Van share ...failed in Abingdon (oxon)

[POSTMAN]

We were told that we still had to carry a bag but only for special delivery items as these are to be kept on our person at all times.

Wouldn't they be in the van?

[AnotherLimey]

We were told that we still had to carry a bag but only for special delivery items as these are to be kept on our person at all times.

They can not be locked in the van?

[maisymoo04]

you do all special deliverys in the van before the 1pm cutt off, so it will be drop tools and go

[POSTMAN]

What's the official on the reg then for vans? And what about the ones that are carded?
If i have to take out late reg and i card them they are kept in the van until i return to the office.

[gb93]

There is nothing wrong with the theory behind van sharing and the use of lightweight and high capacity trolleys.

Quicky,do all the CDV duties have the light weight trolleys so there is NO on the back at all?

Staff being told not to use trolley and put bag on back to make rounds work FACT.
And of course you have some staff who ditch the trolley themselves in order to finish a little early.

[Captain Scarlet]

so another R/M idea bites the dust. on a serious note--have any plans been made for revising the revision, when it's finally becoming clear this idea won't work?

I really don't understand the logic of this van sharing melarky,but what i have noticed over the years is that managers seem to think that two posties going out in one van to do one duty,should do it in half the time,nice theory but it just doesn't work like that. The whole thing's just a complete farce!

Well I,am used to seeing managers going out 2 in a van to deliver pkts!!! Maybe this is where they get the idea that it,s quicker

[Spedley]

Have you seen the training video for van sharing? Obviously like most internal videos it is funny but when he collect 1 Special Delivery for the two whole walks and they have no packets that won't fit in a pouch to deliver it gets a little suspect. Then one of them tootles off to deliver the SD before 1pm and comes back again to meet the walker.
Well there is at least half an hour missed from their calculations.

I'm also looking forward to bagging up. Two seperate walks bagged up into 1 walk with alternate bundles in each pouch. It's hard to describe let alone do it!

[fishtank]

Have you seen the training video for van sharing? Obviously like most internal videos it is funny but when he collect 1 Special Delivery for the two whole walks and they have no packets that won't fit in a pouch to deliver it gets a little suspect. Then one of them tootles off to deliver the SD before 1pm and comes back again to meet the walker.
Well there is at least half an hour missed from their calculations.

I'm also looking forward to bagging up. Two seperate walks bagged up into 1 walk with alternate bundles in each pouch. It's hard to describe let alone do it!

Was this the Durham video....Four hundred odd calls for a 4.30hr delivery.......right.

[BELIAL]

I'm sure if a union big bod replies they will be open and honest and tell you all that anybody who knew anything has been pissing themselves laughing ever since CDV sharing was first mentioned,discretely

[pokos27]

brill

[Dorset Plodder]

.... now boys got cycles back. Van sharing is not working.

Thought all the bikes were sent to Africa! All Offices are obviously different, but most of our duties use the bike to carry the weight. I haven't carried a bag for years, no H&S problems there. I thought they were worried about Posties getting knocked off them when they bought in H&S as an excuse to get rid of them.

We needed bag drops, so they'll save a few bob there, but most Posties took the smaller packets with them. Some guys refuse to take ANY packets (even banding 4 or 5 DVDs together and putting them aside for the vans!), "Haven't got any room!", I thought the DIM had missed a trick by not insisting on them using extra bags and having them left at the nearest Bag Drop. But I certainly wasn't going to suggest it to him. I often feel he just wants to avoid any conflict at all. Plus he's got his Favourites of course.

Biggest gripe about binning bikes is the old chestnut of, " if you haven't got any mail for 5 or 6 houses you can make up quite a bit of time riding to the next one." God knows how long it's going to take walking everywhere with your golf trolley!

I'd be happier if they didn't make these "Blanket" statements like ALL Bikes are going, it's horses for courses.

[dvbuk55]

I think horses will be the next way forward well maybe pack mules, now there's something I have had experience with.

[demon]

dose not matter how much mail you get you just make up a extra bag or 2 this van thin g is the sh***s

[ashadd]

I think horses will be the next way forward well maybe pack mules, now there's something I have had experience with.

You really ought too stay in more DV, youre starting to scare me now......

[Lounge Lizard]

I think horses will be the next way forward well maybe pack mules, now there's something I have had experience with.

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1472" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; nice ferrett too
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=159" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and for once I can believe that mail volumes are dropping