properly and getting flak now this.

feel like staying in bed all day

[k979aaa]

Dunno if any of you had this before, I thought I had put the brakes on my HCC and it rolled down the hill and clipped a wheel arch of a car and the owner came out, there was some damage, bit of paint scraped off and a red mark from the HCC.
I was pissed off, had blisters on my feet after a long time on the Vans so not used to walking, now this.
left the office details with the owner and limped back to the office, will expecting lots of ribbing tommrrow at the office and a bollocking
Im going to use a Golf Trolley in future, less chance of a roll down.

a s**t second week back on delivery, come into a heavy week last week and trying to do the job properly and getting flak now this.

feel like staying in bed all day

How come you were moved of driveing?. Those HCC have sh*t brakes and are an accident waiting too happen i don't think royalmail thought about the weights involved and one day someone will be killed by one!. It is only a front wing this time!. good luck mate things can only get better.

[NWpostie]

my duty is taken out in the revision, but I still keep my allowances for 3 years. I am on this duty til the whole office resign comes in and I will be picking a duty more suited to me.

[k979aaa]

my duty is taken out in the revision, but I still keep my allowances for 3 years. I am on this duty til the whole office resign comes in and I will be picking a duty more suited to me.

So it is do this for now when your job got took out could you or did you get offered redundancy i know you may not want it but some could not do as you are now doing!. Any way best of luck too you NWpostie and keep up the good work.

[NWpostie]

Thanks for the sympathy.

There was 10% savings drive and rationalisation as a revision, No I wasn't offered redundancy, I wouldn't accept anyway as there is no Jobs around and I have 19 years to go til I retire, not worth it, so I am doing this duty til I can get something decent in the repick, I am well up in the seniority, so I should get a good duty, some old timers have taken VR to as they are close to retirement.

Not looking forward to tommorrow at work, so will just have to take the bollocking, smile at the ribbing and just get on with it.

[k979aaa]

Thanks for the sympathy.

There was 10% savings drive and rationalisation as a revision, No I wasn't offered redundancy, I wouldn't accept anyway as there is no Jobs around and I have 19 years to go til I retire, not worth it, so I am doing this duty til I can get something decent in the repick, I am well up in the seniority, so I should get a good duty, some old timers have taken VR to as they are close to retirement.

Not looking forward to tommorrow at work, so will just have to take the bollocking, smile at the ribbing and just get on with it.

You will be ok but the HCT'S are crap and you are in a similar position to me as i may not be driveing for rm soon!. good luck and thanks once again for your speedy reply!.

[brothermagrew]

Brother NWpostie remember the following:

What is the right to be accompanied?
Where a worker is required or invited by his employer to attend a disciplinary or grievance hearing and the worker 'reasonably requests' to be accompanied at the hearing the employer must allow the worker to be accompanied by a 'single companion'.

What is a 'hearing' in this context?
A disciplinary hearing is defined as a hearing the outcome of which could be the issuing of a formal warning, some other disciplinary action being taken, or confirmation of these sanctions (for example, an appeal hearing).

There is no right to be accompanied at informal discussions or counselling/advisory meetings unless the outcome of the meeting could be a formal warning or other action. Workers often ask to be accompanied at investigatory meetings. However, there is no right to be accompanied at these and you are entitled to refuse such a request unless your own policy or contract gives a right to be accompanied.

in your mitigating circumstances you didn't think that you had applied the HCT brakes you are 100% sure you applied the brakes correctly. Could they be faulty and if this is the case why is your DOM allowing workplace apparatus out on the streets which is not fit for purpose.

[NWpostie]

Thanks BrotherMagrew , something to consider, I would imagine it won't be a comfortable experience either way.

[k979aaa]

Thanks BrotherMagrew , something to consider, I would imagine it won't be a comfortable experience either way.

I don't think these HCT's are upto the job!.

[luft1957]

have you been trained to use this method of delivery

[NWpostie]

have you been trained to use this method of delivery

no I don't think I have had any formal training.

[Timelord]

How did you get on today NWpostie?

I've had my trolley roll away but luckily never hit anything, it's probably only a matter of time though. Hope today wasn't too bad.

[NWpostie]

How did you get on today NWpostie?

I've had my trolley roll away but luckily never hit anything, it's probably only a matter of time though. Hope today wasn't too bad.

no news yet, the piss taking already started tho

[DGP1]

[DGP1]