had a postie at our place noticed his van was low on fuel, unfortunately he was out on delivery and there was a chance the van would run out of fuel before the job got done.Not to worry he put a tenners worth in out of his own pocket expecting that he would be reimbursed.not so, he should have checked the level before setting out, thanks for the fuel and in future do your job properly or else says the dim.
anyway he got his tenner back, "i don't normally bother booking extended says he but i went over an hour and half last week and i booked it so i got my tenner back!!!!!!! and that ladies and gentlemen is why we are all doomed
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clashcityrocker
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Re: being a silly sausage
He should have just siphoned a tenners worth back out.
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krussel
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Re: being a silly sausage
Sorry you lost me heretiggle wrote:and that ladies and gentlemen is why we are all doomed
Why are we doomed because a postie booked OT for extending ?
As for the fuel, well it should have been checked before going out and i assume the light was already on. I got caught out once when i was busy and the light came on whilst on my delivery but had plenty left to get back to the office and then fill it up.
I think if it was me i would have swore then shoved in a fiver but not risked reporting it but quitely claimed the money back when i could. Why risk a warning buy reporting it.
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tiggle
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Re: being a silly sausage
he's claiming extended that he's earned so he's not getting his tenner back. maybe its just me thats doomed,krussel wrote:Sorry you lost me heretiggle wrote:and that ladies and gentlemen is why we are all doomed
Why are we doomed because a postie booked OT for extending ?
As for the fuel, well it should have been checked before going out and i assume the light was already on. I got caught out once when i was busy and the light came on whilst on my delivery but had plenty left to get back to the office and then fill it up.
I think if it was me i would have swore then shoved in a fiver but not risked reporting it but quitely claimed the money back when i could. Why risk a warning buy reporting it.
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krussel
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Oh right got it.tiggle wrote:he's claiming extended that he's earned so he's not getting his tenner back. maybe its just me thats doomed,krussel wrote:Sorry you lost me heretiggle wrote:and that ladies and gentlemen is why we are all doomed
Why are we doomed because a postie booked OT for extending ?
As for the fuel, well it should have been checked before going out and i assume the light was already on. I got caught out once when i was busy and the light came on whilst on my delivery but had plenty left to get back to the office and then fill it up.
I think if it was me i would have swore then shoved in a fiver but not risked reporting it but quitely claimed the money back when i could. Why risk a warning buy reporting it.
Yeah i get your point
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DGP1
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Re: being a silly sausage
Have you guys not got fuel cards???
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Re: being a silly sausage
That's what i'm thinking...DGP1 wrote:Have you guys not got fuel cards???
Pay for their fuel?
I would have ran it dry and abandoned it first.
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not me
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Re: being a silly sausage
fishtank wrote:That's what i'm thinking...DGP1 wrote:Have you guys not got fuel cards???
Pay for their fuel?
I would have ran it dry and abandoned it first.
depends how close you are to an MC/DO with fuel facilities
we dont have fuel cards as the MC is nearby
As said ,the whole issue of being low on fuel should have been addressed doing the vehicle checks
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youwot!!!!!
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Re: being a silly sausage
custard wrote:fishtank wrote:That's what i'm thinking...DGP1 wrote:Have you guys not got fuel cards???
Pay for their fuel?
I would have ran it dry and abandoned it first.
depends how close you are to an MC/DO with fuel facilities
we dont have fuel cards as the MC is nearby
As said ,the whole issue of being low on fuel should have been addressed doing the vehicle checks
wot a card.delivery men doing vehicle checks
who the hell invests £2 billion into a servic and makes it worse?????????????
you really couldn't make it up!!!!!!!!!!!
you really couldn't make it up!!!!!!!!!!!
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not me
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Re: being a silly sausage
youwot!!!!! wrote:custard wrote:fishtank wrote:That's what i'm thinking...DGP1 wrote:Have you guys not got fuel cards???
Pay for their fuel?
I would have ran it dry and abandoned it first.
depends how close you are to an MC/DO with fuel facilities
we dont have fuel cards as the MC is nearby
As said ,the whole issue of being low on fuel should have been addressed doing the vehicle checks
wot a card.delivery men doing vehicle checks
why wouldnt we?
10 minutes on IPS or 10 minutes doing a van check
no brainer for me
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Lounge Lizard
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Re: being a silly sausage
custard wrote:why wouldnt we?youwot!!!!! wrote:custard wrote:fishtank wrote:That's what i'm thinking...DGP1 wrote:Have you guys not got fuel cards???
Pay for their fuel?
I would have ran it dry and abandoned it first.
depends how close you are to an MC/DO with fuel facilities
we dont have fuel cards as the MC is nearby
As said ,the whole issue of being low on fuel should have been addressed doing the vehicle checks
wot a card.delivery men doing vehicle checks
10 minutes on IPS or 10 minutes doing a van check
no brainer for me
Van check.
Previous driver has left it near empty.
No diesel in the Delivery Office tank because Royal Mail hasn't budgeted for fuel properly.
You couldn't make it up.
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Pat Ostman
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Re: being a silly sausage
Yep, true, happened to me as well.Lounge Lizard wrote:custard wrote:why wouldnt we?youwot!!!!! wrote:custard wrote:fishtank wrote:That's what i'm thinking...DGP1 wrote:Have you guys not got fuel cards???
Pay for their fuel?
I would have ran it dry and abandoned it first.
depends how close you are to an MC/DO with fuel facilities
we dont have fuel cards as the MC is nearby
As said ,the whole issue of being low on fuel should have been addressed doing the vehicle checks
wot a card.delivery men doing vehicle checks
10 minutes on IPS or 10 minutes doing a van check
no brainer for me
Van check.
Previous driver has left it near empty.
No diesel in the Delivery Office tank because Royal Mail hasn't budgeted for fuel properly.
You couldn't make it up.
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arnold cheshire
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Re: being a silly sausage
ok you say you dont have fuel cards but mc is nearby so why not go to the mc ? its probably worth fuelling up on quiet days even when you have half a tank in fuel that way when its busy you have fuel 
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Dorset Plodder
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Re: being a silly sausage
Several points:
1. Haven't got any Fuel Cards because the Mangers are using them to Fuel their own cars up! (Only Joking
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2. Why doesn't RM tell everyone to Fuel their Vehicles up before a Fuel Rise (Like the Budget) just like we car drivers do? It would save them/us a fortune!
3. Some Offices I worked in used to fill up at Tescos and got Club Card points every week! Result
4. We are instructed to fill up our vans if the level falls below 3/4. How could a van get that low. I would personally collar the previous driver and ask why it was not filled up. Sorry that needs "People Skills" by a Manager!
5. On the rare occasion that I've had to leave a van low on Fuel (used another van for SA when it was low and didn't have time to fill it) I used to stick a note to the steering wheel saying, "Caution Low on Fuel".
1. Haven't got any Fuel Cards because the Mangers are using them to Fuel their own cars up! (Only Joking
)2. Why doesn't RM tell everyone to Fuel their Vehicles up before a Fuel Rise (Like the Budget) just like we car drivers do? It would save them/us a fortune!
3. Some Offices I worked in used to fill up at Tescos and got Club Card points every week! Result
4. We are instructed to fill up our vans if the level falls below 3/4. How could a van get that low. I would personally collar the previous driver and ask why it was not filled up. Sorry that needs "People Skills" by a Manager!
5. On the rare occasion that I've had to leave a van low on Fuel (used another van for SA when it was low and didn't have time to fill it) I used to stick a note to the steering wheel saying, "Caution Low on Fuel".
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krussel
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Re: being a silly sausage
We used to do this for years and why not. Have now been told NOT ANYMORE by our loving dom due to income tax reasonsDorset Plodder wrote: Some Offices I worked in used to fill up at Tescos and got Club Card points every week! Result
Any one caught using their card gets a warning. 
Someone said that our tax code allows for so much in xmas tips
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