Can posties buy a used Royal Mail Van prior to auction?

tansorboy · Post by **tansorboy** » 02 Feb 2015, 14:13

[quote="Mr_Pink"]The big question is, why would anyone want to buy one?!

Daylight Robbery?

rubberbond · Post by **rubberbond** » 02 Feb 2015, 16:41

Mr_Pink wrote:The big question is, why would anyone want to buy one?!

Bare minimum maintenance carry out, used on short start-stop journeys, very little mechanical sympathy shown, most have some sort of cosmetic damage.

Is that the van, or the postie

Post by **Lounge Lizard** » 02 Feb 2015, 17:13

dodger162 wrote:Is the van to be used to move house from s london to the isle of mull?

if so he'll want a couple of Delivery Offices on the route for filling up with diesel.

Post by **dodger162** » 02 Feb 2015, 17:45

I spoke to the workshop manager today and Ive been offered one for free with a full tank. One careful owner, lady driver and never driven above 50mph

rubberbond · Post by **rubberbond** » 02 Feb 2015, 20:18

dodger162 wrote:I spoke to the workshop manager today and Ive been offered one for free with a full tank. One careful owner, lady driver and never driven above 50mph

in a 30 zone

Pinky 1 · Post by **Pinky 1** » 03 Feb 2015, 13:04

rubberbond wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
cyatheac wrote:I’ll soon transfer (13th Feb) to a rural location without frequent bus service. Two van deals have recently fallen through and I’m stuck without transport. Can anyone supply a name/email/phone number of a manager who can arrange a deal on a small used Royal Mail van e.g. Vauxhall Combo/Peugeot Partner/Bipper or similar, in the next week. I live south of London but would travel to pick up a van. Desperate to do a deal. Many thanks.
Cycle? Moped? Scooter? Car? Why would you need a van unless you were thinking of using on delivery
All sorts of things can go in in the back of a large enough van in a "rural location".
Not the old ,"the sheep backed onto me" excuse?

That's not an excuse, that's luuvvvv ....... isn't it ?

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 03 Feb 2015, 13:32

wabbithunta · Post by **wabbithunta** » 03 Feb 2015, 15:39

rubberbond wrote:
dodger162 wrote:I spoke to the workshop manager today and Ive been offered one for free with a full tank. One careful owner, lady driver and never driven above 50mph
in a 30 zone

Didn't want an old bike then?

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ScottR · Post by **ScottR** » 03 Feb 2015, 19:09

I asked the mechanic at our workshop and he said that at our office the vans are sent down to Glasgow to be auctioned off if they are worth it - if not they are stripped of salvageable parts and then sold for scrap - in my local area there are three ex-Royal Mail vans that still faintly display the livery on the sides I always mistake them for a postie when they go past

I was wondering as I wouldn't mind a combo to do up and use

richystran · Post by **richystran** » 03 Feb 2015, 20:23

I think the last few vans we have been supplied have been "contract hire" vans, so RM do not own them anymore.

Pinky 1 · Post by **Pinky 1** » 09 Feb 2015, 20:27

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:

Sweet

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