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Defective vans

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Lounge Lizard
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Re: Defective vans

Post by Lounge Lizard »

saddlerposty wrote:"wing mirrors" wtf are you a driving a morris minor or mini van, wing mirrors were called wing mirrors because they are mounted on the wings.
todays vehicles have "door mirrors.
sorry to be pedantic. :no no
No, a door mirror is what's on the way out of my bathroom, never seen anything like that on a van. :crazy:
IcanthelpthewayIam
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Re: Defective vans

Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

sophie97 wrote:needs jumping every time to start
Everytime? or just first thing in the morning?
krussel
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Re: Defective vans

Post by krussel »

zx135 wrote:
sophie97 wrote:needs jumping every time to start
Everytime? or just first thing in the morning?

It comes with age, so they tell me. :nervous
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
CharlesSpooner
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Re: Defective vans

Post by CharlesSpooner »

sophie97 wrote:Van at out office has been a scrapper for years now and nothing has been done. Im not exagerating when I say it is a complete mess, side door doesnt work, needs jumping every time to start, Wing mirrors both cracked, Dents all over it
And nothing will get done if people continue to use it. Refuse and watch miracles happen.
sophie97
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Re: Defective vans

Post by sophie97 »

zx135 wrote:
sophie97 wrote:needs jumping every time to start
Everytime? or just first thing in the morning?
Just in the morning normally, although have had to call the office on occasion to get a jump to get it back!
robbertwhitton
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Re: Defective vans

Post by robbertwhitton »

CharlesSpooner wrote:
sophie97 wrote:Van at out office has been a scrapper for years now and nothing has been done. Im not exagerating when I say it is a complete mess, side door doesnt work, needs jumping every time to start, Wing mirrors both cracked, Dents all over it
And nothing will get done if people continue to use it. Refuse and watch miracles happen.
Exactly! !!!! Well said that man :Applause
eastie
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Re: Defective vans

Post by eastie »

We have 3 Vaux Combie vans that have broken door stays and during the 80 mile an hour winds were broken when they flung back.
The broken stays have been damaged for ages and noted in the logs but nothing was done.
Now we have vans that the doors don't shut properly or have to be forced shut and stil nothing gets done.
During WTL the DOM still tried to blame the posties for the damage but everyone knows where the problem lies.
We have vans with the tracking not right and all they do is change the tyre and not sort the main problem out
Nigel1505
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Re: Defective vans

Post by Nigel1505 »

postielatic wrote:We have a mobile mech that's visits the office a few days a week to fix most repairs.
You are lucky, we have a 40 mile round trip just to have a bulb replaced. :Boo hoo!
robbertwhitton
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Re: Defective vans

Post by robbertwhitton »

eastie wrote:We have 3 Vaux Combie vans that have broken door stays and during the 80 mile an hour winds were broken when they flung back.
The broken stays have been damaged for ages and noted in the logs but nothing was done.
Now we have vans that the doors don't shut properly or have to be forced shut and stil nothing gets done.
During WTL the DOM still tried to blame the posties for the damage but everyone knows where the problem lies.
We have vans with the tracking not right and all they do is change the tyre and not sort the main problem out
Simply filk in a fault docket putbthe docket in the logbook andvrefuse to drive it,yiur work is done my friend,dont just make do its not right