Spain being spain, any security cabbage trying a pat down would most likely end with being kicked in the nuts! Is it actually legal for non police to even do it in the UK?
As for not being allowed on your own trailer■■? Wtf is it coming to??
toonsy:
Harry Monk:
Anything to do with Amazon is ■■■.Not done an Amazon yet but my new firm has just got a contract with them so no doubt it’ll come. Heard you might have some spare tine while waiting there lol
Went into the Amazon at Warrington (Burtonwood), Drop trailer, lock cab, hand keys to yard “■■■■■■” who then ushers you to a room where you wait for paperwork and trailer. This door was kept locked and a security guard inside controlled the door. Obviously been given instructions that drivers were not to leave the room unless accompanied by one of the Amazon people. This got really interesting when an alarm went off …was it fire? we don’t know, but the useless idiot on the door thought that his instruction to not allow drivers out took priority over us exiting the fire trap we were in. He was quickly put straight by a couple of Stobbart drivers who also had to bundle him out of the way.
Some of these companies must be borderline for illegal imprisonment and or kidnapping.
The worst are the ones where the site induction takes longer than the drop or collection .
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How do you RDC delivering guys put up with it? It would drive me mad.
My advice would be get out of it now or quit yer bitchen [emoji4]
All Amazons.
Amazon Reading is one of the ones I despise. Once backed on a bay you have to drop the red air line and put a suzie lock on, then lock your cab. Then you go inside, and if you want to go and sit in their wretched canteen the security womble radios another womble to come into view. Then he watches you as you walk to him, and then he escorts you to the other side of the warehouse where yet another womble watches you empty your pockets and go through a metal detector. Once inside the canteen, 9 times out of 10 another womble will sit in there with you. If you don’t want to go to the canteen you’ve got a little wooden bench to sit on behind an armco barrier next to the bays. The choice is yours. The only redeeming feature is a relatively quick tip (30-45 mins at most). What makes me laugh are the soundbites stuck on Amazon’s walls reflecting their values. The first one you see when you walk through Reading’s canteen door is a big speech bubble saying “earn trust”.
Amazon Hemel Hempstead is a first class crap hole too. The waiting room round the other side has a broken coffee machine, out-of-order toilets (and an stinking portaloo instead), an annoying ‘beeeeeep’ that goes off every minute or so, a screeching tv, cheap and nasty plastic chairs, and a long wait at the best of times. Then my office, when being informed I’m stopping for a break on the way to wherever, say “didn’t you have your break on the bay?”.
I had the recent pleasure of Iceland at Swindon too.
Haven’t done RDC work for a few years and dont intend to do any in the near future, but if the ones I did tip at my top 5 worst would be :-
Aldi - Darlington
Asda - Doncaster ( was banned from site )
All DHL run sites
Morrison’s Glasgow
Superdrug South Elmsall
I hate Any RDC who uses a signal jammers so you can’t even use your phone while waiting , some don’t have a smoking Area and so on , regarding security guys and sites like Travis Perkins ( specially the small ones ) , I’m the one that wind them up and not the other way around !! I drive in without permission even if I can’t even turn around or block costumers cars ! When I stop I just put my best Hippocratic smug smile and tell them , “apologies buddy it’s first time I been on site so wasn’t sure what to do “ they moan for a couple of minutes then they offer coffe and get me tipped ASAP as I’m blocking everyone else [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji41][emoji41][emoji41][emoji41] live and learn [emoji12]. And when a security guys asks my name with a wrong attitude, I’m a different guy every day , today I’m Elvis , tomorrow I’m Ronaldo, day after I’m Bond , James Bond ! [emoji41][emoji23][emoji12]
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signal jammers so you can’t even use your phone while waiting
That has to be illegal… Surely?
ItsJoe:
signal jammers so you can’t even use your phone while waiting
That has to be illegal… Surely?
No, apparently it’s to stop the warehouse lot from checking twitbook (or whatever it’s called) whilst they’re supposed to be slaving away. Sorry, working.
AndrewG:
As for not being allowed on your own trailer■■? Wtf is it coming to??
Yes, but do not underestimate the ability of the brain dead element to hurt themselves through their own stupidity and then seek to blame someone else by suing them.
Well today has put the Iceland Swindon RDC myth to bed, turned up at 14.45 with a 20.00 booking straight in onto a bay and out within a half hour only on the bay for 16 minutes guessing there may have been bit of a shake up in there 
All Tesco’s
Asda Donny
Nisa Scunthorpe (always damaging ■■■■, leading the crap of returns)
Any Amazon
Morrisons Swan Valley
All because of the stupid amount of time you lose waiting.
ezydriver:
All Amazons.Amazon Reading is one of the ones I despise. Once backed on a bay you have to drop the red air line and put a suzie lock on, then lock your cab. Then you go inside, and if you want to go and sit in their wretched canteen the security womble radios another womble to come into view. Then he watches you as you walk to him, and then he escorts you to the other side of the warehouse where yet another womble watches you empty your pockets and go through a metal detector. Once inside the canteen, 9 times out of 10 another womble will sit in there with you. If you don’t want to go to the canteen you’ve got a little wooden bench to sit on behind an armco barrier next to the bays. The choice is yours. The only redeeming feature is a relatively quick tip (30-45 mins at most). What makes me laugh are the soundbites stuck on Amazon’s walls reflecting their values. The first one you see when you walk through Reading’s canteen door is a big speech bubble saying “earn trust”.
