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hi i drive a company van that has almost bald tyres and the brakes a obviously metal to metal ive spoken to management about this on numerous amounts of times and there reply every time is there isnt a replacement and they cant afford for it to be sat idle in a garage whilst being repaired i was told by a friend if im pulled over it will be me that is liable not the company and my licence will suffer for this i was basically in so many words told if i didnt drive the vehicle i can kiss the job goodbye i would like to know the opinion of others as what they would do in this circumstance
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Perfect advise as always guys.
I've had a similar situation with a previous company many moons ago, and i refused to drive it as eventually the metal was poking out of 3 of the four tyres.
I was sacked via some c o c k & b u l l story about poor workmanship !!!!
So, enter a free company called ' Step one ' who fought my case FOC at tribunal and guess who won .....
Do not be bullied by a company/ an employer. You have rights, if not more so.
Best of british - but i would urge you to act swiftly if the vehicle is indeed as you say as i would niether like to see you A: dead / injured or B: disqualified.
Good luck friend
Eddie
I've had a similar situation with a previous company many moons ago, and i refused to drive it as eventually the metal was poking out of 3 of the four tyres.
I was sacked via some c o c k & b u l l story about poor workmanship !!!!
So, enter a free company called ' Step one ' who fought my case FOC at tribunal and guess who won .....
Do not be bullied by a company/ an employer. You have rights, if not more so.
Best of british - but i would urge you to act swiftly if the vehicle is indeed as you say as i would niether like to see you A: dead / injured or B: disqualified.
Good luck friend
Eddie
well i kicked off with one of the managers and she finally relented i had to take it to sherwoods to have it checked out as she said and i quote to put my mind at rest as in her the van was fine sherwoods said the front and back brakes where metal to metal it needed new disks on the front and three of the 4 tyres where below minimum requirement they would not release the vehicle back out i gave them her number to ring her as they did and ended up having to walk 5 mile home when i got home she rang me kicking off about how much it was gonna cost to have it repaired and tried to pin the blame on me even though i have own been using the van for 2 weeks and i have been told i have to go in the office on monday for a meeting but she would not say what it was for so i will let you no the outcome
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