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Seatbelt sacking
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Newbie001
- Posts: 474
- Joined: 30 May 2014, 17:29
- Gender: Male
Re: Seatbelt sacking
Don't think I've ever driven without wearing a seat-belt. It's automatically the first thing I do when I get in a vehicle, do it without even thinking. Find it hard to understand why some people find it such a chore and take such unnecessary risks.
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vanman90
- Posts: 147
- Joined: 01 Apr 2014, 21:12
- Gender: Male
Re: Seatbelt sacking
2. When you don't need to wear a seat belt
You don’t need to wear a seat belt if you’re:
a driver who is reversing, or supervising a learner driver who is reversing
in a vehicle being used for police, fire and rescue services
a passenger in a trade vehicle and you’re investigating a fault
driving a goods vehicle on deliveries that is travelling no more than 50 metres between stops
a licensed taxi driver who is ‘plying for hire’ or carrying passengers
You don’t need to wear a seat belt if you’re:
a driver who is reversing, or supervising a learner driver who is reversing
in a vehicle being used for police, fire and rescue services
a passenger in a trade vehicle and you’re investigating a fault
driving a goods vehicle on deliveries that is travelling no more than 50 metres between stops
a licensed taxi driver who is ‘plying for hire’ or carrying passengers
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motch
- Posts: 332
- Joined: 08 May 2008, 23:19
- Gender: Male
Re: Seatbelt sacking
Indeed. Same as not wearing a cycle crash helmet in the past (or now still for a few).TrueBlueTerrier wrote:The problem is if RM dismisses you for not wearing a seatbelt, they are not doing so because you broke any laws, or in this case didn't. But they are dismissing you for a breach of contract, or failure to follow H&S instruction.
It's not ilegal to not wear one, but Royal Mail could conduct code you for it.
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johno47
- Posts: 495
- Joined: 10 Feb 2007, 16:45
- Location: Burslem
Re: Seatbelt sacking
2. When you don't need to wear a seat belt
You don’t need to wear a seat belt if you’re:
a driver who is reversing, or supervising a learner driver who is reversing
in a vehicle being used for police, fire and rescue services
a passenger in a trade vehicle and you’re investigating a fault
driving a goods vehicle on deliveries that is travelling no more than 50 metres between stops
a licensed taxi driver who is ‘plying for hire’ or carrying passengers
This is the law but not RM law they say you have to wear a seat belt between all drops, RM know that drivers don't always put their belts on between drops but they turn a blind eye to it because it gets the job done, which is basically RM covering their own arse.
You don’t need to wear a seat belt if you’re:
a driver who is reversing, or supervising a learner driver who is reversing
in a vehicle being used for police, fire and rescue services
a passenger in a trade vehicle and you’re investigating a fault
driving a goods vehicle on deliveries that is travelling no more than 50 metres between stops
a licensed taxi driver who is ‘plying for hire’ or carrying passengers
This is the law but not RM law they say you have to wear a seat belt between all drops, RM know that drivers don't always put their belts on between drops but they turn a blind eye to it because it gets the job done, which is basically RM covering their own arse.