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bike helmets
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jon1ty
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bike helmets
just a quick question if i use my own bike to ride to work and back home after my shift .would i need to have a royal mail helmet on .if some one could tell me thanks
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doorstepped
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- Joined: 10 Oct 2011, 23:17
- Gender: Male
- Location: Somewhere west of London
Re: bike helmets
I would say no as you are not in their time anymore, you are in your own time, same as saying do I have to wear a seatbelt in my own car when driving home really
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ebbzie
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Re: bike helmets
No you dont your in your own time then not theirsjon1ty wrote:just a quick question if i use my own bike to ride to work and back home after my shift .would i need to have a royal mail helmet on .if some one could tell me thanks
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fishtank
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- Joined: 28 Sep 2007, 17:22
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Re: bike helmets
The National Agreement states...jon1ty wrote:just a quick question if i use my own bike to ride to work and back home after my shift .would i need to have a royal mail helmet on .if some one could tell me thanks
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good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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DGP1
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- Location: Terminus
Re: bike helmets
But it is better if you do 
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Ahebban
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- Location: Left of ... Left
Re: bike helmets
prevents RM from saying .. ''if only you were wearing one of our cycle helmets, we would deal more sympathetically with your 'accident' and attendance'' .. 
Ahebban - anglo-saxon in origin - meaning 'Wages War'
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, what counts is the size of the fight in the dog. - Mark Twain
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, what counts is the size of the fight in the dog. - Mark Twain
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factorycat
- Posts: 79
- Joined: 19 Mar 2011, 16:31
- Gender: Male
Re: bike helmets
What abOut if you cycle to and from work on your royal mail bike.doorstepped wrote:I would say no as you are not in their time anymore, you are in your own time, same as saying do I have to wear a seatbelt in my own car when driving home really
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Lounge Lizard
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 9458
- Joined: 06 Aug 2007, 21:54
Re: bike helmets
I don't understand why some colleagues keep their 'high visibility garments' on in the pub.fishtank wrote:The National Agreement states...jon1ty wrote:just a quick question if i use my own bike to ride to work and back home after my shift .would i need to have a royal mail helmet on .if some one could tell me thanks
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chuzzwuzzer
- Posts: 46
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- Gender: Male
Re: bike helmets
Then count yourself lucky you havn't started this van sharing s**t !What abOut if you cycle to and from work on your royal mail bike.
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Lounge Lizard
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 9458
- Joined: 06 Aug 2007, 21:54
Re: bike helmets
No, then you drive to and from work in the vanchuzzwuzzer wrote:Then count yourself lucky you havn't started this van sharing s**t !What abOut if you cycle to and from work on your royal mail bike.
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chuzzwuzzer
- Posts: 46
- Joined: 08 Nov 2011, 15:07
- Gender: Male
Re: bike helmets
You're allowed to take the van home with you ?Lounge Lizard wrote:No, then you drive to and from work in the vanchuzzwuzzer wrote:Then count yourself lucky you havn't started this van sharing s**t !What abOut if you cycle to and from work on your royal mail bike.Quicker and much better in wet weather.
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Lounge Lizard
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 9458
- Joined: 06 Aug 2007, 21:54
Re: bike helmets
Not just allowed, encouraged due to the shortage of parking spaces.chuzzwuzzer wrote:You're allowed to take the van home with you ?Lounge Lizard wrote:No, then you drive to and from work in the vanchuzzwuzzer wrote:Then count yourself lucky you havn't started this van sharing s**t !What abOut if you cycle to and from work on your royal mail bike.Quicker and much better in wet weather.
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taurus88
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- Gender: Male
Re: bike helmets
I've seen two different managers, after work, walking through town (in plain clothes) with their "MANAGER" hi-vis on. Was mildly embarrassed for them.Lounge Lizard wrote:I don't understand why some colleagues keep their 'high visibility garments' on in the pub.fishtank wrote:The National Agreement states...jon1ty wrote:just a quick question if i use my own bike to ride to work and back home after my shift .would i need to have a royal mail helmet on .if some one could tell me thanks
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