Different van everyday

Vwtouran · Post by **Vwtouran** » 17 Jul 2020, 20:25

I am a floater & I get a different van everyday, I have asked for my own van but get no sense. I know other floaters in office get there own van. Getting a different van also increases chances of getting COVID. I would like to know what happens in other offices.

Pumpernickel · Post by **Pumpernickel** » 17 Jul 2020, 20:50

In our office, vans are allocated to walks. If you are floating/spare, you use the van for the walk you're doing on the day.

We have some walks that have backlogs (or that are just heavy walks) where volumes make larger vans necessary on occasion, in which case their regular van is deemed "spare" and allocated to another walk to save someone using their car/bus/walking.

Noone has "their own" van.

Seymour Buts · Post by **Seymour Buts** » 17 Jul 2020, 22:16

Vans are attached to duties, not any individual and even then outs get swapped around depending on need that particular day. Nobody has their 'own' van.

Post by **HTPostman** » 18 Jul 2020, 05:10

Here vans are assigned to rounds. Some weeks I can drive 6 different vans, we have I think 6 different models of vans here. I’m often surprised there aren’t more bumps in the yard, you have inches of space either side of the van when you’re pulling out and working your way past other parked vans. It could be a van you’ve never driven before so not only are you having to familiarise yourself with the van and how it handles (turning circle, how much tension there is in the steering wheel), but you’re learning while pretty much on a vehicle assault course!

The most senior ones here have the best vans...interestingly the 3 drivers here with the most seniority don’t have a Trimble....bit of a coincidence right?

scoobydo79 · Post by **scoobydo79** » 18 Jul 2020, 10:39

HTPostman wrote:Here vans are assigned to rounds. Some weeks I can drive 6 different vans, we have I think 6 different models of vans here. I’m often surprised there aren’t more bumps in the yard, you have inches of space either side of the van when you’re pulling out and working your way past other parked vans. It could be a van you’ve never driven before so not only are you having to familiarise yourself with the van and how it handles (turning circle, how much tension there is in the steering wheel), but you’re learning while pretty much on a vehicle assault course!

The most senior ones here have the best vans...interestingly the 3 drivers here with the most seniority don’t have a Trimble....bit of a coincidence right?

Maybe the senior postmen being more experienced drivers don’t need a Trimble in their vans?

twoloops · Post by **twoloops** » 18 Jul 2020, 11:54

If I get a dirty unclean rubbish everywhere van, I get my manger to give it a clean or find me another van.

Dindin · Post by **Dindin** » 18 Jul 2020, 20:13

twoloops wrote:If I get a dirty unclean rubbish everywhere van, I get my manger to give it a clean or find me another van.

fantastic

Post by **HTPostman** » 19 Jul 2020, 15:08

scoobydo79 wrote:
HTPostman wrote:Here vans are assigned to rounds. Some weeks I can drive 6 different vans, we have I think 6 different models of vans here. I’m often surprised there aren’t more bumps in the yard, you have inches of space either side of the van when you’re pulling out and working your way past other parked vans. It could be a van you’ve never driven before so not only are you having to familiarise yourself with the van and how it handles (turning circle, how much tension there is in the steering wheel), but you’re learning while pretty much on a vehicle assault course!

The most senior ones here have the best vans...interestingly the 3 drivers here with the most seniority don’t have a Trimble....bit of a coincidence right?
Maybe the senior postmen being more experienced drivers don’t need a Trimble in their vans?

I’d be surprised if that was the case.

CharlesSpooner · Post by **CharlesSpooner** » 23 Jul 2020, 17:41

HTPostman wrote:Here vans are assigned to rounds. Some weeks I can drive 6 different vans, we have I think 6 different models of vans here. I’m often surprised there aren’t more bumps in the yard, you have inches of space either side of the van when you’re pulling out and working your way past other parked vans. It could be a van you’ve never driven before so not only are you having to familiarise yourself with the van and how it handles (turning circle, how much tension there is in the steering wheel), but you’re learning while pretty much on a vehicle assault course!

The most senior ones here have the best vans...interestingly the 3 drivers here with the most seniority don’t have a Trimble....bit of a coincidence right?

25 years seniority and often have a different van - especially doing afternoons on the alternating CoVid shift we have as my regular duty van (2010 knackered bucket!) is often already out on another duty when I'm in late. I'm quite enjoying trying out a few nice new(ish) vans for a change.

Especially the shiny Mercedes hire van with plenty of space in the back I had the other day! Side loading doors weren't knackered and the central locking worked! Heaven!

Cucumber · Post by **Cucumber** » 23 Jul 2020, 17:51

CharlesSpooner wrote:
HTPostman wrote:Here vans are assigned to rounds. Some weeks I can drive 6 different vans, we have I think 6 different models of vans here. I’m often surprised there aren’t more bumps in the yard, you have inches of space either side of the van when you’re pulling out and working your way past other parked vans. It could be a van you’ve never driven before so not only are you having to familiarise yourself with the van and how it handles (turning circle, how much tension there is in the steering wheel), but you’re learning while pretty much on a vehicle assault course!

The most senior ones here have the best vans...interestingly the 3 drivers here with the most seniority don’t have a Trimble....bit of a coincidence right?
25 years seniority and often have a different van - especially doing afternoons on the alternating CoVid shift we have as my regular duty van (2010 knackered bucket!) is often already out on another duty when I'm in late. I'm quite enjoying trying out a few nice new(ish) vans for a change.

Especially the shiny Mercedes hire van with plenty of space in the back I had the other day! Side loading doors weren't knackered and the central locking worked! Heaven!

I got a Merc Sprinter van one Christmas. Was a very nice experience to drive.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 25 Jul 2020, 01:36

Cucumber wrote:
CharlesSpooner wrote:
HTPostman wrote:Here vans are assigned to rounds. Some weeks I can drive 6 different vans, we have I think 6 different models of vans here. I’m often surprised there aren’t more bumps in the yard, you have inches of space either side of the van when you’re pulling out and working your way past other parked vans. It could be a van you’ve never driven before so not only are you having to familiarise yourself with the van and how it handles (turning circle, how much tension there is in the steering wheel), but you’re learning while pretty much on a vehicle assault course!

The most senior ones here have the best vans...interestingly the 3 drivers here with the most seniority don’t have a Trimble....bit of a coincidence right?
25 years seniority and often have a different van - especially doing afternoons on the alternating CoVid shift we have as my regular duty van (2010 knackered bucket!) is often already out on another duty when I'm in late. I'm quite enjoying trying out a few nice new(ish) vans for a change.

Especially the shiny Mercedes hire van with plenty of space in the back I had the other day! Side loading doors weren't knackered and the central locking worked! Heaven!
I got a Merc Sprinter van one Christmas. Was a very nice experience to drive.

So all your Christmases came at once nice as they are the plastic key is a downer for me.

Post by **97gaz** » 25 Jul 2020, 14:11

HTPostman wrote:Here vans are assigned to rounds. Some weeks I can drive 6 different vans, we have I think 6 different models of vans here. I’m often surprised there aren’t more bumps in the yard, you have inches of space either side of the van when you’re pulling out and working your way past other parked vans. It could be a van you’ve never driven before so not only are you having to familiarise yourself with the van and how it handles (turning circle, how much tension there is in the steering wheel), but you’re learning while pretty much on a vehicle assault course!

The most senior ones here have the best vans...interestingly the 3 drivers here with the most seniority don’t have a Trimble....bit of a coincidence right?

We had all our fleet fitted with Trimble about three years ago and were told then that all RM vans were to be fitted with it. It's not obvious on the newer vans as they're factory fitted before we get them and nothing is visible.