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Post by Mask »

Got spotted with some mail on the seat and a foreign special on my dashboard the other day, I know stupid me but just wondering what will happen in the first occurrence of this happening? Straight to conduct or worse?
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Post by maisymoo04 »

spotted by who mask ? IB ,MANAGER , :shock:
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Post by Mask »

One the the security spot checks :(
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Post by deltaforce »

You are generally allowed to carry your working bundle on the front seat, anything else to the back of van. That is the case in my office and has been the case for many a year.
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Post by Decky Boy »

deltaforce wrote:You are generally allowed to carry your working bundle on the front seat, anything else to the back of van. That is the case in my office and has been the case for many a year.
That's news to me ! ! ! What if you are involved in a road traffic accident... there'll be concert tickets, greetings cards and bank statements all over the street (potentially) ? It amazes me how fast and loose some posties are with the mail. Lock it up securely in the back of the van. Do the job correctly... and don't cut corners? It ain't rocket science ???
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Post by luddite »

How is it more secure locked in the back than the front?
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Post by Smith1212 »

luddite wrote:How is it more secure locked in the back than the front?
it’s not on show in the back of the van ! So it’s out of sight of any chancers
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Post by daveyeff »

so if someone broke into your van and nicked mail out the back, you wouldn't be conducted, but if they nicked it off the front seat you would? :shock:
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Post by postslippete »

Just tell them that you were driving directly to that delivery point. That you never leave items in full view when the van is unattended. Case closed.
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Post by Kesknight »

daveyeff wrote:so if someone broke into your van and nicked mail out the back, you wouldn't be conducted, but if they nicked it off the front seat you would? :shock:
It's obvious, it's in full view of everybody in the front. Also it's alot easier to smash the windows than it is to break into the back!
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postslippete wrote:Just tell them that you were driving directly to that delivery point. That you never leave items in full view when the van is unattended. Case closed.
That would be a reasonable argument provided the mail + foreign special was for the same delivery point. :arrrghhh :arrrghhh
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Post by clashcityrocker »

rehabron wrote:
postslippete wrote:Just tell them that you were driving directly to that delivery point. That you never leave items in full view when the van is unattended. Case closed.
That would be a reasonable argument provided the mail + foreign special was for the same delivery point. :arrrghhh :arrrghhh
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Post by eric the viking »

If it's your working bundle on the front seat, then it's not left in the van on show, is it?
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Post by daveyeff »

good point