Recovery laws ect

chris_g · 20 October 2011 12:15

im just about to apply for a job doing recovery with a 7.5t
can anyone tell me the laws ect on recovery ie tacho ect
thanks

martin · 20 October 2011 12:51

Tacho not required if operating with 100km of base…

http://www.dvtani.gov.uk/uploads/publications/general/DrivershoursandTachographRulesforGoodsVehiclesNorthernIrelandandEurope.pdf

See page 9 & 10

long_distance_clara · 20 October 2011 15:03

chris_g:
im just about to apply for a job doing recovery with a 7.5t
can anyone tell me the laws ect on recovery ie tacho ect
thanks

Any law you know as a driver, do the opposite and your pretty much there

I think they have a get out clause something to do with “clearing the highway” which basically means forget breaks etc etc keep working.

Think you have to have a ticket to work on the motorway as well not sure what it is called though

very dangerous job

good luck with the job mate and stick to the rules.

neilf · 20 October 2011 15:18

Don’t forget that you need to use your amber beacons at all times.

I’ve never understood why you need then flashing on a 7.5t tilt bed with a car on the back but they all do it so it must be the law.

Cheers
Neilf

chas · 20 October 2011 15:49

Draw a circle of 60 miles around the depot on a map, stay within that & you are tacho exempt.

Pointless really 'cos IME 99.9% of recovery operators are as bent as a butchers hook.

They’re coming up to their busy period, expect to be worked untill you drop.

waynedl · 20 October 2011 15:52

neilf:
Don’t forget that you need to use your amber beacons at all times.

I’ve never understood why you need then flashing on a 7.5t tilt bed with a car on the back but they all do it so it must be the law.

Again, sometimes you just forget, or turn your reversing alarm off etc. Jeez, it must be awesome to be as perfect as you Neilf.

wheel_nut · 20 October 2011 16:03

Awesome

Some you win, some, well! you lost.

scottie0011 · 20 October 2011 16:35

Errrrrrr Neil I think you might wanna look at the f at the end of Neil in Waynes post

paul_humphreys · 20 October 2011 19:08

I give it up as a bad job!! You will end up doing 19-21 hours then 2-4 hours off and called out to another job. They will tell you to drop off a car just inside of the 100km mark, when you get there you will be told there is noone to meed you and put taco card in and keep driving on!!! when you on the way back you will get back into the 100km area and told to take the car dout and keep driving!!

Unless you work for the AA and then you on the Taco all the time.

Paul

grahamzx6r · 20 October 2011 20:53

Long distance clara:

chris_g:
im just about to apply for a job doing recovery with a 7.5t
can anyone tell me the laws ect on recovery ie tacho ect
thanks

Any law you know as a driver, do the opposite and your pretty much there

I think they have a get out clause something to do with “clearing the highway” which basically means forget breaks etc etc keep working.

Think you have to have a ticket to work on the motorway as well not sure what it is called though

very dangerous job

good luck with the job mate and stick to the rules.

the ticket for motorways is called ( h.o.m.s) highways operations for motorway safety

chris_g · 20 October 2011 20:56

Paul_Humphreys:
I give it up as a bad job!! You will end up doing 19-21 hours then 2-4 hours off and called out to another job. They will tell you to drop off a car just inside of the 100km mark, when you get there you will be told there is noone to meed you and put taco card in and keep driving on!!! when you on the way back you will get back into the 100km area and told to take the car dout and keep driving!!

Unless you work for the AA and then you on the Taco all the time.

Paul

its for a local garage i belive they do a bit for the police aswell
the hours are ok as its 40/50 hours per week over 5 days

thanks for the info

trux · 20 October 2011 22:53

chris_g:
im just about to apply for a job doing recovery with a 7.5t
can anyone tell me the laws ect on recovery ie tacho ect
thanks

Is it for a “friendly” company by any chance
What area ?/?

paul_humphreys · 21 October 2011 18:47

chris_g:
its for a local garage i belive they do a bit for the police aswell
the hours are ok as its 40/50 hours per week over 5 days

thanks for the info

All the police work is done via the AA now!!!

chas · 21 October 2011 18:59

Paul_Humphreys:
All the police work is done via the AA now!!!

Oh no it isn’t . . . .

k5project · 21 October 2011 19:02

All the police work is done via the AA now!!!

depends on which police force and who bidded the best price the AA can’t handle any more they already out source most of there crappy jobs what the drivers can’t make there bonus points on or something a bit difficult and will take more then 30 mins

lewman · 23 October 2011 11:54

the old bill would be stupid to let the AA touch any police job, useless.

coffeeholic · 23 October 2011 12:32

Paul_Humphreys:

chris_g:
its for a local garage i belive they do a bit for the police aswell
the hours are ok as its 40/50 hours per week over 5 days

thanks for the info

All the police work is done via the AA now!!!

The company who covered Harpenden for the Police went bust on Friday afternoon, OnTime have picked up the work. Also round this area Guise Motors and Shaw Brothers both have Police contracts. None of these are the AA.

wheel_nut · 23 October 2011 13:11

Coffeeholic:

Paul_Humphreys:

chris_g:
its for a local garage i belive they do a bit for the police aswell
the hours are ok as its 40/50 hours per week over 5 days

thanks for the info

All the police work is done via the AA now!!!

The company who covered Harpenden for the Police went bust on Friday afternoon, OnTime have picked up the work. Also round this area Guise Motors and Shaw Brothers both have Police contracts. None of these are the AA.

Ontime keep everything in house
When I worked there we used to get parking tickets from Ontime Parking Enforcement and if you were nicked the truck or car was lifted by Ontime Recovery. We even had an internal department to deal with parking tickets, from our own company

paul_humphreys · 23 October 2011 15:09

Coffeeholic:

Paul_Humphreys:

chris_g:
its for a local garage i belive they do a bit for the police aswell
the hours are ok as its 40/50 hours per week over 5 days

thanks for the info

All the police work is done via the AA now!!!

The company who covered Harpenden for the Police went bust on Friday afternoon, OnTime have picked up the work. Also round this area Guise Motors and Shaw Brothers both have Police contracts. None of these are the AA.

The place I use to work for did the recoverys for the police, but the police had to call then AA then we were directed to to the job. The AA trucks do not do the police jobs, just the subbies. Just that the AA put a bid in to do the controling of it all. It maybe it is not all areas, but I know it is in the west midlands and Wales.

Paul

vinnyl · 24 October 2011 21:56

the aa do police work for the met but most of it is unmarked and goverment cars
london aa not governed by tacho rules anymore as have reverted to the 100km all they doing is dropping cars to services on the m25 and majortity of trucks been reduced to mitsubishi canters