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Choosing vans

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jaylime
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Choosing vans

Post by jaylime »

My van is shite amd not good enough for my rural,one of the Ford 4 by 4s would be ideal.Is there a way i could stop myself getting a Combo as a replacement and get the Ford,Cheers.
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wolfie citizen smith
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Re: Choosing vans

Post by wolfie citizen smith »

yes I was amazed when I saw RM have 4x4's in the courier and I would imagine not in a pig in hells chance
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Re: Choosing vans

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wolfie citizen smith wrote:yes I was amazed when I saw RM have 4x4's in the courier and I would imagine not in a pig in hells chance
Thats cos we have proper hills and dirt tracks up here in Yorkshire - The bloke in the article is a satellite office of Huddersfield.
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seeker019
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Re: Choosing vans

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Simple, drive like a tw@t and cause damage to the combo, get it repaired, then more damage. :crazy:

Then demand a vehicle fit for the purpose!! :arrrghhh :arrrghhh

I've been doing this for years and still failed to get a decent vehicle - oh well. :Boo hoo!

Incidently, rumour has it, Barnsley (south yorks) has ordered 50 new vans for 'park & loop' GOD the expense!!!!!! :left:
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dongash
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Re: Choosing vans

Post by dongash »

WE HAVE THREE OF THE FORD RANGER 4/4'S AT MACCLESFIELD. TOO BIG FOR THE JOB, BUT THATS ROYAL MAIL FOR YOU. THEY MUST HAVE GOT A JOB LOT!!!!!
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wacko74
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Re: Choosing vans

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Three 4x4's at Macc!!!
Blimey its hardly the last great unexplored wilderness is it!
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Postal1
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Re: Choosing vans

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We've got the combo's. I must say we do the park and loop. Dunno where they got the vans from but mines had, door locked and wont open (back door), van wont start du to electrical problems. This after just a few weeks with one.

Question for people yet to use the vans. When we did ours, by the way we went on strike over this for 4 days "Unofficial". We got zero backing from anyone. Sort of
pissed me off when i see people bitching about it now. If it was attacked back then as no national agreement on this we may have done some good. But thats another story. Anyhow, how do people stand if they refuse to drive as the driving license is ours not rm's?
far as i know i started rm as a delivery guy using a bike. How can rm insist you use a van, and what if heaven above you lose your licence, what happens then?
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jaylime
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Re: Choosing vans

Post by jaylime »

I know you have them at Macc Dognash ive seen them when ive took my combo in to be fixed by The happy Geordie downstairs in the workshop.I also saw onein Rainow a few weeks back.I WANT ONE.
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clashcityrocker
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Re: Choosing vans

Post by clashcityrocker »

Postal1 wrote:
Anyhow, how do people stand if they refuse to drive as the driving license is ours not rm's?
You can refuse to drive but with park and loop a non-driver will have fewer options in a re-sign
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dongash
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Re: Choosing vans

Post by dongash »

wacko74 wrote:Three 4x4's at Macc!!!
Blimey its hardly the last great unexplored wilderness is it!
couldn't agree more, but with 20 odd rural deliveries some of the combos/ connects were falling apart!!!!
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DGP1
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Re: Choosing vans

Post by DGP1 »

dongash wrote:
wacko74 wrote:Three 4x4's at Macc!!!
Blimey its hardly the last great unexplored wilderness is it!
couldn't agree more, but with 20 odd rural deliveries some of the combos/ connects were falling apart!!!!
Just wait until they give you a Fiat to do a rural :chuckle :chuckle
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oypostie
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Re: Choosing vans

Post by oypostie »

Just wait until they give you a Fiat to do a rural :chuckle :chuckle

That's all right they'll probably not make it out of the yard.

Give me one of those nice, reliable LDVs any day ;liar
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Lounge Lizard
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Re: Choosing vans

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seeker019 wrote:Simple, drive like a tw@t and cause damage to the combo, get it repaired, then more damage. :crazy:

Then demand a vehicle fit for the purpose!! :arrrghhh :arrrghhh

I've been doing this for years and still failed to get a decent vehicle - oh well. :Boo hoo!

Incidently, rumour has it, Barnsley (south yorks) has ordered 50 new vans for 'park & loop' GOD the expense!!!!!! :left:
No, that doesn't work.
Terrain so rough that the Combo's virtually wrecked after a couple of years and breaks down most days in a week and they still don't replace it. :sad:
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Lounge Lizard
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Re: Choosing vans

Post by Lounge Lizard »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
wolfie citizen smith wrote:yes I was amazed when I saw RM have 4x4's in the courier and I would imagine not in a pig in hells chance
Thats cos we have proper hills and dirt tracks up here in Yorkshire - The bloke in the article is a satellite office of Huddersfield.
What, somewher like Brighouse, Slaithwaite, Scissett or Holmfirth ? :shock:
Ee, bar gum, it is grim up there. :shock:
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singingpostman
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Re: Choosing vans

Post by singingpostman »

oypostie wrote:
Just wait until they give you a Fiat to do a rural :chuckle :chuckle

That's all right they'll probably not make it out of the yard.

Give me one of those nice, reliable LDVs any day ;liar
Have not had a decent van for about 10 years since the day they took my escort away and gave me a bloody french heap of shite, combo's probably the best of a bad bunch at present, had an astra hire van over christmas, now that was a nice drive.
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