A nice test of my employer

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In the world of general haulage I don’t tend to do many city shopping centre but today I have the St Enoch Centre on Glasgow.

Aware that there’s more than one service area and having done shop delivery work I’ve called them to ask where I need to be so I can approach from the correct way and I need to be using the Howard St area.

A look on Google and I’ve found it with a height barrier across it saying 13ft 9in max. Im running at 13ft 11in.

There should be one answer but let’s see what they cone up with. I’ve given then about 4 hours advance warning too.

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I used to deliver in there years ago !!

your better off phoning the customer to come down and meet you at the loading area as it is a maze down there :laughing:

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Is the bridge…

Height signed as a warning or a limit?

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yourhavingalarf:
Is the bridge…

Height signed as a warning or a limit?

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That’s near on…

Fifteen feet.

I’d be going under that no bother at 13’ 11"

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Errrr, I thinks that’s a 7.5t TNT truck, so smaller■■?

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May well get lower once underground with services like water, electric on ceilings.

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In my experience shop staff don’t have a clue what delivery point you’ve to use.
" I only come in the front" is the usual reply.

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In my opinion you did right thing looking it up.
Me personally I’d look it up. And not tell anyone to I get there. Then let them sort it out.
Way I see it if you run a business of any Kind and you get deliveries. And they obviously know there’s a height/width restriction. Then they should specify it on the paperwork.

Not long ago I collected load of panels of chipboard got to delivery address a shop being renivated. Only access was via pedestrian way between 6 am and 10 am was about 13 00 when I got there no one said had to be there before 11. Shop fitters were going mad. I said did you tell anyone was only access between 6 an 10 they said no. But your a driver you should know these things. Stuff went back to where I collected it from

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DF40:
In my experience shop staff don’t have a clue what delivery point you’ve to use.
" I only come in the front" is the usual reply.

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Yeah others the actual shopping centre I contacted. I concur that shop staff aren’t usually the best with directions.

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edd1974:
In my opinion you did right thing looking it up.
Me personally I’d look it up. And not tell anyone to I get there. Then let them sort it out.
Way I see it if you run a business of any Kind and you get deliveries. And they obviously know there’s a height/width restriction. Then they should specify it on the paperwork.

Not long ago I collected load of panels of chipboard got to delivery address a shop being renivated. Only access was via pedestrian way between 6 am and 10 am was about 13 00 when I got there no one said had to be there before 11. Shop fitters were going mad. I said did you tell anyone was only access between 6 an 10 they said no. But your a driver you should know these things. Stuff went back to where I collected it from

Nah if I see a problem I’ll let them know as soon as. Put it this way it’s not about three hours later and I’m still awaiting any decision.

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They’ll be trying to find a local haulier,to take it in,for a price that still leaves a bit of profit for your mob :smiley:

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As far as i am aware that is the main service yard,

there is another one above ground where Debenhams is ( Osborne Street ) but i don’t know what shops that caters for.

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commonrail:
They’ll be trying to find a local haulier,to take it in,for a price that still leaves a bit of profit for your mob :smiley:

Well done Gordon Leslie’s :laughing:

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Result. :sunglasses: