GT750rider wrote:I remember when the vans didn't have radios. Then most new vehicles had them fitted as standard, so in effect there was no extra cost to Royal Mail. The same will happen to aircon, when it's standard fitment to vehicles, we'll get it.
Remember those days too. But know the artics have heated seats,digital radio,sat nav,blue tooth and air con on new Euro 6 fleet
GT750rider wrote:I remember when the vans didn't have radios. Then most new vehicles had them fitted as standard, so in effect there was no extra cost to Royal Mail. The same will happen to aircon, when it's standard fitment to vehicles, we'll get it.
Remember those days too. But know the artics have heated seats,digital radio,sat nav,blue tooth and air con on new Euro 6 fleet
Do you keep your own truck or are you just allocated any unit to drive,that was the only good thing when I was class 1 driving,they gave me a brand new DAF 3300ATI,mind you I was out 3 or 4 nights a week in it
On a sweltering day theres nothing worse than having to drive in a van that has no air con. There are only one or two new vans at our depot that have air con; every other van, its a case of winding the window up and down, and yes its such a pain when most vehicles now have automatic windows.
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
postietom wrote:We have a fleet of 50,000 vehicles, imagine the added cost of purchasing every new vehicle was ac. Imagine the additional running cost with the extra fuel used. The bill would be milllions probably. The best part is if your office is like mine you wouldn't be in the van for more than 2 or 3 minutes that you move around a walk, not long enough for ac to even be effective!
I’m usually doing rurals so I’m in the van quite a lot. Anyway, I say to hell with their penny pinching excuses. They waste money in other areas of the business, so why can’t we have a bit of comfort while we graft in the heat?