Amazon Hemel Hempstead is a first class crap hole too. The waiting room round the other side has a broken coffee machine, out-of-order toilets (and an stinking portaloo instead), an annoying ‘beeeeeep’ that goes off every minute or so, a screeching tv, cheap and nasty plastic chairs, and a long wait at the best of times. Then my office, when being informed I’m stopping for a break on the way to wherever, say “didn’t you have your break on the bay?”.
I had the recent pleasure of Iceland at Swindon too.
Very well described. I don’t do Amazon but that rings a lot bells for other places.
PRT RaCeR:
I’m the one that wind them up and not the other way around !! I drive in without permission even if I can’t even turn around or block costumers cars ! When I stop I just put my best Hippocratic smug smile and tell them , “apologies buddy it’s first time I been on site so wasn’t sure what to do “…
Remind us, why are drivers often treated like children again? I pity a grown man who would act like that.
PRT RaCeR:
I hate Any RDC who uses a signal jammers so you can’t even use your phone while waiting , some don’t have a smoking Area and so on , regarding security guys and sites like Travis Perkins ( specially the small ones ) , I’m the one that wind them up and not the other way around !! I drive in without permission even if I can’t even turn around or block costumers cars ! When I stop I just put my best Hippocratic smug smile and tell them , “apologies buddy it’s first time I been on site so wasn’t sure what to do “ they moan for a couple of minutes then they offer coffe and get me tipped ASAP as I’m blocking everyone else [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji41][emoji41][emoji41][emoji41] live and learn [emoji12]. And when a security guys asks my name with a wrong attitude, I’m a different guy every day , today I’m Elvis , tomorrow I’m Ronaldo, day after I’m Bond , James Bond ! [emoji41][emoji23][emoji12]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Complete and utter ■■■■■■■■ mate.
eagerbeaver:
PRT RaCeR:
I hate Any RDC who uses a signal jammers so you can’t even use your phone while waiting , some don’t have a smoking Area and so on , regarding security guys and sites like Travis Perkins ( specially the small ones ) , I’m the one that wind them up and not the other way around !! I drive in without permission even if I can’t even turn around or block costumers cars ! When I stop I just put my best Hippocratic smug smile and tell them , “apologies buddy it’s first time I been on site so wasn’t sure what to do “ they moan for a couple of minutes then they offer coffe and get me tipped ASAP as I’m blocking everyone else [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji41][emoji41][emoji41][emoji41] live and learn [emoji12]. And when a security guys asks my name with a wrong attitude, I’m a different guy every day , today I’m Elvis , tomorrow I’m Ronaldo, day after I’m Bond , James Bond ! [emoji41][emoji23][emoji12]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Complete and utter ■■■■■■■■ mate.
+1
this dude should blend in nicely with the other fantasy 5.or 1 depending on how you count it… 
I would not put up with most of the things drivers have posted here
It’s no wonder we are treated like dirt when you have people letting themselves be treated like kids and you have to do it our way
Why o why do people put up with this you are not even been treated like a human being
And forget the ■■■■ o I get paid by the hour that makes it even worse
What people should do is grow a pair of balls and defend your rights plus have a bit of respect for yourself
Never ever would I let any company treat me like that and your only delivering to these places I hate to think how the people you work for treat you
Olog Hai:
PRT RaCeR:
I’m the one that wind them up and not the other way around !! I drive in without permission even if I can’t even turn around or block costumers cars ! When I stop I just put my best Hippocratic smug smile and tell them , “apologies buddy it’s first time I been on site so wasn’t sure what to do “…Remind us, why are drivers often treated like children again? I pity a grown man who would act like that.
better that than parking on double yellows on a busy highstreet … I not ready to pay a fine for poor parking …
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nightline:
I would not put up with most of the things drivers have posted here
It’s no wonder we are treated like dirt when you have people letting themselves be treated like kids and you have to do it our way
Why o why do people put up with this you are not even been treated like a human being
And forget the [zb] o I get paid by the hour that makes it even worse
What people should do is grow a pair of balls and defend your rights plus have a bit of respect for yourself
Never ever would I let any company treat me like that and your only delivering to these places I hate to think how the people you work for treat you
So your boss sends you in to a Tesco, you arrive, and you’re told to lock your cab and sit in their waiting room for a length of time you can only guess at. What would you do?
No, what would you really do?
Grumpy Dad:
Haven’t done RDC work for a few years and dont intend to do any in the near future, but if the ones I did tip at my top 5 worst would be :-
Aldi - Darlington
Asda - Doncaster ( was banned from site )
All DHL run sites
Morrison’s Glasgow
Superdrug South Elmsall
Morrisons Bellshill (run by XPO Logistics) They really are miserable. The Chill department is reflected by the staff that work there. Jeez, Hell will seem like a holiday when they kick the bucket!
The bay marker lines don’t marry up with the unloading docks so catches the newbies out. You then have the red line removal and suzie lock antics as well as handing in your keys. Do they assume a bunch of truckers are going to try and tug a rig off the bay? Don’t get that at all. The Stassi booking in desk is covered in cardboard and the other day when it was testicular freezing weather we were subjected to the door being deliberately wedged open by the duty ‘clerk’ because it was stuffy.
I went to the loos to get warm not have a leak!
Shocking place and if you can’t find your customer number you’ll be exiled at the gate so long you risk being on the next revision of the Motherwell area Ordnance Survey map.