Accident with RM vehicle

[janitor]

Always used to wear mine, but very often in the morning I would pick the van up to find, who ever had used it on S.A collections, had plugged the passenger belt into the drivers clip, to stop the seatbelt alarm going off, this was really stupid, as the van never had one, just a red Light on the instrument panel.

[The_Wax_Man]

What tyres were fitted ?

RM's policy of putting the cheapest tyre onto fleet vehicles could costs lives !

They keep banging on about driver training and safety but insist on fitting crap tyres to the fleet.

I'd suggest if any of your fleet has these tyres on, which are on a lot of RM vans - you demand they be changed !!!


As a summary - A = very good fuel rating / and grip rating.

The worst you can get is F rating.

RM are fitting the below tyres on the daily fleets. Who's blameworthy ????

[datasaint]

How much difference does A to F rating make on the fuel economy in mpg?

I'd be very surprised if it's anything more than 2mpg. Most people would save more regularly inflating their tyres to the correct pressures.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

The energy lost when a tyre is moving is described as 'rolling resistance' and has a direct impact fuel consumption and the environment. The tyres on a car can affect its fuel economy by 20%. The lower the rolling resistance, the tyre less energy is lost - reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

In the EU Tyre Regulation label, rolling resistance is expressed in grades, ranging from A to G. A is the highest performance tyre in its category; G is currently the least performing. D is not going to be used as a grade, helping to draw a clear line between the top and bottom three grades - the good and the bad.

Putting the scores into perspective, if fitting the worst scoring tyres in this category, you could end up using 6 litres more fuel than if you fitted 'A' rated tyres - so, potentially, 'A' rated tyres could save you enough in fuel bills to buy a new set of tyres!

[DB1100]

The energy lost when a tyre is moving is described as 'rolling resistance' and has a direct impact fuel consumption and the environment. The tyres on a car can affect its fuel economy by 20%. The lower the rolling resistance, the tyre less energy is lost - reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

In the EU Tyre Regulation label, rolling resistance is expressed in grades, ranging from A to G. A is the highest performance tyre in its category; G is currently the least performing. D is not going to be used as a grade, helping to draw a clear line between the top and bottom three grades - the good and the bad.

Putting the scores into perspective, if fitting the worst scoring tyres in this category, you could end up using 6 litres more fuel than if you fitted 'A' rated tyres - so, potentially, 'A' rated tyres could save you enough in fuel bills to buy a new set of tyres!

It won 't make much difference on park and loop,the engines hardly get warm,same with the transmission.

[The_Wax_Man]

Maybe not.

But a tyre with an A or B grip as opposed to an F could make a difference between skidding and smacking a kerb/car/pedestrian etc

[dvbuk55]

Maybe not.

But a tyre with an A or B grip as opposed to an F could make a difference between skidding and smacking a kerb/car/pedestrian etc

So could going too fast and not avoiding the puddle

[postiewhite]

Happened to a lad at work,only been employed a year. He made a right mess of the front and hit a big rock hidden behind a bush. He had to fill in loads of paperwork and had to retrain to drive the van. Apart from that nothing happened to him and hes back behind the wheel a month later.

[DB1100]

Maybe not.

But a tyre with an A or B grip as opposed to an F could make a difference between skidding and smacking a kerb/car/pedestrian etc

Not if you drive according to the conditions.Just because it says 30 doesn't mean you have to do 30.

[Broxi51]

Just an update........

He had his meeting today with union rep sitting in. He was found blameworthy by DOM
but apparently there is a new system for road accidents and the DOM no longer
decides but everything that was said in meeting along with all the documents on the accident
are sent away where someone decides whether he should be given a conduct and then this
will be passed to the DOM and related to the postie.


Does anyone know what types of conduct there are in these instances?