I deliver to Bristol city centre every day right in the main shopping street, absolute carnage cars ALWAYS parked in the LOADING BAYS even disabled bays (no badges). One way street so end up going round block many times and parking well away from the shop to push cages and stacks what seems like miles away with people so ignorant walking in your way. Funny the abuse you get for blocking people in on loading bay to be told “I was parked here first you need to move to let me out”. We have Bristol Parking centre number to phone traffic warden but obviously they can’t be everywhere. All joys of lorry driving huh??
might be worth you trying the laughing technique. When something crops up that really bugs you makin yer blood boil start laughing at it all. I used to get frustrated trying to cross Ipswich drove me nutz but once sitting in an endless queue i threw up my arms and burst out laughing and keep doing it you get funny looks from folk nearby so what i now find [ queue] its something to look forward to
ValleysTrucker:
I deliver to Bristol city centre every day right in the main shopping street, absolute carnage cars ALWAYS parked in the LOADING BAYS even disabled bays (no badges). One way street so end up going round block many times and parking well away from the shop to push cages and stacks what seems like miles away with people so ignorant walking in your way. Funny the abuse you get for blocking people in on loading bay to be told “I was parked here first you need to move to let me out”. We have Bristol Parking centre number to phone traffic warden but obviously they can’t be everywhere. All joys of lorry driving huh??
What store do you deliver too? Are you on about the horsefair? That place is a ■■■■■■■ nightmare to deliver on! Especially when patel and his homies wanto park there chromed up almera’s along there
I think I’d start ringing the traffic warden in advance of your arrival
Get them moved or ticketed you get there
ValleysTrucker:
“I was parked here first you need to move to let me out”. We have Bristol Parking centre number to phone traffic warden but obviously they can’t be everywhere. All joys of lorry driving huh??
You have my deepest sympathy…To those suckers I’d say “Whops, I can’t find my key. It must’ve fallen somewhere inbetween the products in one of them cages/pallets.” Then pretend you’re looking for your key and suggest they start looking for it too, maybe on the ground over there - while you unload the rest of your cages. It should keep em occupied.
My current job is by no means easy (both long hours and some heavy pushing/pulling involved but only 2-3 drops) however I would never go back to multi-drop. Well, unless they start paying £15 p.h. for class 2 + daily overtime after 8 hrs. Yeah, thought so.
Yeah Horsefair by the big Primark. I work for a “Bakery” two shops on that road. People feel the need to park in loading bays to have their ■■■■■■■ nails done or go in McDonald’s opposite. Many days that street comes to a stand still where I’m parked in middle of road with hazards on until the ■■■■■■■ move their car.
I deliver ice cream to the Hippodrome and my biggest irritants are stage trucks who have unloaded but stay parked there for one or two days while the show is on a short run. I’ve no problem with those loading and unloading but the Taff Travelling Tapdancers and the operas just stay there until they’re ready to move on…And the ballet lot dont like the door I use being open during rehearsals (nobody else complains although I’d gladly keep away from the opera) so I have to walk about 100 yards more with the stuff.