Overnight van retentions

[chrisgennings]

Hello All,
Were told today that our Overnight Van Retentions will cease wef 25 April. Is this happening nationally, or just a select few offices. Comments grateful.

[enzio1272]

Nothing been said in our office as of yet.
But we were told once we get the electric vans no one would be aloud vans home.
Were you given a reason ?

[Perseus]

Have your vans got new cameras fitted yet?
Could be why.

[TopperGas]

Have your vans got new cameras fitted yet?
Could be why.

I would have thought it's more to do with the recent fuel cost increases? If so I'm surprised RM have taken so long as they must be taking a massive hit from the diesel price increase, which has gone up 25% locally.

[qwerty2]

Have your vans got new cameras fitted yet?
Could be why.

I would have thought it's more to do with the recent fuel cost increases? If so I'm surprised RM have taken so long as they must be taking a massive hit from the diesel price increase, which has gone up 25% locally.

Plus the d***heads will start nicking the fuel if they not locked up

[Perseus]

Have your vans got new cameras fitted yet?
Could be why.

I would have thought it's more to do with the recent fuel cost increases? If so I'm surprised RM have taken so long as they must be taking a massive hit from the diesel price increase, which has gone up 25% locally.

Good point. Although if van retentions are being done for the correct reasons, i.e. limited/no space to park them at Delivery Office, then I'd imagine that those arrangements would still remain in place.

[Agencyoap]

Our van retention was stopped 4-5 months ago

[TooManyLoops]

Only for the EVs. We can still take diesel ones, but we have to hang around and wait for a spare one, so it doesn't seem to be worth it now

[Mr Rush]

Our van retention was stopped 4-5 months ago

Same. Since the modern fleet is too large for the yard it was trimmed right back to 10-15 ONRs issued strictly by seniority. Until LATs kicked up and that was gently altered. And now somehow there's vans outside the homes of junior staff who don't do LATs, so no idea what the current criteria are.

Oh, and it's a recurrent problem that in the early AM the lorry can't back into the loading bay for the vans abandoned in the yard.

[Peabrain22]

Why has the price of a stamp not gone up in the last few days to cover fuel prices thas what I cant get my head round

[tramssirhc]

Our van retention was stopped 4-5 months ago

Same. Since the modern fleet is too large for the yard it was trimmed right back to 10-15 ONRs issued strictly by seniority. Until LATs kicked up and that was gently altered. And now somehow there's vans outside the homes of junior staff who don't do LATs, so no idea what the current criteria are.

Oh, and it's a recurrent problem that in the early AM the lorry can't back into the loading bay for the vans abandoned in the yard.

The use of company vehicles for personal use was stopped some time ago. Its a benefit in kind and must be taxed.

[Agencyoap]

To be fair, our COM asked the question “how many duties were out working Christmas Day and New Years Day
The answer off course was none
So he naturally asked “ well why were over 10 vans luve in the tracking driving round the city on those days!!

[Shaugi]

We've not had van retention since xmas peak ended.

[ted_e_bear]

To be fair, our COM asked the question “how many duties were out working Christmas Day and New Years Day
The answer off course was none
So he naturally asked “ well why were over 10 vans luve in the tracking driving round the city on those days!!

Jeez that's a novel way to hand your notice in how f***ing thick or arrogant are some folk that walk amongst us

[TopperGas]

Our van retention was stopped 4-5 months ago

Same. Since the modern fleet is too large for the yard it was trimmed right back to 10-15 ONRs issued strictly by seniority. Until LATs kicked up and that was gently altered. And now somehow there's vans outside the homes of junior staff who don't do LATs, so no idea what the current criteria are.

Oh, and it's a recurrent problem that in the early AM the lorry can't back into the loading bay for the vans abandoned in the yard.

The use of company vehicles for personal use was stopped some time ago. Its a benefit in kind and must be taxed.

Driving to and from a fixed place of employment is not classed as personal use, I can't imagine anybody who has a van on retention is taxed.