I run my engine when using the winch, usually in a yard but not always, Mr plod would be grateful I reckon rather than me block a road with a dead battery 
mike68:
We are talking about someone who takes 4 hours to tip a decker
How?
rob22888:
mike68:
We are talking about someone who takes 4 hours to tip a decker
Paid by the hour.
truckyboy:
And seeing as someone mentioned that he should get down, restart the engine, and complete the delivery, only problem with that is its still illegal and an offence to leave a vehicle with the engine running, obviously depending where the unloading takes place, but personally i would have jumped down and sorted it out whatever the circumstances.
But as mentioned earlier, he is NOT leaving the vehicle unattended if he is round the back unloading it, and the running of the engine to provide power to operate equipment is specifically permitted anyway.
Iād of back flipped off the tail lift,into a forward roll poly finished off with a hand stand against the trailer.
MIKE P:
I cant believe what utter [zb] im reading here thank god i have a fleet of proper drivers what a disgrace
To be fair this thread revolves around a proper company not a little outfit and one drivers use of H & S bullshine to chuck back at their employer, just maybe he was making a point or perhaps this is the driver of the future who is unable to use independant thought. As drivers our problem solving ability is up there with the best of em and to read a thread like this saddens me.
I was once accosted by another driver when changing a headlight bulb all on me own who said I should call a fitter out, my reply sounded like ātruck cough you cupid stuntā or to be honest i just ignored the prick and carried on.
Our definition of a proper driver is probably the same, one who gets on with the job and is capable of using their own judgement to solve minor misshaps / problems without drama.
Any jobs going, doubt you could afford me thoughā¦ 
Edit: If you pay more than Ā£8 ph basic you probably couldā¦
rob22888:
mike68:
We are talking about someone who takes 4 hours to tip a decker
Iāve had a store take 4 hours to tip a decker, they were taking every cage out onto the shop floor, all 70 of them then at the other end of the scale, another store we do can tip and reload a decker in 45 mins
Can you imagine getting shipwrecked with some of these ā ā ā ā ā ā
Marooned on a desert Island, what good would they be??
I suppose youād have to eat them, that is the only use for some of these tarts !!
Threads like these just serve to provide the typical ābilly big bolloxsā to tell us all how he changed his tyre using nothing but his bare hands,or once dragged his trailer round his run by by his teeth because his unit broke downā¦
I needed a tyre iron 
I think thereās a big difference between acting the superhero, mending your truck with plasticine & a biro and being a wimp who canāt find his way out the back of his wagon !!!
Yes i do have a fleet of proper drivers every one of them and of which if i told them about this rediculous thread each one of them would roll around the floor laughing
and yes of course sick pay would be paid
and no im not a transport manager i hope this answers all your questions
Regards
Mikeā¦
selby newcomer:
MIKE P:
I cant believe what utter [zb] im reading here thank god i have a fleet of proper drivers what a disgraceIām not condoning the fire brigade being called out, Iād have personally found a way to get down of my own accord. But if your saying thank god you have a āfleet of proper driversā would you be paying them full sick pay for months if they were off with a broken ankle after jumping from a raised tail lift??
Just curious as judging by your post your a transport manager at the very minimum
Dave i genuinely believe that this is the modern day driver
possibly he did it to ā ā ā ā off his planner / whatever they are in the office
even still beggars belief
have a good day
Mike.
Dipper_Dave:
MIKE P:
I cant believe what utter [zb] im reading here thank god i have a fleet of proper drivers what a disgraceTo be fair this thread revolves around a proper company not a little outfit and one drivers use of H & S bullshine to chuck back at their employer, just maybe he was making a point or perhaps this is the driver of the future who is unable to use independant thought. As drivers our problem solving ability is up there with the best of em and to read a thread like this saddens me.
I was once accosted by another driver when changing a headlight bulb all on me own who said I should call a fitter out, my reply sounded like ātruck cough you cupid stuntā or to be honest i just ignored the prick and carried on.
Our definition of a proper driver is probably the same, one who gets on with the job and is capable of using their own judgement to solve minor misshaps / problems without drama.
Any jobs going, doubt you could afford me thoughā¦
Edit: If you pay more than Ā£8 ph basic you probably couldā¦
Iād have asked to borrow his phone to make a call as mine was flat, then promptly folded up the tail lift and closed the back doors with him still stood in the back. 
Maybe left him to stew for 24hrs to see if he has changed his mind about being a complete nobhead jobsworth and depending on his answer Iād have either let him jump down or closed the doors for another 24hrs and repeat the process until he gave me the ācorrectā answer.
Back in the real world Iād have more likely called him several choice words and walked away thinking thank ā ā ā ā I donāt work for such a shambles outfit as Tesco. Thereās got to be something wrong upstairs with people like that. Sadly, the world is being overrun by them. Frightening future ahead. 
ckm1981:
Threads like these just serve to provide the typical ābilly big bolloxsā to tell us all how he changed his tyre using nothing but his bare hands,or once dragged his trailer round his run by by his teeth because his unit broke downā¦
ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā does it i have no intrest in fixing lorrys in a layby or roping and sheeting etc but i stunt like this if true is totaly ridiculous
MIKE P:
I cant believe what utter [zb] im reading here thank god i have a fleet of proper drivers what a disgrace
Perhaps youāre a proper boss who doesnāt inundate said proper drivers with petty rules. Start dicking with them an they might start dicking with you back.
Our definition of a proper driver is probably the same, one who gets on with the job and is capable of using their own judgement to solve minor misshaps / problems without drama.
The problem is when a drama does occur, and it can occur when your least expecting it.
Letās say the driver did jump down from the tail lift and broke an ankle, result would be no payout because he did not follow company policy.
I know what itās like, I work for a very large company, and when it goes wrong the company will always look to blame the driver.
I used to drive for Woolies and we had the same system called Battery Guard,It lit up green when it kicked in and quite often it would pack in whilst you were on the Top deck of a double decker usually on a shopping precinct,what we used to do was to ask one of the staff,usually a lady to sit in the vehicle with the engine running whilst we carried out the delivery. We used to give instruction on pressing the battery guard and starting the vehicle by ringing the cab phone from your mobile on the top deck-and for safetyās sake we would instruct her to lock the doors,The staff loved it being able to sit in a big truck with the engine running whilst listening to the radio. Fortunately it didnāt happen very often though .
selby newcomer:
rob22888:
mike68:
We are talking about someone who takes 4 hours to tip a decker
Iāve had a store take 4 hours to tip a decker, they were taking every cage out onto the shop floor, all 70 of them
ā ā ā ā that! I am far from an advocate of rushing but after 1 hour and only half a deck tipped my patience would have run out, rules would have gone out of the window and iād have been up and down that lift myself chucking the cages off into the warehouse.