Recently I turned up for my first shift at a new company (via agency), and had to sign a declaration that I had 180 days recorded driving before starting. Being a relatively new driver I knew I didn’t, and made the bloke in the office aware. He said it didn’t actually matter, and that it was mainly a formality. Long story short, I’ve been driving for them for quite a while now, and no one seems to mind about the 180 day rule!
Do most companys have this approach? 
When a company wants a driver there and then all the so called rules and policies go out the window
ROG:
When a company wants a driver there and then all the so called rules and policies go out the window
Maybe it’s just me being old fashioned, but what’s the point in having a rule if it’s not gonna be enforced? If it really is just a formality then I would have so many more work opportunities in terms of driving work
The 180 rule may be for their own insurance policy. It could be the agency has their own cover policy that over rules …
clarky3013:
ROG:
When a company wants a driver there and then all the so called rules and policies go out the windowMaybe it’s just me being old fashioned, but what’s the point in having a rule if it’s not gonna be enforced? If it really is just a formality then I would have so many more work opportunities in terms of driving work
What the company want and what they get can be two different things with operational needs taking preference
Its not ‘a rule’ as such but more of a preferred policy
So, in the “long story short” bit, did you sign it?
If you did, I wonder what the outcome would have been if you’d been involved in a serious collision, and the insurance company found out you didn’t have that much experience…
MrFlibble:
So, in the “long story short” bit, did you sign it?If you did, I wonder what the outcome would have been if you’d been involved in a serious collision, and the insurance company found out you didn’t have that much experience…
Exactly, as I bet the manager that said it was a formality would be denying any knowledge of you telling him you didn’t have the 180 days experience.
I thought the same as you guys initially, it was playing on my mind throughout the whole shift, but as ROG said, it’s more of a preferred policy, so no legal stipulations as such, the worst that could happen is that insurance wouldn’t pay out on their behalf should something happen. But then again, I that would even put a dent in the profits of a company that size
clarky3013:
I thought the same as you guys initially, it was playing on my mind throughout the whole shift, but as ROG said, it’s more of a preferred policy, so no legal stipulations as such, the worst that could happen is that insurance wouldn’t pay out on their behalf should something happen. But then again, I that would even put a dent in the profits of a company that size
And what would stop them from pursuing you for the costs on the grounds that you gave false information? 
If it was only a preference, you wouldn’t HAVE to have signed it…
The manager/bloke wants his truck out working, he doesn’t give a rats arse about the legal ramifications to you mate!!!