Disaplinary for aggressive driving.
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Papa Hotel said:
VR46 said:
The t
t cut me up, then flicked me the V and had the cheek to ring in, if I see him again he'll know about it!
You're not going to help yourself, are you?t cut me up, then flicked me the V and had the cheek to ring in, if I see him again he'll know about it! when you drive a marked vehicle you ought to behave in the best possible way ...
Why ? becasue as another poster said it's f-off great rolling advert for the business that keeps a roof over your head and food on your table ...
any and every randomer you cut up could just be your employer's next big client ...
vsonix said:
surely if it's simply your word against his, unless there is physical evidence presumably not much will be done... Has it happened before? Employer seems a bit quick to side with a random over one of his own people...
a number of 'random' people who rang up his boss to make a complaint ... unfortunately in driving there isn't the principle of 'gaining an overlap' or 'mast abeam' in terms of who gets to go first when merging ... ( no this isn't freew
ker wibble despite it;s nautical connotations - it's how Sailing determines who goes first when rounding a buoy or when you can try to stop someone from passing you to windward )
It will just be some goon who's had a bad day and took it out on you OP. had it myself a few times as I drive a company van beacons on and everything. Your company will always side with the driver who complained. But we usually just get a call and told not to do it again and it's forgotten about. Don't worry about it unless it happens to you regularly. Which means you drive like its stolen or somebody got a grudge
This is a great thread and an area I feel most employers and their drivers fail to recognise or indeed exploit for competitive advantage. In my experience, few high profile company vans mange their reputations well on the road. The introduction of the 'How well am I driving' sticker campaign attempted to do this, but singularly failed to gain widespread traction in the industry. Whereas Eddie Stobards strategy of smart, clean lorries and drivers has gained national notoriety and improved their reputation (and thus business). It's not rocket science, but does seem to vex most companys. I was passed by a 'green' company's van the other day; its bodywork festooned with energy saving ideas and green credentials and it must have passed me doing a 100! Notwithstanding the ineitable PH jokes, is that really a good advert for a national energy conservation company?
The employer will need to inform you of the allegations and give you opportunity to give your side of the story. They are entitled to believe whichever account they like, on the balance of probabilities. If you are known as a bit of a short tempered person at work, this may go against you when they're deciding which account they believe...
You can of course appeal whatever decision they make, assuming they disciplined you in some way.
You can of course appeal whatever decision they make, assuming they disciplined you in some way.
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