I guess it's prevention of serious injury that would mean a burden on the NHS etc.

Noticed bus drivers don't seem to wear seat belts. It seems they are breaking the law as not exempt. Taxis are exempt but only if they have a fare on board.

Yodel transit driver today. No seat belt and texting on his phone while up the bottom of a lorry doing about 50 mph. Dust cart today driver not wearing belt even though they stay in the wagon it seems. His 2 mates didn't belt up either when they jumped in. Are they exempt or does the 50 yards rule a...

Still 3 points but 6 points possibly coming in.

Also heard today unmarked police cars are focusing on drivers using mobile phones. 6 points penalty now I think.

I will watch the programme asap. I was interested how the legal situation is regarding minimum wage etc.

Where do I infer it's my report ? I state a BBC reporter. I read the brief points on BBC news online before the programme went out. I would be interested to know the key points raised by the programme though. It's a forum for sharing information. Not for trying to score cheap points off other well m...

No I just saw the news report. Can you give us the key points ?

A report yesterday states Amazon drivers are told the Police don't pull delivery drivers for not wearing a seat belt. The undercover BBC reporter also exposed illegal hours per day i.e. over 11, pay below minimum wage and extreme pressure on large workloads with no time for breaks. I think the compa...

The point of my post is to warn van drivers what's going on.

But like I said, probably pointless as this forum gets little interaction.

I didn't get away with it. Today it was spot the van driver wearing a belt not the other way round. Lorries it seems the same. My point is the technology is out there and they are using it to catch non wearers so be aware. The only trouble is it appears nobody uses or reads this site much these days...

Certainly not no . Since being done I have noticed many van drivers and lorries not wearing belts at traffic lights and in traffic cues so not 50 yards away from a drop. I have done multi drop in the past and very few drops are within 50 yards. In many cases the buildings are longer than 50 yards.

Driving 40 years just got done by a speed camera van for not wearing a belt. Not speeding. I always wear it in my small van but not my Luton for some reason . Well I do now !

£ 100 fine or 35 quid for a course. No points I don't think. I feel sorry for the dpd yodel and the like guys.

Talking of pay. I am a subbie. My main earner is a tail lift Luton but I have a Pug Bipper as well. I get the odd single drop run in the small van but due to all the singles I told the office I wanted 80 pplm. I had a call from the director and owner who stated....I understand you no longer do small...

Jeez, things must be bad out there !!

Nothing comes up Alex so you have been smart bothered. For what it's worth the 70 quid is probably based on a 10 hour day minimum so below minimum wage especially if it creeps up to 11 or 12. You can only work 11 hours with 10 of that driving by law with discretionary breaks and 11 hours between shi...

Should the Police be informed of this ?

If you like driving, consider taking hgv training. That should give you 20 k plus . To earn that as a courier takes some doing and I would advise against it.

I am with Ribble brokers.

I thought it worth passing on my conversation with a dpd driver from Monday. I was getting a coffee from a BP garage and saw his uniform , he was grumbling to the sales asst about his day to come. How many drops you got ? I asked...97, he replied. In Banbury from Raunds depot, that's about 1.5 hours...

The democratic system we have is asking us to decide on the EU. A very important decision for us to make. From a small cross section of people I am getting an out vibe both verbally and off forums etc. I am thinking what is going to drive people to vote yes or no ? Disenchantment or fear of the unkn...

I have not got stuck in serious jams since buying a live traffic Sat nav about 8 years ago.

Once again you show your unsuitability for your role as a moderator. If anyone checks my contributions to this forum they will see I have advised, debated and instigated discussion on many topics. In comparison your contributions in relation to my posts have nearly always been negative , destructive...