Has RM ever hired a car valet?

christiani · Post by **christiani** » 30 Oct 2019, 18:47

I'm starting to think RM have never cleaned any of their vans... ever

glenfiddich · Post by **glenfiddich** » 30 Oct 2019, 18:51

ooo I see you got a good one

christiani · Post by **christiani** » 30 Oct 2019, 18:53

glenfiddich wrote:ooo I see you got a good one

Bahia Feliz · Post by **Bahia Feliz** » 31 Oct 2019, 10:11

I paid £15 to get mine cleaned by one of the hand car wash places back in June,gleaming it was.I paid out of my own money as i do well in Xmas tips.

Your late today · Post by **Your late today** » 31 Oct 2019, 16:33

Bahia Feliz wrote:I paid £15 to get mine cleaned by one of the hand car wash places back in June,gleaming it was.I paid out of my own money as i do well in Xmas tips.

Why?? If you’re on a rural the first farm and it’s back in the same state just use the facility at your do.

Jpro747 · Post by **Jpro747** » 31 Oct 2019, 17:27

Some of them are f**king disgusting. If this was a good company to work for, managers would force people to clean them when they get back early. And conduct those who constantly leave rubbish in there.

twoloops · Post by **twoloops** » 31 Oct 2019, 18:58

Why don’t we send these type of pictures to the Courier?

Post by **wallop** » 01 Nov 2019, 18:26

Do a rural for a couple of days and your van will look like that,Dust gets in everywhere when its dry all over the dash and the dials,really fine stuff i wipe it off with a wet cloth and its back before you know it,When its wet you pick up so much muck on your shoes it goes everywhere inside the footwell plus all the gravel that sticks to the muck,Clear it out and its back the next day until things dry out.At the moment its absolutely filthy where i deliver unmade roads with more craters than the moon.

30+YEARMAN · Post by **30+YEARMAN** » 01 Nov 2019, 19:37

Some of us can barely do the the delivery in the time, never mind cleaning the ####### van out.

Mr Rush · Post by **Mr Rush** » 01 Nov 2019, 22:21

glenfiddich wrote:ooo I see you got a good one

Just because you can't see the rotting black banana covered in mold under the seat doesn't mean it isn't there.

Anyway, since the vans are part of the workplace it makes me wonder why it doesn't come under Romec's auspices. Keeping the van free of litter is obviously the occupants' responsibility, but the above photos show mud and dust that if they occurred on the DO floor would be cleaned by our cleaning staff.

Dorset Plodder · Post by **Dorset Plodder** » 02 Nov 2019, 18:47

Every since I've worked for Royal Mail I've wondered why they don't concern themselves more about their "Corporate Image"? They seem to make all the right noises in certain areas ... Like having a Royal Mail Choir

And getting so-called celebrities in to shake hands with Postman Pat for certain charities.

But something as basic as keeping their Fleet Clean is beyond them.

Some of the Old & Bold will probably remember getting paid for doing vehicle checks and cleaning their vans? I believe it was another penny-pinching "Saving" made by RM in the past.

We've been told we can't use a Hosepipe, or Pressure Washer, in the yard because of the need to get relevant licences for waste water etc

We were told by RM we can't use the BP garages for refuelling (and they had a car wash you could put on the card). I've since been told some of the Fuel Cards have had that facilty removed, probably more savings.

The other local garage, that had a car wash, has been refurbished (with a supermarket) and removed it.

I even asked the Relief DOM if it was OK to take my Van home to give it a "Spring Clean"? He said, "No it's off your route and it would be flagged up causing (Me) problems"!

So now I'm just going to leave it as long as possible and see if the DOM mentions that it's looking more like a Farm Vehicle than a Royal Mail Van.

robbertwhitton · Post by **robbertwhitton** » 02 Nov 2019, 21:35

Had a reserve one of these the other month,I refused to drive it under health grounds,full of coffee cups crisp packets etc and bottles of piss! I kid you not,as usual some boss somewhere not being accountable and not doing his job in managing van checks etc I guess they are happy to live in squalor at home?its simply isn’t acceptable and we shouldn’t put up with it,name and shame them

robbertwhitton · Post by **robbertwhitton** » 02 Nov 2019, 21:41

Dorset Plodder wrote:Every since I've worked for Royal Mail I've wondered why they don't concern themselves more about their "Corporate Image"? They seem to make all the right noises in certain areas ... Like having a Royal Mail Choir And getting so-called celebrities in to shake hands with Postman Pat for certain charities. But something as basic as keeping their Fleet Clean is beyond them.

Some of the Old & Bold will probably remember getting paid for doing vehicle checks and cleaning their vans? I believe it was another penny-pinching "Saving" made by RM in the past.

We've been told we can't use a Hosepipe, or Pressure Washer, in the yard because of the need to get relevant licences for waste water etc We were told by RM we can't use the BP garages for refuelling (and they had a car wash you could put on the card). I've since been told some of the Fuel Cards have had that facilty removed, probably more savings. The other local garage, that had a car wash, has been refurbished (with a supermarket) and removed it. I even asked the Relief DOM if it was OK to take my Van home to give it a "Spring Clean"? He said, "No it's off your route and it would be flagged up causing (Me) problems"!
Yep as usual you couldn’t make it up,so we now leave them to become embarrassingly filthy,with bumpers and trims hanging off off under the weight of mud!I dispair vat this company

So now I'm just going to leave it as long as possible and see if the DOM mentions that it's looking more like a Farm Vehicle than a Royal Mail Van.

maisymoo04 · Post by **maisymoo04** » 02 Nov 2019, 23:23

I hoovered mine the other day ,took it the car wash , used the fuel card for a wash and got a rag out the office and went over me dash etc , I did feel good doing it I must say . funny thing is I don't even clean me own car

crimson king · Post by **crimson king** » 03 Nov 2019, 11:59

Hire a valet?

We'd need a specialist team in head to toe hazmat suits to clean most of our fleet!

I used a van the other week that had green algae stuff growing on the back doors. Revolting.