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Puppetmaster
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CDV

Post by Puppetmaster »

Unsure of exactlt what type of van RM are getting but been told small car type van,like the Electric meter readers vans.

If this is a fact ,on our rounds in their current small size so Management keep telling us they sre ,most days we are averaging 6 big bags and golf trolleys.

These new rounds are going to be roughly 1.5 times the size of our exsisting rounds,so that means for 2 men and a van you are looking at 18 bags of mail ,
2 golf trolleys oh and dont forget all the packets.How on earth all this going to fit?
krussel
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Re: CDV

Post by krussel »

In two words "its not" :left:
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
pinstripe
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Post by pinstripe »

Ah your forgetting about the 10% falling mail volumes every year. That means that you'll be able to fit 3 full deliveries into 2 bags on 1 trolley. Oh, and it'll only take about 20 minutes to deliver it. We'll be on Easy Street, or maybe Easy Avenue.

Seriously though, when I first heard this ludicrous suggestion, it was meant to be Smart Cars, you know the ones with enough room in the back for a packet of crisps.
BIG AL
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Re: CDV

Post by BIG AL »

pinstripe wrote:Ah your forgetting about the 10% falling mail volumes every year. That means that you'll be able to fit 3 full deliveries into 2 bags on 1 trolley. Oh, and it'll only take about 20 minutes to deliver it. We'll be on Easy Street, or maybe Easy Avenue.

Seriously though, when I first heard this ludicrous suggestion, it was meant to be Smart Cars, you know the ones with enough room in the back for a packet of crisps.
:chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle
Postie558
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Post by Postie558 »

As a matter of interest, what type of vans are being used for park & loop?
Big Daz
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Post by Big Daz »

CWU have a view as to what type of vans should be used.

One criteria the CWU have is a side door.

Shame the CWU website LTB section is not up and running as there is a bit of info in there.
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Re: CDV

Post by spilie »

fuc**n great we are all worried about longer deliveries and the stress and strain of it and all the union are worried about is "does the van have a side door" f**k off so it seems not if we will be on longer deliveries but when so much for our vote