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Breakdowns
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sickofthejob
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Breakdowns
With the new park and loop system well and truly up and running across the country, could anybody please tell me the definitive procedure if your vehicle breaksdown near to your finishing time?
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Patrick Clifton
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Re: Breakdowns
Hmmm I have a hazy memory of some announcment of a 'partnership' with AA/RAC/Another one of that lot.sickofthejob wrote:With the new park and loop system well and truly up and running across the country, could anybody please tell me the definitive procedure if your vehicle breaksdown near to your finishing time?
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P13
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Re: Breakdowns
Someone in my office broke down recently on park and loop they phoned the office and lo and behold the lazy managers did not answer the phone , he was walking back to the office when he eventually got through to them ,he ended up over his time and the next day when he tried to claim overtime they refused to pay himsickofthejob wrote:With the new park and loop system well and truly up and running across the country, could anybody please tell me the definitive procedure if your vehicle breaksdown near to your finishing time?
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sickofthejob
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Re: Breakdowns
but what happens if you have to pick kids up from school. do you just leave the van where it is?
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Cut Off King
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Re: Breakdowns
It is a criminal offence to not pay overtime if it has been worked.P13 wrote:Someone in my office broke down recently on park and loop they phoned the office and lo and behold the lazy managers did not answer the phone , he was walking back to the office when he eventually got through to them ,he ended up over his time and the next day when he tried to claim overtime they refused to pay himsickofthejob wrote:With the new park and loop system well and truly up and running across the country, could anybody please tell me the definitive procedure if your vehicle breaksdown near to your finishing time?
Ask for your mangers home address, when he say's why do you want that ? , just state that you are planning to take him personally & RM to the small claims court for not paying O/T and it would save time if you have his address now.
WARNING his expression might change during the conversation !
Back up your threat by producing a S.C.C. claim form that you got from citizens advice / local county court.
Watch that o/t claim form being signed double quick !
I repeat - IT IS UNLAWFULL FOR AN EMPLOYER NOT TO PAY FOR OVERTIME IF IT HAS BEEN WORKED.
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eastie
- EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: Breakdowns
Going back to breakdowns again .
My partner the driver only parked by a drain today and dropped his keys down into it.
He was there for 40 minutes trying to fish it out amongst all the crud and crap but to no avail .
Dont think the DOM will find it funny and neither did I as tomorrow he will have to use my key.
Which leaves the question how do I get my bags out the van now with no key
My partner the driver only parked by a drain today and dropped his keys down into it.
He was there for 40 minutes trying to fish it out amongst all the crud and crap but to no avail .
Dont think the DOM will find it funny and neither did I as tomorrow he will have to use my key.
Which leaves the question how do I get my bags out the van now with no key
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fishtank
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Re: Breakdowns
eastie wrote:My partner the driver only parked by a drain today and dropped his keys down into it.
Should we make a space for the "Suspended for losing the van keys" thread.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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Ahebban
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Re: Breakdowns
Indeed, fishtank .. any which way RM can punish an honest mistake they will 
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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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Robbo318
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Re: Breakdowns
What phone did he use? My mobile is for my emergencies not RM'sP13 wrote:Someone in my office broke down recently on park and loop they phoned the office and lo and behold the lazy managers did not answer the phone , he was walking back to the office when he eventually got through to them ,he ended up over his time and the next day when he tried to claim overtime they refused to pay himsickofthejob wrote:With the new park and loop system well and truly up and running across the country, could anybody please tell me the definitive procedure if your vehicle breaksdown near to your finishing time?
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P13
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Re: Breakdowns
I agree with you on that but some guys in the office are using their PDA to text managers and would you believe the managers ignore them as wellRobbo318 wrote:What phone did he use? My mobile is for my emergencies not RM'sP13 wrote:Someone in my office broke down recently on park and loop they phoned the office and lo and behold the lazy managers did not answer the phone , he was walking back to the office when he eventually got through to them ,he ended up over his time and the next day when he tried to claim overtime they refused to pay himsickofthejob wrote:With the new park and loop system well and truly up and running across the country, could anybody please tell me the definitive procedure if your vehicle breaksdown near to your finishing time?
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sickofthejob
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Re: Breakdowns
Is there nothing in black and white regarding this issue?
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eastie
- EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: Breakdowns
Going back to what I said earlier in this thread regarding my driver losing the van key down a drain, we went out on P/L with ONE KEY , never again.
I must have lost a good hour on delivery today in total waiting for the driver to finish his loop when usual ly I would get my bag out with my own key
I must have lost a good hour on delivery today in total waiting for the driver to finish his loop when usual ly I would get my bag out with my own key
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millitant
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Re: Breakdowns
their should only be one vehicle key issued
that is the driver who signed for the vehicle
dont want your partner getting a speeding ticket because you race around doing a special , do we, when he signed for the van
that is the driver who signed for the vehicle
dont want your partner getting a speeding ticket because you race around doing a special , do we, when he signed for the van
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eastie
- EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: Breakdowns
Our office issues 2 keys one for the driver and one for the walker.millitant wrote:their should only be one vehicle key issued
that is the driver who signed for the vehicle
dont want your partner getting a speeding ticket because you race around doing a special , do we, when he signed for the van
How else is the walker going to get his bags out of the van when the driver is doing his loop??
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POSTMAN
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Re: Breakdowns
I've looked,the only thing in the drivers manual is if you break down contact your office ect and stay with the vehicle.sickofthejob wrote:Is there nothing in black and white regarding this issue?
Nothing in there about going over your time.
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.