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New OMVs

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Postie558
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New OMVs

Post by Postie558 »

Out and about today on my day off, I spotted a '59' reg Vauxhall Vivaro in full Royal Mail livery, belonging to a neighbouring DO. Got to be a step in the right direction! Whilst I feel sorry for anyone who worked for them, at least now LDV have gone we might get decent vans!
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Post by dave7634 »

Postie558 wrote:Out and about today on my day off, I spotted a '59' reg Vauxhall Vivaro in full Royal Mail livery, belonging to a neighbouring DO. Got to be a step in the right direction! Whilst I feel sorry for anyone who worked for them, at least now LDV have gone we might get decent vans!
Nothing like an LDV Pilot in the snow is there - crap doesn't even come into it :crazy:
westlondonpostie
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Post by westlondonpostie »

Must be the new vans we're supposed to be getting,
Have been told all drivers will have to go for appraisal and if you have too many knocks in the van they'll take you off the drive list as Royal Mail is losing to much money when they come to sell the vans off,
Can't see that happening as we don't have enough drivers as it is, all Drivers have been told there's no EVR as there is no surplus of drivers.
Richie89
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Re: New OMVs

Post by Richie89 »

Postie558 wrote:Out and about today on my day off, I spotted a '59' reg Vauxhall Vivaro in full Royal Mail livery, belonging to a neighbouring DO. Got to be a step in the right direction! Whilst I feel sorry for anyone who worked for them, at least now LDV have gone we might get decent vans!
Yeah I saw one of those from a nearby DO this morning, looked very tidy.

Any chance the gear change will be a bit smoother on these, my left arm is twice the size of my right from driving the LDV's :crazy:
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"cough cough" single CD slot as standard,played Iron Maiden all day,laaa laaa,laaa
Art as expression
Not as market campaigns
Will still capture our imaginations
REDLETTER
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Post by REDLETTER »

dados wrote:"cough cough" single CD slot as standard,played Iron Maiden all day,laaa laaa,laaa
Has it an ipod connection? :crazy:
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They'll be wrecked in a month, it'll go out to one particular person who will hand it back wrecked :shock: every office has them (my office has 5 who seem to be able to damage every van they get into).
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dados
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DGP1 wrote:They'll be wrecked in a month, it'll go out to one particular person who will hand it back wrecked :shock: every office has them (my office has 5 who seem to be able to damage every van they get into).
too true,we have a p/timer,young fella, only in the job,given a tasty rural,mr feckin magoo has totalled 2 vans & is still drivin
Art as expression
Not as market campaigns
Will still capture our imaginations
smokerjim
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Re: New OMVs

Post by smokerjim »

dados wrote:"cough cough" single CD slot as standard,played Iron Maiden all day,laaa laaa,laaa
Which album? Although in the current weather, I need something a bit more sedate like Radio 4 or Five Live - otherwise I'll need to fill out an accident report :d'oh!
I don't suppose your mouth bleeds every 28 days, does it?

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Post by fishtank »

smokerjim wrote:
dados wrote:"cough cough" single CD slot as standard,played Iron Maiden all day,laaa laaa,laaa
Which album? Although in the current weather, I need something a bit more sedate like Radio 4 or Five Live - otherwise I'll need to fill out an accident report :d'oh!

Not "Death on the road" then maybe "Powerslave" would be more apt or "Brave New World" is one for Royal Mail's future. :hmmmm
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
dados
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Prowler actually.............twas me,mooching through the gardens at dusk getting shot of my pkts
Art as expression
Not as market campaigns
Will still capture our imaginations
Postie558
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Re: New OMVs

Post by Postie558 »

dados wrote:
DGP1 wrote:They'll be wrecked in a month, it'll go out to one particular person who will hand it back wrecked :shock: every office has them (my office has 5 who seem to be able to damage every van they get into).
too true,we have a p/timer,young fella, only in the job,given a tasty rural,mr feckin magoo has totalled 2 vans & is still drivin
Don't get me started...

My

'My' van is used most afternoon / evenings by collection drivers from the local MC. It really annoys me when I get in to find rubbish dumped on the floor, chewing gum spat out on the back seat, etc. Some clown even backed it into something and bent it (although in fairness they did report it). I sometimes have to hunt for it when I come in, because it doesn't get returned to where I parked it, I find the log book not completed. They never re-fuel it. I know it's not 'mine', but it is my workspace, and I like to keep it tidy. It really annoys me when people who use it once or twice a week don't respect that.

But the worse thing is...they move my seat position, AND change the radio station... :arrrghhh :Boo hoo!

:cuppa
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DGP1 wrote:They'll be wrecked in a month, it'll go out to one particular person who will hand it back wrecked :shock: every office has them (my office has 5 who seem to be able to damage every van they get into).
We've not got many bad drivers at my office, there is one who makes up for the rest of us lost count of how many vans he's trashed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynBZcsKpEc4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets


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Tired Old Git
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Post by Tired Old Git »

Postie558 wrote:'My' van is used most afternoon / evenings
yeah one of our vans is used sometimes too by our manager to go home in, and bring back the next morning 90mile put on the clock :d'oh!
and guess what the log book was not filled in :no no
Stormproof
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Post by Stormproof »

The duty I'm on this week has a new Vauxhall Vivaro van. I thought great at last a decent van to drive, yes it drives ok but..........it bleeps inside when you reverse if there is something behind you(some sort of radar I guess :crazy: ), I now have a splitting headache due to the snow depth setting it off constantly instead of intermittent whilst reversing, the seatbelt bleeps if you don't do it up, I kept wacking my knee on the side of the dash due to some strange design feature, got a great big bruise all across my knee, other than all that it was ok :cuppa and it seems ok in the snow/ice even got applauded by a load of squaddies on parade for not getting stuck on a steep ramp, well impressed with my driving they were :cool
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets


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