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bag69
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cdv accidents

Post by bag69 »

Can anyone answer the following. If you crash your van out on delivery and injure your passenger, can they sue you? If so, not sure if i want to volunteer for driving. Also i take it there will be no associated driving allowance. Thanx
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Post by demon »

YES THEY CAN I LOOKED INTO IT A FEW WEEKS AGO
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What fun. Cant wait for it to happen. All those vans sat there with no one willing to drive them!!! Bet most people dont know about this. So as well as getting shafted, you can now get sued and fired.
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bag69 wrote:What fun. Cant wait for it to happen. All those vans sat there with no one willing to drive them!!! Bet most people dont know about this. So as well as getting shafted, you can now get sued and fired.
The CWU have agreed to CDV methods but they haven't said that we must drive and what would happen to someone who refused. :hmmmm
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Don't try an emergency stop when you have all your bags in the back. As far as i can see you will have nothing or at best a cargo net to stop it all ending up onto of you at 40mph.
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What would stop RM using the argument about the drivers who drive the normal vans at the mo.There has not been an issue with that has there.

Don't jump on me,i try to look at various situations and what would happen/be said.
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POSTMAN wrote:What would stop RM using the argument about the drivers who drive the normal vans at the mo.There has not been an issue with that has there.

Don't jump on me,i try to look at various situations and what would happen/be said.
do they have partners in the van the % is very low at the moment
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woofwoof wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:What would stop RM using the argument about the drivers who drive the normal vans at the mo.There has not been an issue with that has there.

Don't jump on me,i try to look at various situations and what would happen/be said.
do they have partners in the van the % is very low at the moment
tbf and rem i'm looking at all angles here,i take out about 4 peeps,now if i suddenly turn around and say i aint doing a CDV as bob might sue me,i would get laughed at.
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
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Post by edo10 »

whats the score with cdv do you have two drivers ? in my office they reckon 95% off duties will be van sharing ,does that mean 95% have to be drivers ? my dom said anyone with a driving licence can be force to drive like it or not or get a job somewhere else
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bag69 wrote:What fun. Cant wait for it to happen. All those vans sat there with no one willing to drive them!!! Bet most people dont know about this. So as well as getting shafted, you can now get sued and fired.

The vans are insured, so they will deal with any scrounging compo claimers.
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edo10 wrote:whats the score with cdv do you have two drivers ? in my office they reckon 95% off duties will be van sharing ,does that mean 95% have to be drivers ? my dom said anyone with a driving licence can be force to drive like it or not or get a job somewhere else
No chance....they CANNOT force anyone to drive.
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Can they force someone to get in the van with the worst driver in the office? and no its not me :angel
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memo232 wrote:
bag69 wrote:What fun. Cant wait for it to happen. All those vans sat there with no one willing to drive them!!! Bet most people dont know about this. So as well as getting shafted, you can now get sued and fired.

The vans are insured, so they will deal with any scrounging compo claimers.
And if the insurance refuse a payout? The claimant will take you to court and you will be sued in a private proscecution for negligence leading to a personal injury.
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edo10 wrote:my dom said anyone with a driving licence can be force to drive like it or not or get a job somewhere else
tell you Dim to put his comment in writing, i would love to see his reaction :left:
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mucker wrote:
edo10 wrote:my dom said anyone with a driving licence can be force to drive like it or not or get a job somewhere else
tell you Dim to put his comment in writing, i would love to see his reaction :left:
will do mucker