shadowlost wrote:Wouldn't it make sense to supply each van with one of those aerosol foam tins which you get with most new cars instead of a spare wheel - they cost less than a tenner from halfords
once you use one of those tins, you are going to need a new tyre, if its just a puncture theres no need to replace the tyre everytime as long as the puncture can be repaired, also in the event of a blow out those cans dont work
I had a flat once the DOM came out with another van drove the flat tyre van back busted the tyre in bits and buckled the rim naff all said about it, if it was me or you that done that conduct coded ..
In our DO, we signed a sheet, that stated we couldn't change wheels if we got a flat, i'm guessing somewhere in the business, someone has changed a flat with disastrous results.
manboss wrote:In our DO, we signed a sheet, that stated we couldn't change wheels if we got a flat, i'm guessing somewhere in the business, someone has changed a flat with disastrous results.
All it takes is to forget to put those four nuts back on.
shadowlost wrote:Wouldn't it make sense to supply each van with one of those aerosol foam tins which you get with most new cars instead of a spare wheel - they cost less than a tenner from halfords
no reason to fix a flat, not only are you not supposed to be doing it anymore, it can only get you in trouble you wont get thanked for it. Just follow the procedure.
We were told that no-one should change a wheel at the side of the road - we must call the RAC. Trained individuals may change a wheel, but only at the DO.
This game of cat and mouse between the union and RM has been going on for years with this wheel changing fiasco and to be quite blunt it's pathetic, it really is.
What do you do if you take a flat tyre in a remote area with no phone reception??? or if you have about 20 mins to finish your duty and have to wait on rac leaving you over your time??
