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thx1138
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PostPosted: 13:41 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Recent MCN issues Royal Mail banned staff from riding bikes? Reply with quote
I'm a postie, and I belong to a forum called postmanchat. Someone just posted there claiming


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i was reading in mcn this week that peterborgh mail center has banded workers from riding motor bikes to work is this trure if so what is the cwu doing about it


I suspect it's not true. But, as I said, MCN are no strangers to "the end of the world is nigh for bikers" type strap lines.

Anyone shed any light. Thanks. Thumbs Up






link: https://www.postmanchat.net/forums/showthread.php?p=4725&posted=1#post4725
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PostPosted: 13:58 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you're a postie why not ask your boss? Confused
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thx1138
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PostPosted: 14:01 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
quacker_boy wrote:
If you're a postie why not ask your boss? Confused


Neutral

Right. Cos he will have an issue of MCN tucked away to read in the bog.
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PostPosted: 14:10 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
thx1138 wrote:

Neutral

Right. Cos he will have an issue of MCN tucked away to read in the bog.

Erm, wouldn't he be aware of the rule if he is in fact your boss? Eh?
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thx1138
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PostPosted: 14:12 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
pwntifex wrote:
thx1138 wrote:

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Right. Cos he will have an issue of MCN tucked away to read in the bog.

Erm, wouldn't he be aware of the rule if he is in fact your boss? Eh?



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sorry, in light of the current Union / Management relations
break down of national agreements, and attempts to force through
local agreements........

Erm.........................



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PostPosted: 14:14 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
thx1138 wrote:


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sorry, in light of the current Union / Management relations.

Erm.........................



No!

Well if your boss doesn't know then I wouldn't put much stock in MCN knowing!
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thx1138
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PostPosted: 14:19 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry, perhaps I phrased my entire original post wrong. I did start work at 5:00 and I have been down the pub too.. Embarassed


I was just after confirmation that MCN had actually ran any such story, or anything like it, or perhaps even a mention in the letters page in a recent issue.
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PostPosted: 15:06 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
thx1138 wrote:
Sorry, perhaps I phrased my entire original post wrong. I did start work at 5:00 and I have been down the pub too.. Embarassed


I was just after confirmation that MCN had actually ran any such story, or anything like it, or perhaps even a mention in the letters page in a recent issue.


Your mate has misinformed you. What MCN reported was that there was a ban on using motorcycles on work related errands as is the case with quite a few companies and has been for a while. Cool
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PostPosted: 15:43 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fastgut is quite right. The story was an over-sensationalised 'expose' on the fact that insurance companies have worked out that bikes are riskier to insure for work use than a huge big van.

I was under the impression that it was just common sense from a business point of view, my place buy me taxis if they have to shuttle me around to incidents/courses, noone has even floated the idea of me using my bike on company time - especially since I did them for 5 months sick while I was learning to walk again post-crash!
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PostPosted: 17:06 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Keep us posted!! Embarassed

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PostPosted: 17:48 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
wonder how long till the pizza & other food delivery companies stop using scooters because of insurance risks. seeing how badly most ride now, how much worse will they be if the start using cars/vans to deliver , espectally as many have a guaranteed time delivery service
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PostPosted: 17:56 - 28 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
rossidude46 wrote:
wonder how long till the pizza & other food delivery companies stop using scooters because of insurance risks. seeing how badly most ride now, how much worse will they be if the start using cars/vans to deliver , espectally as many have a guaranteed time delivery service

They all use cars round here Confused
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PostPosted: 09:11 - 29 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
They will probably switch over to taxis like takeaways.
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PostPosted: 09:50 - 29 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bikes are banned from my site of work Sad
Dunno what they could actually do if i turned up on one tho.
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PostPosted: 12:45 - 29 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
beans wrote:
Bikes are banned from my site of work Sad
Dunno what they could actually do if i turned up on one tho.



That's really bad.

My firm went and erected a covered area for bikes and cycles, with a long anchoring point.

Plus its all behind swipe pass, opening barriers.
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PostPosted: 17:02 - 29 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Something to do with health and safety issues with bikes after staff have been injured badly on the way to work on bikes.
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PostPosted: 20:10 - 29 Apr 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
beans wrote:
Something to do with health and safety issues with bikes after staff have been injured badly on the way to work on bikes.


Rushing to work caused me to crash. Makes sense really...
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