Your opinion please

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS THE UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
1

Hi,

I’m not looking for any sympathy here as I do work long hours already, but I’m after your opinions on this trip:

I am expected to leave Haydock early - drop 1 item at Frimley - drop 1 item at Woolwich - collect 1 item at Stratford (will need small amount of dismantling to make it fit) - drop 1 item at Hemel Hempstead - return to Haydock

Each drop / collection will take approx half an hour not allowing for any other usual delays. I am driving a vehicle under 3.5T

Next day is Haydock to just south of Berwick upon Tweed - 2 collections on my return in an LGV

Following day is Haydock - Cornwall 1 drop in the under 3.5T vehicle

2

Ist day under domestic regs so max 10 hours driving and 11 hours total drive/work
2nd day under EU regs with the under 3.5 counting as other work
3rd day under domestic regs again

Hmmmm… possible … not certain

3

T’was ever thus on vans dude. Technically probably illegal, but the owners know that the chances of getting caught are slim to nothing.

When I had vans I’d do
Middlesbrough to Barcelona in one hit and I’d expect my drivers to do it too. Again, illegal but my drivers went into it with their eyes open and the highly inflated wages eased the pain.

4

Opinion about what? If its would you do it, well yes i would providing it paid.

5

Yep is doable yep I have done in the past that sort of thing

6

There’s a firm in Bradford that would expect all that to be done with an artic.
And tip the collections on the way back to the yard. :unamused: