On Jun 3, 12:40*am, "Unbeliever" wrote:
ARWadsworth wrote:
charles wrote:
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* ARWadsworth wrote:

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Lights are not on the list. It's not needed in this case.

lights on a vehicle have to be in working order - even during
daylight hours.

The lights are not on the check list as we do not need the
apprentices to check them on a weekly basis because of the way the
vans are parked up at night.

Don't really want to **** you off Adam, but obligatory lights, tyres, oil,
horn, water and washer fluid should be checked on a daily basis by the
*driver* whether on a weekly 'list' or not - as your firm and drivers will
find out if the VOSA pulls the vehicles in for a roadside inspection, and if
these are involved in a serious accident and VOSA gets involved, they go
even deeper, and dig rather deeply into the history of the vehicles past
safety inspections (should be done monthly) along with their service and
maintenance records.

I ws think about this soem time agao so when you see the police
rushing about in vans and cars
do teh drivers check before speeding off, same with buses, I knew a
bus driver and he never instecte4d everything
before taking his bus out, but black cab drivers are responsible for
thier cabs.


So just out of curiosity, are the vehicles being checked daily by the
driver, with the weekly 'list' simply being used as a part of a 'training
plan' for the apprentices?

It uis interesting point that as apprentices I don;t think they can be
resonsible legally.
We had that with a builder who let his apprentice forget tpo cover the
whole in teh roof with water
then it rained and the bathroonm cieling fell in. Shoudl teh
apprentice be blamed or teh roofer for not keeping a better check
on the work.


Now from the comments you make here about those apprentices, its surprising
that the more hot-headed of them haven't decided to run a weekly 'hooter
test' and 'modify' your nose with their fist - and I wonder how many of
those comments of yours are actually factual!

yes I doubt physical vilonece would acheive much but it can certainly
be satisfying·l ;-)