Boughey the Vampire Slayer

What a shower of … this lot are:

Job last Monday, Tip 12.00 at Telford and run to Wardle, Nantwich. Boughey Distribution. 16.00

I will digress, like Ronnie Corbett

No problems thinks I. A delay at Telford because, someone had dropped a trailer outside the loading bay on Friday, so the eight o clock booking was still there waiting! The parceline trailer was supposed to be collected at 8.00 but got forgotten They eventually sent a sprinter van to move a 40’ trailer before a unit turned up 2 hours later

Anyway, corbett style, I will return to first story
Arrived at Boughey Distribution BD and drove round site, parking area on left and no parking signs all over, so I parked up and walked down to goods inward.

I stood being ignored for half an hour, then was refused service because i didnt have a yellow vest on. Its in the truck, Im in an office, why would I need a vest? Because it is company rules, he said.

Then were is yours said i. I work here, I dont need one because im in the office. And so am I, I reminded him and when i go outside i will put on my yellow vest.

Youre not booked driver, said he. and how would you know that said I.

Because i do all the bookings here and Im telling you your not booked.

Then this booking reference doesent mean anything then? said I

Where did you get that from? said He That reference number is not one of ours.

Tis so i argued and it matches the one on the CMR and the delivery note.

Well even if it is, I cant tip you because im too busy. said he

Come back at 8.00am youre booked in then. So I had a wash, called France and explained the problem, which they knew of from previous experience…

I had been there since 16.15 and it was nearly 1800 now, so I booked off and had a wash, another driver was talking to me and said that he was going into Nantwich for some food later, if I wanted a lift.

At 19.30 the shunter came round and said i had to move because there is a strict no parking policy on site. I explained that we had a strict tacho rule that said i cant move and showed him the satelite system we use. I cant move till Im tipped. the shunter said that If I went back to the office, i would get tipped because it was shift change. and they werent very busy tonight

I walked back round with my vest and met snotty youth with no vest. I thought i told you morning 8.00am. You did, but he said and I said and he said all ensued again. This driver wants to park on site and is refusing to move! I explained I am not refusing to move but the law says I cant move. The police will move you then, said he. Fine said I, If they come and sign my card i can drive back to our depot and drop the trailer and you can reschedule it for another day.

The police were called and I would have loved to have heard the Sergeant giggling as spotty youth said we have an awkward driver who wont move his truck. Why, because his hours are up, said he.

Needless to say i parked where i was and represented myself at 7.00am to a new spotty youth. Youre late driver, this load should have been here yesterday. Im not and it was, said I.

At 9.30 they pulled me into the shed to tip me and eventually I got my notes back at 11.30.

From 4.15pm to 11.30am to tip 20 pallets of urgent goods. Our customer was screaming at them because they wanted them. Our office was screaming at them because they wanted the truck back and I was screaming at them just for been arses

Give me European work all the time

Pity it wern’t on a container you would have been on demurrage after the first 4 hr’s

Don’t you just love those spotty youths??

Malc, I had a very similar situation some years back at Argos in Bridgewater. I had a 5.00pm booking and was still on the door at 9.00pm, at which time i pulled my tacho, after giving them an hours warning, at 9.30pm they told me I was empty and would I please leave the site ASAP ? to which my answer was “NO !, my time is up and I ain’t moving untill morning” the police were called who backed up my story and told Argos they had no choice but to let me stay. 30 minute after this I went out of the gate to a pub up the road for some grub etc, on return Argos wouldn’t let me back onto the site, so I called the police, who came out very annoyed. … Argos let me in

Needless to say they always made sure I was empty well before my time was up after that

Excellent story and well told Malc .

It’s just so typical of what we have to deal with in this country .

Cheers,

Dont talk to me about argos

I’ve only ever been to their rdc’s twice

1st time was working for sleepezee on agency,I had to drop 4 beds & collect 2 returns 13hours at stafford

2nd time 2 weeks ago at bedford (kempston 7.5 hours

Grrrrrrrrrrrr

A few years back I went to collect a trailer from Golden West at Hemel, I double checked the trailer would be there & even got the office to phone again to double check, past experience, & was assured yes it would definitely be there & unloaded by 7.30 pm at the latest.
I arrive at 8 pm & not only was the trailer not there, but they thought it was possibly between depots up north, they assured me they would have it back in Hemel by 7 am & told me I would have to wait until then. Having pointed out the trailer was due in Ipswich for an mot at 8 am & a check in the workshop prior to that I was told tough you’ll still have to wait.
Having phoned the office I left the site & returned home, Golden West being forced to move the trailer themselves plus pay for my evening out.

