cooper1203:
As some of you know i have a set delivery round for my job some drops are everyday and some are once a week kind of thing. Two of my every day drops are run/ managed by the same person that i get along with and help each other out. Yesterday afternoon i got a phone call from him asking if i had hit the wall at the sister site. I honestly didn’t think i had however they have video of my truck reversing into the wall. Apparently i scratched the plasterboard on the access tunnel reversing out. The only time i reversed out of there this week was Thursday yet i saw the guy that phoned me and the supervisor of the sister site on Friday morning and neither of them said anything to me and were both pleasant as usual.
I called the yard and told them as the building owner where the damage took place was insisting it was reported. Got told that i was to come in later on Monday and have the accident investigation done then. When I got back to the yard I went and spoke to the boss and said that i hadn’t seen the video yet and that i couldn’t add any more info but it was going to be sent to them. Was told that he had seen it and it looked as if I had almost done it deliberately and that i must of known i had hit it as i pulled forward and reversed back at a different angle. ie i took a shunt.
I have worked for this company both on agency then as an employee for just under a year. Unfortunately i have had 6 knocks 4 non fault and 2 fault however 3 of them were with in 4 weeks of each other. I was told after the last one that i would be getting a conduct interview which never happened despite me reminding them twice. (was told you will get it when you get it the second time).
What are peoples opinions of this situation. Does it look like they have made their minds up already.
Firstly, which idiot suggested you did it deliberately ffs? 
The worst thing here could be if you actually knew you did it,.and because of the firm’s view of your record, you thought you might have got away with it,… but only you know whether or not that is true in your own mind mate,.and I wouldn’t expect you to admit it on here. 
(Incidentally I reckon that ‘‘record’’ should not have been actually recorded as an entity, as it sounds as if those events,.such as a passing truck cabbaging your mirror etc was out of your control and avoidance,… but hey!, these firms love all this pseudo disciplinary crap, it gives some ■■■■ in an office something to do to justify their ‘non job’ 
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■■■■ happens when you drive big vehicles mate,.Christ I know that. ,.I drive a 44 tonne artic down totally unsuitable roads to get to farms that were built for access for horse and carts.
Sometimes you can go for months or years without a ‘scrape’, then two or three minor ones, or the odd big one, can come in as many weeks. it’s mostly just more bad luck than negligence.
I’ve deffo had a couple in the past, I’ll hold my hands up, and I certainly ain’t a newbie, those who never do must be God’s gift perfect, or only ever doing A to B tyoe deliveries to supermarkets etc, or both… so take no notice of the judgemental, they could quite easily find themselves in your position after a total unexoected ■■■■ up scenario rocks up one day to bite them on the arse…
As said, go in with a witness colleague, or preferably a Union rep, (these are the type of occasions where you realise the anti Union crew on here are talking ■■■■■■■■, these guys can and will help you)
Be apologetic and tactful, go through the video footage with them step by step, professionally explaining what you were doing (or trying to do) and give then the ''I’ll definitely be more careful next time ‘’ routine.
Put your case forward, apologise,.and hope for the best,…don’t trivialise the situation, but point out it was minimal damage,.and could have been a lot worse.
Also try and appeal to them about your opinion on your ‘record’ , pointing out that the circumstances of which, were beyond your control,.so maybe a bit unfair do they not think,.and should have no bearing on this accident, and their decision.
(What I will say is, if they suggest you pay towards it,.as some of the more ‘poorer’ firms are doing these days, .then refuse, it is the thin end of the wedge of ■■■■ poor t.s and c.s. 
You’re their driver,.NOT their insurance broker.
Anyway if your firm is a Union backed firm, I would bet this type of thing does not exist.)
Good luck mate, but don’t lose any sleep over it, the absolute worst they can do is sack you, and there are other jobs out there,.although I know what it is like to lose a job that you actually like doing.
Let’s know how you get on. 
, or do you wake up to the fact that he’ll never make a driver as long as he has a hole in his arse and get shut at the soonest opportunity?