E mail to transport company after punishment pass

[Dave Davenport]

So, no response to the e mail I sent last Tuesday (to the depot operations manager direct e mail), forward to the regional operations manager listed? head office?
http://www.freightroute.co.uk/our-depots/eastleigh

 

[classic33]

So, no response to the e mail I sent last Tuesday (to the depot operations manager direct e mail), forward to the regional operations manager listed? head office?
http://www..co.uk/our-depots/eastleigh

Include transport manager Nigel Cardwell in any further e-mails.

head.office@freightroute.co.uk

 

[Baldy]

Include transport manager Nigel Cardwell in any further e-mails.

head.office@freightroute.co.uk

And VOSA.

 

[classic33]

And VOSA.

They'd not be interested.

 

[Baldy]

Why do you say that?

I've generally found they do take such things very seriously. The last thing a haulage company wants is a visit from their inspectors.

 

[classic33]

Why do you say that?

I've generally found they do take such things very seriously. The last thing a haulage company wants is a visit from their inspectors.

VOSA might pay more attention if it wasn't a one off incident.

The traffic commissioners, already mentioned, would be better to contact.

 

[MarkF]

So, no response to the e mail I sent last Tuesday (to the depot operations manager direct e mail), forward to the regional operations manager listed? head office?
http://www.freightroute.co.uk/our-depots/eastleigh

Give them time, maybe a few people have to be involved before the driver is officially interviewed and an appropriate response is produced.

 

[classic33]

Give them time, maybe a few people have to be involved before the driver is officially interviewed and an appropriate response is produced.

An acknowledgement of receipt of the e-mail could have been sent the same week. Result of any investigation would take longer.

 

[Drago]

Shame them in the local chipwrapper or Faecesbook.

 

[kingrollo]

Id invest in a camera as well.
Theres an online portal where you can upload footage to the local police easily

 

[Arjimlad]

Got to be worth escalating somehow.

HGV driver who cut in on me last year by passing me on a pinch point got 5 points plus a fine in court. He pleaded not guilty until I showed up as a witness, & he reviewed the footage from my camera with his solicitor. He already had 3 points on his licence. I understand that with
so many points, he might have found it hard to continue his career especially at 75 yrs old. I have not heard good things about Hampshire police actually prosecuting these cases though.

 

[Dave Davenport]

Just sent this to head office;

Good afternoon,

I sent the e mail below to the operations manager of your Eastleigh depot a week ago but have had no response or acknowledgement.

Although I did not specifically request a response I assumed that a large, national company such as yours would do so as a matter of course.

As detailed in my original message, my main concern is that the close pass by your driver appeared, by his later responses to have been intentional because I was not using the adjacent shared path.

This is the approximate location of where he passed me, there was no approaching traffic at the time and he could easily have overtaken correctly.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.9...4!1s6W9SpMZzX2ftK6ydLnWxhw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

 

[Dave Davenport]

Good Morning,

Apologies for the delay, we have spoken to all our drivers who are aware of the highway code – we are not sure who the driver in question is but have reiterated the importance of this to each driver so hopefully will have no more issues going forward. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Kind Regards,
Craig Hutchins

Depot Operations Manager

In other words 'we couldn't give a toss'.

 

[hatler]

That's my reading too.

 

[Drago]

If they're so aware of the Highway code then why have they had to reiterate it to them?