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Withdrawal of cars on delivery

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ivan frankfurt
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Withdrawal of cars on delivery

Post by ivan frankfurt »

Hiya all,
Could somebody please confirm the date/timing of the withdrawal of cars on delivery, our deployment date of the 2010 delivery revision has been and gone. Long story short, we have no vans for sharing do we still use our cars or go old school and go with the drivers and get dropped off with our first bags?
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

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ivan frankfurt wrote:Hiya all,
Could somebody please confirm the date/timing of the withdrawal of cars on delivery, our deployment date of the 2010 delivery revision has been and gone. Long story short, we have no vans for sharing do we still use our cars or go old school and go with the drivers and get dropped off with our first bags?
Business Transformation 2010 and Beyond National Agreement,
'Delivery Methods' section, page 23 states that "Private cars on delivery will cease upon
the deployment of a Delivery Methods revision in a unit
I don't get the 2nd part of your question. You use what delivery equipment was agreed during your revision.
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

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RTP, thanks for the reply, as for using equipment we only use rubber bands from the old way of working, before the 2010 agreement.. We still have no vans, no trolleys, no partners, no new walks, no pda's, no anything well apart from rubber bands..
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

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ivan frankfurt wrote: We still have no vans, no trolleys, no partners, no new walks, no pda's, no anything well apart from rubber bands..
Then you haven't had a delivery methods revision so in theory private cars on delivery are still allowed although I wouldn't.
It's incredibly stupid to use something that cost you that much money for the benefit of your employer.
At no point ever was the use of private cars mandatory.
That's what van drivers are for.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
ivan frankfurt
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

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fishtank wrote:
ivan frankfurt wrote: We still have no vans, no trolleys, no partners, no new walks, no pda's, no anything well apart from rubber bands..
Then you haven't had a delivery methods revision so in theory private cars on delivery are still allowed although I wouldn't.
It's incredibly stupid to use something that cost you that much money for the benefit of your employer.
At no point ever was the use of private cars mandatory.
That's what van drivers are for.
Thanks fishtank, because we have had our deployment date been and gone, and our revision signed off as a success, if postie's still use there cars on delivery and have a accident who's fault is it?
Postie or rep or manager or dom? Because nobody has been informed of the proper facts..
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Post by noggin1969 »

if postie's still use there cars on delivery and have a accident who's fault is it?
The postie will be the one liable for driving a vehicle not in accordance with their insurance , so that's all the costs of any RTA , the court costs and the 6 penalty points. The line manager and DOM will deny all knowledge of any such practices going on in the DO and the postie will get the boot for gross misconduct of failing to follow H&S procedure.
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

Post by fishtank »

ivan frankfurt wrote:Postie or rep or manager or dom? ..
Blame the rep.
Everybody else does.
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celerycelery
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

Post by celerycelery »

fishtank wrote:
ivan frankfurt wrote:Postie or rep or manager or dom? ..
Blame the rep.
Everybody else does.
Our rep has told at least 2 people till she is blue in the face that they are not insured anymore but they still carry on regardless. As someone says above the managers turn a blind eye to it and turn two blind eyes to it if they get caught or have an accident.
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

celerycelery wrote:
fishtank wrote:
ivan frankfurt wrote:Postie or rep or manager or dom? ..
Blame the rep.
Everybody else does.
Our rep has told at least 2 people till she is blue in the face that they are not insured anymore but they still carry on regardless. As someone says above the managers turn a blind eye to it and turn two blind eyes to it if they get caught or have an accident.
Problem being that most people who used their cars on delivery still think that their insurance which covered them legally before has not changed, ergo they insist they are okay. However, the clincher is that you need your employer's permission when using it for business. Once the bond is withdrawn there is no longer any official permission and they are no longer covered.
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ivan frankfurt
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Cheers for the feedback everybody. I'll be spreading the good news of my findings :dance
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

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ivan frankfurt wrote:Cheers for the feedback everybody. I'll be spreading the good news of my findings :dance
Well I don't think spreading the news is going to be any good :cuppa
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

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just get rt cops to sit outside do that will do it
ivan frankfurt
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

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dvbuk55 wrote:
ivan frankfurt wrote:Cheers for the feedback everybody. I'll be spreading the good news of my findings :dance
Well I don't think spreading the news is going to be any good :cuppa
I'll be telling people tomorrow and they will listen, look into my eyes my friends :chuckle
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

Post by postality »

ivan frankfurt wrote:
fishtank wrote:
ivan frankfurt wrote: We still have no vans, no trolleys, no partners, no new walks, no pda's, no anything well apart from rubber bands..
Then you haven't had a delivery methods revision so in theory private cars on delivery are still allowed although I wouldn't.
It's incredibly stupid to use something that cost you that much money for the benefit of your employer.
At no point ever was the use of private cars mandatory.
That's what van drivers are for.
Thanks fishtank, because we have had our deployment date been and gone, and our revision signed off as a success, if postie's still use there cars on delivery and have a accident who's fault is it?
Postie or rep or manager or dom? Because nobody has been informed of the proper facts..
How was this revision signed off?
ivan frankfurt
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Re: Withdrawal of cars on delivery

Post by ivan frankfurt »

postality wrote:
ivan frankfurt wrote:
fishtank wrote:
ivan frankfurt wrote: We still have no vans, no trolleys, no partners, no new walks, no pda's, no anything well apart from rubber bands..
Then you haven't had a delivery methods revision so in theory private cars on delivery are still allowed although I wouldn't.
It's incredibly stupid to use something that cost you that much money for the benefit of your employer.
At no point ever was the use of private cars mandatory.
That's what van drivers are for.
Thanks fishtank, because we have had our deployment date been and gone, and our revision signed off as a success, if postie's still use there cars on delivery and have a accident who's fault is it?
Postie or rep or manager or dom? Because nobody has been informed of the proper facts..
How was this revision signed off?
2 walks have been agreed by the powers, and the planners will be back in 2014 to complete the remaining 100+ walks/duties