Tesco driver came in to pick up one of their dropped trailers that’s been loaded.
He won’t move out the depot till a fitter attends to repair a bulb on the trailer.
Bare in mind this driver is taking the trailer back to his home depot at Avonmouth from our depot at Avonmouth a 10 min drive. 
Did the trailer have a twin light cluster each side or just one bulb?
I was at our Avonmouth depot this week and had a bulb out. Just got a spare from my bag and had it changed in 30 seconds.
This reminded me of the thread where tesco called the fire brigade because the power isolater for the battery kicked in/had a flat battery and the driver was stuck with the tail lift up.
Faulty Bulb is a MOT failure 
I would just change it ■■■■ waiting on a spanner monkey to come and do it.
I know it seeme trivial but what are the implications of him getting caught changing the bulb? Some companies make it very clear that drivers should not attempt any repairs no matter how small and all it would take is a helpful colleague to inform the office that x y z was seen changing a bulb and their up in the office getting a new ar£@ ripped.
If he’s paid by the hour follow the rules and take the cash however stupid it may seem.
Richard R:
I know it seeme trivial but what are the implications of him getting caught changing the bulb? Some companies make it very clear that drivers should not attempt any repairs no matter how small and all it would take is a helpful colleague to inform the office that x y z was seen changing a bulb and their up in the office getting a new ar£@ ripped.
If he’s paid by the hour follow the rules and take the cash however stupid it may seem.
He was taking the trailer back to his own local depot … So even if he was stopped he would be OK as it would be covered as in taking it to be repaired … Side marker
That’s the procedure put in place by tesco so I’d follow it as well, and have done when pulling one of there tries
The categorisation of defects guide tells us an obligatory rear position lamp that is inoperative will result in an Inspection Notice being issued by DVSA unless between sunset and sunrise when an Immediate Prohibition would be issued. Unless of course the vehicle was ONLY used on roads between sunrise and sunset - in which case it doesn’t need to be fitted with lights!
So depending on the time this occurred - he’d have been fine to drive back to his depot. An Inspection Notice does not affect the operators OCRS
This is merely a case of a company reaping what it sows. I’ve never worked for Tescos but I imagine that like many other Co’s who seemingly employ two managers for every driver they regularly treat their workforce like school children and present them with reams of paperwork, risk assessments and various unnecessary hoops to jump through.
So in this case the driver was merely playing them at their own game. Like it or not this job is not what it was 10 years ago even, adapt or die is the answer.
Im not sure if its the same at Tesco depots but on the home shopping vans you have to get someone trained(yes thats right) to change the bulb.
If you are caught changing a bulb and you are not trained its a disiplinary.
I can strip an engine but not allowed to change a bulb 
the maoster:
This is merely a case of a company reaping what it sows. I’ve never worked for Tescos but I imagine that like many other Co’s who seemingly employ two managers for every driver they regularly treat their workforce like school children and present them with reams of paperwork, risk assessments and various unnecessary hoops to jump through.So in this case the driver was merely playing them at their own game. Like it or not this job is not what it was 10 years ago even, adapt or die is the answer.
AND Quote Montytom: “If you are caught changing a bulb and you are not trained its a disciplinary.”
This is exactly what it is like with some of these companies, you will be accused of vandalising the vehicle. So, they make the rules, let them live by them. Tesco manage to do so much to get their employees backs up that many are looking for the slightest opportunity to not just get their own back, but to cause the often horrible management to have to spend hours compiling reports into why targets were not met.
You need to work for the company to see the utter incompetence of the majority of “drivers” most of them struggle to couple/un-couple a trailer, a bulb would be way beyond their capabilities.
Their rules their game…Play it their way . End of .
And if you are hourly paid who the ■■■■ cares anyway, kip on the bunk until the fitter arrives.
That doesn’t surprise me. I couldn’t work there that’s for sure.
What did surprise me was a couple of years ago, I was walking into my local Tescos Metro at the same time it was receiving a delivery from a Tesco Liveried 26t. As I walked past I noticed that the anti roll bar at the back had snapped its mounting brackets on one side. I threw a friendly wave to the driver, and told him about it. His reply was “is it? I’m all tipped here anyway.”
As I was walking out he was just turning out the gate with the lorry leaning over at an alarming angle!!
3 wheeler:
Their rules their game…Play it their way . End of .And if you are hourly paid who the [zb] cares anyway, kip on the bunk until the fitter arrives.
+1
that covers it for Tosco type companies.
you must not think
you must not do anything you have not specifically been told to do
you must not show any form of initiative
just comply with every risk assessed task irrespective of how time consuming or useless common logic tells you it is
unzip your brain and leave it in your car before starting shift.
waste as much time being unproductive as you possibly can and you will be praised by the traffic office.
you are told that itl never be your fault if your delivery is late,and never to pull in to let traffic pass when your at the head of the rolling roadblock you have created by driving strictly to the speed limit as you must never ever drive above the limit.
if you are completely bone idle,want home after a 9 hour shift every night,have absolutely no shame in demeaning yourself to being the equivelant of being a zombie cabbage wearing a hi viz,then Tosco is the holy grail of employers for you.
mike68:
You need to work for the company to see the utter incompetence of the majority of “drivers” most of them struggle to couple/un-couple a trailer, a bulb would be way beyond their capabilities.
I heard that an external DCPC instructor was asked to leave the site during a session at Purflert as the drivers ended up starting a physical fight.
I cannot verify this but I have known the person who told me this a very long time and they’re not the type to make stuff like that up.
DHL Tradeteam are the same.
Changed a headlight bulb in the morning. That afternoon im in the TM’s office telling him why I didn’t use another unit instead after being ‘Caught’ on CCTV going into the office at 2am to get the bulb. I was only agency scum at the time so I just looked for another job and realised I was not blue chip material.
m1cks:
Did the trailer have a twin light cluster each side or just one bulb?
I was at our Avonmouth depot this week and had a bulb out. Just got a spare from my bag and had it changed in 30 seconds.
This reminded me of the thread where tesco called the fire brigade because the power isolater for the battery kicked in/had a flat battery and the driver was stuck with the tail lift up.
I’ve heard this from a Gist driver too. Bloke was up the top deck, wouldn’t throw the keys to the store manager who was handling the delivery. Some drivers are just idiots.
htmldude:
m1cks:
Did the trailer have a twin light cluster each side or just one bulb?
I was at our Avonmouth depot this week and had a bulb out. Just got a spare from my bag and had it changed in 30 seconds.
This reminded me of the thread where tesco called the fire brigade because the power isolater for the battery kicked in/had a flat battery and the driver was stuck with the tail lift up.I’ve heard this from a Gist driver too. Bloke was up the top deck, wouldn’t throw the keys to the store manager who was handling the delivery. Some drivers are just idiots.
There was a whole thread on here about it. Not top deck but a normal rigid about 4ft in the air. Will try and find it.
Edit: here’s the link - Flat Batteries, what happened next.
viewtopic.php?t=119212
the maoster:
This is merely a case of a company reaping what it sows. I’ve never worked for Tescos but I imagine that like many other Co’s who seemingly employ two managers for every driver they regularly treat their workforce like school children and present them with reams of paperwork, risk assessments and various unnecessary hoops to jump through.So in this case the driver was merely playing them at their own game. Like it or not this job is not what it was 10 years ago even, adapt or die is the answer.
Jesus christ you old people. You tell them to jeff off. At worst you walk into a new job, there’s a shortage for experienced drivers I hear… They can’t touch you at all, they can’t withhold your pay, what do you stand to lose?