Andywinds
Senior Member
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has had issues with company cars/problem/comfort etc. with my job I am entitled to a company car/allowance. I have always opted for a car. This year my new car reached four years old and was returned to the leasing company. Instead of opting for a new car I took one out of the pool, the reason next year I will take the car allowance, as I don't really do that much driving for work.
All was fine until I started to get pain on either side of my ribs, this is from the tight fitting sports seats, I did ignore, but it became so bad I went to the docs and they advised I had received bruising (I knew that). I only went there so this was recorded.
I raised this with work and asked that the car be returned to the pool, but out rules are, when you take a car from the pool you have it until the lease is up.
All work did was to ask me to look at back supports, which I did, one was useless and the other just moved the pain somewhere else on my back.
The latest is, some from a support company will come out and make an assessment. The only way I can drive the car without pain is to lean forward so that my back is away from the seat, but this is not very practical or safe.
Basically I am too wide for this seat.
I work from home so I don't really have to drive that much, but this is my car as well, so long trips are impossible. Just to give an example, if I drive to visit family in London over a 2.5 hour trip, I am usually suffering for 1-2 weeks, and cannot sleep on each side.
Now, if I'm asked to be in the office and I refuse because of pain/injury where do I stand?
Hopefully this email makes sense and is easy to read.
Cheers
Andy
All was fine until I started to get pain on either side of my ribs, this is from the tight fitting sports seats, I did ignore, but it became so bad I went to the docs and they advised I had received bruising (I knew that). I only went there so this was recorded.
I raised this with work and asked that the car be returned to the pool, but out rules are, when you take a car from the pool you have it until the lease is up.
All work did was to ask me to look at back supports, which I did, one was useless and the other just moved the pain somewhere else on my back.
The latest is, some from a support company will come out and make an assessment. The only way I can drive the car without pain is to lean forward so that my back is away from the seat, but this is not very practical or safe.
Basically I am too wide for this seat.
I work from home so I don't really have to drive that much, but this is my car as well, so long trips are impossible. Just to give an example, if I drive to visit family in London over a 2.5 hour trip, I am usually suffering for 1-2 weeks, and cannot sleep on each side.
Now, if I'm asked to be in the office and I refuse because of pain/injury where do I stand?
Hopefully this email makes sense and is easy to read.
Cheers
Andy