Tachos, breaks, VOSA
Discussion
I have to do some lorry driving this week, did a bit last week as well. I am not a lorry drive by trade and The Management has sent me to do some work for a contractor that works for us to help him out.
I don't have 28 days worth of tacho discs, because I haven't done 28 days worth of driving. When I finish this little job what would happen if I was to be put on our own lorry in the next month? Would I have to carry the tachos from the other job?
Also. Vosa. They seem to like to prowl all of the lay-bys where all the lorries pull it at break time. I hate being disturbed at break time, no matter who it is, which I why I normally go home at break times. This isn't an option while lorry driving, so could I tell them to bugger off if they came knocking and to come back when my break is over?
I don't have 28 days worth of tacho discs, because I haven't done 28 days worth of driving. When I finish this little job what would happen if I was to be put on our own lorry in the next month? Would I have to carry the tachos from the other job?
Also. Vosa. They seem to like to prowl all of the lay-bys where all the lorries pull it at break time. I hate being disturbed at break time, no matter who it is, which I why I normally go home at break times. This isn't an option while lorry driving, so could I tell them to bugger off if they came knocking and to come back when my break is over?
Basically, I work on a farm and we have our own lorry for delivering produce. There are two drivers for the lorry but one of them is often off sick (don't get me started) so he needed an emergency driver. I had a week on it November last year when the main lorry driver was off long term sick and the other driver hurt his back.
Now I have been asked to help out for construction contractor who is short of a driver for a week or so. I don't keep records of hours worked (VOSA would have heart failure if they saw what I had to do for 4 months of the year). Once Christmas comes I will have 2 weeks off no matter what, then have the remainder of 46 days holiday to take before the end of the financial year, so won't be in work much anyway, never mind driving a poxy lorry. I will probably be making mistakes on the tacho and the lorry due to lack of practice, but I can probably drive a lorry better than they can operate my potato harvester.
I am fully CPC'd up.
Now I have been asked to help out for construction contractor who is short of a driver for a week or so. I don't keep records of hours worked (VOSA would have heart failure if they saw what I had to do for 4 months of the year). Once Christmas comes I will have 2 weeks off no matter what, then have the remainder of 46 days holiday to take before the end of the financial year, so won't be in work much anyway, never mind driving a poxy lorry. I will probably be making mistakes on the tacho and the lorry due to lack of practice, but I can probably drive a lorry better than they can operate my potato harvester.
I am fully CPC'd up.
So the tacho discs belong to me then and I take them with me when this job is done?
I had another look today and it's a 94D and compared to tractors of the same era is very poor to drive. No room in the cab, no air conditioning, comedy seat that goes up and down of it's own volition, god awful transmission, vague steering and I still dislike air brakes with a passion. The engine has plenty of grunt though.
I had another look today and it's a 94D and compared to tractors of the same era is very poor to drive. No room in the cab, no air conditioning, comedy seat that goes up and down of it's own volition, god awful transmission, vague steering and I still dislike air brakes with a passion. The engine has plenty of grunt though.
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