van sharing, can royal mail force you to drive

[POSTMAN]

If your forced into driving for Royal Mail and happen to have an accident whilst driving for them, do you have to declare that accident to your own insurance company when you renew your private car insurance? Remember they ask the question "have you had an acident within the past 5 years"?

My own vehicle is mainly used at weekends nand I've never used it for work, so due to me only driving for a couple of hours, my chances of being involved in an accident are low and as a driving licence was not a requirement when I joined RM. Why the FECK should I drive for RM and run the risk of increasing my own insurance premiums for their bennfit?

That's a very good point!

[k979aaa]

If you are forced to drive for royalmail you could always be removed from driving for them by having three accidents in less than two years!. And their is alawys not being fit enough to drive for them one bloke i know was removed from being a driver because his eyes were bad but it did not bother him he was happy not to be a driver anymore and to go back walking the streets!.

[wacko74]

Reminds me of a conversation I once heard of, went something like...

DOM : 'I need you to do a driving duty this week'

OPG : ' I cant, i haven't got a driving license'

DOM : 'But i see you drive into work in your own car every day'

OPG : 'Yeah well thats for me to worry about innit!'

No real come-back to that is there!

[norbert]

- I've done agency work for Parcelfarce when you'd to shift vans round very cramped and unsuitable Industrial units .

People might think , the staff are being inflexible , dinosaurs , bolshy etc but you can guarantee that RM will handle things ; very , very badly and there will be the usual farce .

Apparently the reckoning for all this CDV's carry on , is because RM Senior Management think the Union has been too " aggressive" about bag weights

[Glenno]

are all the vans 'car derived' ? the connect isn't not sure about these little vans they are talking about but the union needs to clarify that the vans are infact car derived before any park & loopy goes ahead
what car are these littlte vans based on ?

Peugeot 107s

[midvillain]

i'm almost afraid to say i like the idea of getting the weight off my shoulder, not having to wander all over to bag boxes and shops, trying to get hold of missing box keys. but no doubt a whole new set of problems will arise.

[k979aaa]

i'm almost afraid to say i like the idea of getting the weight off my shoulder, not having to wander all over to bag boxes and shops, trying to get hold of missing box keys. but no doubt a whole new set of problems will arise.

Like van checks speeding tickets parking tickets stuck waiting for a brake down truck while dying for a pi$$ and then you will have to do your whole loop afterwards!.

[wacko74]

i'm almost afraid to say i like the idea of getting the weight off my shoulder, not having to wander all over to bag boxes and shops, trying to get hold of missing box keys. but no doubt a whole new set of problems will arise.

Like van checks speeding tickets parking tickets stuck waiting for a brake down truck while dying for a pi$$ and then you will have to do your whole loop afterwards!.

I'd say its swings n' roundabouts... doing a walk is physically hard but relatively stress free where as a van duty isn't as physically demanding but more mentally stressful.

[k979aaa]

i'm almost afraid to say i like the idea of getting the weight off my shoulder, not having to wander all over to bag boxes and shops, trying to get hold of missing box keys. but no doubt a whole new set of problems will arise.

Like van checks speeding tickets parking tickets stuck waiting for a brake down truck while dying for a pi$$ and then you will have to do your whole loop afterwards!.

I'd say its swings n' roundabouts... doing a walk is physically hard but relatively stress free where as a van duty isn't as physically demanding but more mentally stressful.

Bingo that it is having done both!.

[midvillain]

it is swings and roundabouts. i suppose i'm wondering how many more years i can handle carrying heavy bags around the place before my back packs in. at the moment i do a mix of driving and walking, and to be honest, i do prefer the walking, but only because the driving jobs are such a fanny on messing about with all sorts of different crap.
i haven't so far had a speeding ticket, or a breakdown while out on duty, or a parking ticket.
i was speaking to a lad while doing christmas o/t in processing a couple of years ago, and he was doing it round the villages in the area, and he said it was great. so fingers crossed.

[k979aaa]

it is swings and roundabouts. i suppose i'm wondering how many more years i can handle carrying heavy bags around the place before my back packs in. at the moment i do a mix of driving and walking, and to be honest, i do prefer the walking, but only because the driving jobs are such a fanny on messing about with all sorts of different crap.
i haven't so far had a speeding ticket, or a breakdown while out on duty, or a parking ticket.
i was speaking to a lad while doing christmas o/t in processing a couple of years ago, and he was doing it round the villages in the area, and he said it was great. so fingers crossed.

Time will tell as they say go for it if you can/will/or must!.

[Lounge Lizard]

If your forced into driving for Royal Mail and happen to have an accident whilst driving for them, do you have to declare that accident to your own insurance company when you renew your private car insurance? Remember they ask the question "have you had an acident within the past 5 years"?

My own vehicle is mainly used at weekends nand I've never used it for work, so due to me only driving for a couple of hours, my chances of being involved in an accident are low and as a driving licence was not a requirement when I joined RM. Why the FECK should I drive for RM and run the risk of increasing my own insurance premiums for their bennfit?

"My own vehicle is mainly used at weekends" - surely you're not one of those Sunday Afternoon Drivers cautiously ambling along at just over half the speed limit on their weekly outing.

[Urban Smith]

If they force you to drive tell them your first stop will be the local "Cop Shop" to see if the vehicle is road worthy.

Missing bits of bumper. Bumbers held on with cable ties. Busted indicator lights. Sharp body work left over from last prang. Dodgy tyres. The list is endless.

Get all bags weighed properly so you know you are not over weight.

Don't put bikes in back unless they can be secured properly.

In a nutshell. make yourself a "pain in the arse" !

Bring it on !

[REDLETTER]

If they force you to drive tell them your first stop will be the local "Cop Shop" to see if the vehicle is road worthy.

Missing bits of bumper. Bumbers held on with cable ties. Busted indicator lights. Sharp body work left over from last prang. Dodgy tyres. The list is endless.

Get all bags weighed properly so you know you are not over weight.

Don't put bikes in back unless they can be secured properly.

In a nutshell. make yourself a "pain in the arse" !

Bring it on !

If it was that bad I'd refuse to take the van out and ask for a replacement!

I know where they can get a load of cheap Toyotas if RM are interested!

[Urban Smith]

Actually sharing a van is another question. I wouldn't let half of our lot drive me. Nothing more dangerous than a "flyer" with a Van !!!!