Did a drop in Rochester, handed in my keys as requested and went to the waiting room. Came back to find that my tacho mode had changed. Turns out the little ■■■■■ moved the truck while I was waiting. This was a side tip by the way.
Now on, Ill happily hand in the key but the fob is staying with me. The newer Renaults are isolated by double zapping the lock button, so even if they open the door with the key, they cant start it.
Always take the ignition key off, and give them the rest of 'em…
Anybody remember when there used to be a tap on the door followed by “ok driver youre tipped,heres the notes” 
Suedehead:
Anybody remember when there used to be a tap on the door followed by “ok driver youre tipped,heres the notes”
Yes, those were the days when you got a rest on the bunk any place you wanted and never drove around fatigued, if you needed the bunk time after a hard day at it.
The current inconsistency in the industry seriously gets my back up, as mentioned especially between different depots applying different so called “company policy”.
Just have to sit back and take it up the chuff like a big boy and get on with it tho eh… 
Not sure it’s still the same at M&S Warrington & Sheffield (Norbets).
Arrive at gate, security checks seal, security phones intake bays for destination of trailer.
Go to security at reception and collect bay token, indicating bay is not in use by warehouse.
Go to bay and drop trailer.
Return token to security at reception.
Go to DHL transport office in portacabin in yard for return trailer no.
If trailer still on bay, return to security at reception for bay token.
Couple up to trailer and do safety checks.
Return token to security at reception.
At gate get security to check seal or if empty check back of trailer.
DHL used to allow 30 minutes for all this!
Oh, they also had red and green traffic lights on the bays and won’t allow units to be left under trailers, even visiting hauliers.
I would say the simplest way would be to introduce a flashing red light
RED = stay on bay
FLASHING RED = stay on bay but go to collect paperwork
GREEN = move off bay
ROG:
I would say the simplest way would be to introduce a flashing red lightRED = stay on bay
FLASHING RED = stay on bay but go to collect paperwork
GREEN = move off bay
Not sure about that tbh Rog. The mantra is KISS. No point in confusing things with flashing lights, the red/green light system works perfectly well from a drivers point of view as it stands. If a driver pulls off on a red light he/she deserves any punitive action that follows, if it’s on green and the driver pulls off causing a problem then it’s the warehouse staff who need garroting/bum ■■■■■■ or whatever is deemed fit.
the maoster:
ROG:
I would say the simplest way would be to introduce a flashing red lightRED = stay on bay
FLASHING RED = stay on bay but go to collect paperwork
GREEN = move off bayNot sure about that tbh Rog. The mantra is KISS. No point in confusing things with flashing lights, the red/green light system works perfectly well from a drivers point of view as it stands. If a driver pulls off on a red light he/she deserves any punitive action that follows, if it’s on green and the driver pulls off causing a problem then it’s the warehouse staff who need garroting/bum ■■■■■■ or whatever is deemed fit.
The problem is keeping it simple isn’t going to work in a culture that allows a green light to be turned back to red again if the warehouse staff decide to re open the trailer to load more stuff,in the knowledge that it doesn’t matter anyway because it’s the office that tells the driver wether or not the light will stay green when it’s green or wether it might suddenly turn back to red again. 
Ask him when he is at traffic lights and they go from red to green does he get out of his car, walk over to the opposite junction and ask the driver is it ok if he pulls off?.. 
What I always do is when I get a green light I go and check that all is good at the rear.
Then I move off.
Carryfast:
the maoster:
ROG:
I would say the simplest way would be to introduce a flashing red lightRED = stay on bay
FLASHING RED = stay on bay but go to collect paperwork
GREEN = move off bayNot sure about that tbh Rog. The mantra is KISS. No point in confusing things with flashing lights, the red/green light system works perfectly well from a drivers point of view as it stands. If a driver pulls off on a red light he/she deserves any punitive action that follows, if it’s on green and the driver pulls off causing a problem then it’s the warehouse staff who need garroting/bum ■■■■■■ or whatever is deemed fit.
The problem is keeping it simple isn’t going to work in a culture that allows a green light to be turned back to red again if the warehouse staff decide to re open the trailer to load more stuff,in the knowledge that it doesn’t matter anyway because it’s the office that tells the driver wether or not the light will stay green when it’s green or wether it might suddenly turn back to red again.
That’s where the system at Asda Bankside and I’m sure Sainsbury’s in East Kilbride (and probably other RDC’s that im unaware about) would stop the light going back to red after you had been given a green. Once you are on a bay, you need to press a button from the ground outside the bay to allow the goods in staff to open the bay door and get access to your trailer. That means if you get a green light, they can’t just decide to switch it back to red and open the door again. The driver needs to press the button again to allow the goods in staff access to your trailer again.
damoq:
Carryfast:
the maoster:
ROG:
I would say the simplest way would be to introduce a flashing red lightRED = stay on bay
FLASHING RED = stay on bay but go to collect paperwork
GREEN = move off bayNot sure about that tbh Rog. The mantra is KISS. No point in confusing things with flashing lights, the red/green light system works perfectly well from a drivers point of view as it stands. If a driver pulls off on a red light he/she deserves any punitive action that follows, if it’s on green and the driver pulls off causing a problem then it’s the warehouse staff who need garroting/bum ■■■■■■ or whatever is deemed fit.
The problem is keeping it simple isn’t going to work in a culture that allows a green light to be turned back to red again if the warehouse staff decide to re open the trailer to load more stuff,in the knowledge that it doesn’t matter anyway because it’s the office that tells the driver wether or not the light will stay green when it’s green or wether it might suddenly turn back to red again.
That’s where the system at Asda Bankside and I’m sure Sainsbury’s in East Kilbride (and probably other RDC’s that im unaware about) would stop the light going back to red after you had been given a green. Once you are on a bay, you need to press a button from the ground outside the bay to allow the goods in staff to open the bay door and get access to your trailer. That means if you get a green light, they can’t just decide to switch it back to red and open the door again. The driver needs to press the button again to allow the goods in staff access to your trailer again.
^^^^^^^^^^ this ^^^^^^^^
i’d forgotten about that system tbh. No doubt the best system and idiot proof too.