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Vans not fit for purpose

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eastie
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Vans not fit for purpose

Post by eastie »

Delivery vans are not fit for purpose and at our office they are only repairing MOT failures whilst we have vans with doors that dont open and other problems which are left .
What is the point of a van check if Royal Mail cannot repair them?
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Vans not fit for purpose

Post by SpacePhoenix »

eastie wrote:
01 May 2023, 10:17
Delivery vans are not fit for purpose and at our office they are only repairing MOT failures whilst we have vans with doors that dont open and other problems which are left .
What is the point of a van check if Royal Mail cannot repair them?
Keep signing them out of service, it's not your problem if RM aren't getting them repaired
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Re: Vans not fit for purpose

Post by clashcityrocker »

eastie wrote:
01 May 2023, 10:17
Delivery vans are not fit for purpose and at our office they are only repairing MOT failures whilst we have vans with doors that dont open and other problems which are left .
What is the point of a van check if Royal Mail cannot repair them?
I thought you were leaving.
Didn't you hand your notice in?
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noggin1969
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Re: Vans not fit for purpose

Post by noggin1969 »

Sign it off, if it wouldn't pass an MOT if you took it, it's not road legal. MOT standard in regards doors : https://www.motester.co.uk/mot-test-of-doors/
eastie
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Re: Vans not fit for purpose

Post by eastie »

Road legal but back doors don't open
Nickvilla20
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Re: Vans not fit for purpose

Post by Nickvilla20 »

I’m on a HCT walk now but the odd time I’ve taken a van and been given one where the rear doors don’t open I put a PMT form in.

10 minutes later is handed out to someone else.
kazardaimenu
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Re: Vans not fit for purpose

Post by kazardaimenu »

Fail the van check even if it pisses your partner off who still acts like it’s job n knock.
k979aaa
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Re: Vans not fit for purpose

Post by k979aaa »

It is your licence if you unload a van into traffic your the one who gets done for it if the fuzz turn up after an accident you caused by the manner of unloading of said s**t box into traffic.
grchpo
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Re: Vans not fit for purpose

Post by grchpo »

We're getting all new electric ones soon
BenacreNick
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Re: Vans not fit for purpose

Post by BenacreNick »

Mercedes or Peugeot ?

Have you done your training yet ?
grchpo
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Re: Vans not fit for purpose

Post by grchpo »

BenacreNick wrote:
01 May 2023, 17:59
Mercedes or Peugeot ?

Have you done your training yet ?
Peugeot & yes
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Re: Vans not fit for purpose

Post by BenacreNick »

I too did my training in a Peugeot and when the vans were delivered we were allocated a Mercedes, which was a little bit different (in selecting drive).
Anyway, first morning I drove about 3ft in 20 mins.

Range will be about 96 miles and when you get back to charge it up, someone will have parked their own car in the charging space, meaning you will have problems charging it up.
Or someone on afternoon collections or LAT's will choose your van, take it out and leave you with 9% charge the next morning.