■■■ holes, all of them, I was sitting on seaforth one fri morning back in about January, waiting to get my Mon morning box, had a call from the office, could I get to Canary Wharf by 18-00, probably ses I, but no garantees - it’s friday you know
Right we’ll go for it ses he, so I pulled off the slot and cancelled mondays box, re booked in and was loaded and rolling again by noon.
I stopped at corley to finish my breaks and rang for the final details:
report to security at Billingsgate Market.
Load of interior marbel cladding for new office at canary wharf, security will notify contractor who will come and ■■■■■■ you onto site where they will offload you ready for them to install over w/end ready for grand opening mon morning.
This must be delivered asap, any probs we must be notifyed.
Empty to Isle of Grain, box out of Grain for Manchester mon.
That’ll do ses I and off I rolls, a few hold ups later I pulls up to security barrier at billingsgate 17-55
‘‘Where do you think your going’’ ses Adolf.
‘‘I’ve got delivery of marbel for the wharf, and your supposed to notify the contractor’’ ses I
‘‘Not me mate, you ain’t comin in ere, the contractors have gone home and were shut’’ ses Adolf
‘But’’ ses I
‘‘No chance, this is a high security area, you’re going to have to leave’’ ses Adolf
‘‘well if you lift the barrier I can come in and turn a round’’ ses I
‘‘No, you’ll have to back out’’ ses Adolf
‘‘zb you’’ ses I, I cut the engine, and dialed the office on hands free so Adolf could hear…
‘‘You know you said to call if any probs, I’ve got one, its wearing a uniform and peaked cap, and he drives a plank with stripes on that goes up and down at the touch of a button’’.ses I
‘‘what’’ ses he
‘‘billingsgate security won’t let me in’’ ses I
‘‘we’ll ring you back’’ ses he
suddenly ‘‘peep peep’’ and without any further comment the barrier went up.
‘‘Right drive, pull through, reverse into that space and out again’’ ses Adolf
I drove in looking in the mirror and could see a panda car following me in.
no way in a month of sundays was the space big enough to back into so I continued down towards the main truck parking area to take a swing round, zb’s to this I thought, I’ll stop here and wait for the call.
I pretended to read the paper, and noticed through the corner of my eye that Plod of panda car was marching down towards me.
‘‘Right driver’’, he barked, ‘‘if you don’t remove this vehicle from these premises, you will be under arrest’’
‘‘No problem’’ ses I, and fired up the engine and slowly set off for the barrier with plod walking alongside.
the phone rang
‘‘Anything happening ‘’ ses he
‘‘plenty’’ ses I, ‘‘i’m being escorted off the premises by the old bill’’
‘‘your joking’’ ses he
‘‘I wish I was’’ ses I
‘‘zb it’’ ses he,’‘take it to the grain, we’ll put it on the quay’’
On monday I had phone calls from HD, the shipping agent, and the shipping office wanting my side of the story.
Metropoliton Plod confirmed they had attended Billingsgate to remove me, I was going to get paid .
The contractor refused to pay the transport cost, so 6 weeks later the box was returned to Montreal, still containing its load of marbel cladding.
There is a God

Manwell:
could I get to Canary Wharf by 18-00, probably ses I, but no garantees - it’s friday you know [/b]

a few years back we had 2 x 6m wide loads for the new (then) HSBC building - unfortunately kent (sp.? ) police let us down badly with the ■■■■■■ on the thursday evening meaning we then missed the booked met ■■■■■■ from m11 works compound, with a 160te crane and 6 men waiting etc waiting to tip us…

so friday morning we’re onto the met pleading for an ■■■■■■ friday night which they unusually agree to - back to the site manager at canary wharf only to be told that as the site was/is owned by a jewish canadian guy there’s no working after sundown on friday 'cause it’s the eve of the jewish sabbath!

so we had to wait until monday night in the works compound at chigwell - well the TRAILERS did anyway