tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post3223927251583736546..comments2024-03-29T14:15:33.681+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Minibus Special 2Jim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-54492192091330349942015-02-08T15:30:24.517+00:002015-02-08T15:30:24.517+00:00Anon 19.22.
To pharaphase Shakesphere badly. Oh b...Anon 19.22.<br /><br />To pharaphase Shakesphere badly. Oh brave new world that has such creatures as this in it. No doubt if the driver had been stopped you could comfort yourself by telling yourself that you had preformed your civic duty ( I doubt that you have ever reported a service usuer to the Police ) I am glad that you can rest your head on your pillow knowing that really it was only a CP Supervsior so what the heck. DisgracefulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-23615362606270880632015-02-06T22:49:16.662+00:002015-02-06T22:49:16.662+00:00" why did no one bother to ask the people who..." why did no one bother to ask the people who do the job"?????<br /><br />I doubt that anyone who does the job even knew this would be an issue...I don't know many people who understand the esoteric world of vehicle licensing laws. In the grand scheme of TR this is a minor irritant at most. I heard that one new owner just provided a whole new fleet of smaller vans to overcome the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-74005877874071586912015-02-05T23:36:09.236+00:002015-02-05T23:36:09.236+00:00My friend that is one EPIC putdown :)My friend that is one EPIC putdown :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-18304487797783969682015-02-05T22:03:04.678+00:002015-02-05T22:03:04.678+00:00Hidden agendas aside, I am concerned to note that,...Hidden agendas aside, I am concerned to note that, days into this, we are already seeing the integrity of Probation in jeopardy. Companies with dubious histories, illegal sentences, perverse decisions arising from misinformation, misrepresentation, misdirection and incompetence, each borne of the reckless pace of changes. It bodes badly for the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-48693342635239654122015-02-05T21:58:36.763+00:002015-02-05T21:58:36.763+00:00Surely a better approach might just be to inform y...Surely a better approach might just be to inform your colleagues (assuming they don't know already), that they are within their rights to refuse to drive it?<br /><br />I suppose I was just irked that the proposed action of informing the Police, and possibly getting co workers into needless trouble is just another symptom of the divide and conquer approach that has allowed the MOJ to roll over us - it's still not too late to show a little solidarity with each other, even this late in the day. We've still got a job to do, and regardless of some of the attitudes showcased on this blog, differences have been, are being and will be made to help people change their lives for the better as a direct result of the work we do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-10387104551948745602015-02-05T21:51:26.586+00:002015-02-05T21:51:26.586+00:00Let's start up a snitch line like true holy th...Let's start up a snitch line like true holy than thou new breed 'offender manager's!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-16595443874095814122015-02-05T21:45:23.831+00:002015-02-05T21:45:23.831+00:00Also off topic, but it makes my blood boil. Today ...Also off topic, but it makes my blood boil. Today Grayling refused to action a review into joint enterprise. His reasons?<br /><br /> He said: “The question of whether the law should be reviewed and clarified in statute will need to be considered carefully by Ministers in the next Parliament.“It would not be appropriate for me to ask the Law Commission to launch a review prior to the General Election, as this would effectively tie incoming Ministers to a particular course of action.<br /><br />And 10 year TR contracts do not tie Ministers to a particular course of action???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-38155717950035025872015-02-05T21:11:50.846+00:002015-02-05T21:11:50.846+00:00I'm sorry to be off topic but have been lookin...I'm sorry to be off topic but have been looking through twitter wondering what Tom Rendon's up to nowadays and found this from April 2014. What did Thompson's say about it all? As a member I don’t recall hearing the outcome and 4 weeks later Rendon resigned: <br />Tom Rendon @RendonTom • Apr 24 @HoAnnewright @Suzze05 @IlawrenceL it's with lawyers- am abroad til Monday- can you phone me on tues at Chivalry Road?<br />Anne wright @HoAnnewright • Apr 24 @NapoMcr @awomaninwinter @Andrew_S_Hatton @AnarchistPO interesting info from lawyer which has now been passed to Thompsons napo sol.<br />Anne wright @HoAnnewright • Apr 24 @NapoMcr @awomaninwinter @Andrew_S_Hatton @AnarchistPO Lawyer thinks Thompsons can run test case as po's prof qual undermined.<br /> Anarchist@probation @AnarchistPO • Apr 24 @HoAnnewright @Suzze05 @RendonTom @IlawrenceL This needs testing out without delay & info communicated to membership. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-14532730612123025572015-02-05T20:45:01.318+00:002015-02-05T20:45:01.318+00:00@19:30
If I knew an offender was driving without i...@19:30<br />If I knew an offender was driving without insurance then I would report them to the Police. I'm fairly sure no one wishes to preen as you put it but we cannot be seen to be arbitrarily upholding the law. As Jim points out, staff and managers know what they are doing is illegal; there can be no justification.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-23147927495248156302015-02-05T20:38:27.845+00:002015-02-05T20:38:27.845+00:00Hardly comforting for those offices which don'...Hardly comforting for those offices which don't have smaller vehicles to use, is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-49027706991710230262015-02-05T20:02:17.934+00:002015-02-05T20:02:17.934+00:00Drivers insurance may already be compromised. It s...Drivers insurance may already be compromised. It should be clarified as a matter of precaution anyway.<br /><br /> What insurance do I need?<br /><br />It is vital that your minibus is insured correctly as driving under a standard business use motor policy could leave you uninsured. Where you transport service users (even if no fee is charged) you could be deemed to be carrying them for 'hire or reward'. Employers must recognise, that a paid member of staff who drives a minibus without the correct driving licence is breaking the law and the terms of the vehicle insurance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-53610535708113589602015-02-05T19:42:07.488+00:002015-02-05T19:42:07.488+00:00The answer is quite simple - staff have a duty to ...The answer is quite simple - staff have a duty to refuse to drive vehicles they are not qualified for and management have a duty to only allow qualified drivers to take vehicles out - anything else could potentially lead to serious trouble.Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-2719579910377347632015-02-05T19:30:55.257+00:002015-02-05T19:30:55.257+00:00Brilliant - maybe it'll lead to the arrest of ...Brilliant - maybe it'll lead to the arrest of a colleague! Then you can strut and preen, and hopefully restore a bit of your flagging self esteem that way! Good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-33612436997956202972015-02-05T19:22:37.500+00:002015-02-05T19:22:37.500+00:00Is it not incumbent upon us to report the matter t...Is it not incumbent upon us to report the matter to the Police if the vehicles are being illegally driven? It's possible that any illegality may impact on the insurance which, if someone is hit, killed or maimed, may leave them unable to seek recompense.<br /><br />You can report offences online. If you don't wish to do it, then a friend or family member can.<br /><br />I've just reported my office!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-30321906128394396832015-02-05T18:37:39.731+00:002015-02-05T18:37:39.731+00:00As has been said a million times this is not an is...As has been said a million times this is not an issue in most places as they just use smaller vehicles. Not difficult. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-91526561794874575192015-02-05T17:34:44.462+00:002015-02-05T17:34:44.462+00:00yet another example of " why did no one bothe...yet another example of " why did no one bother to ask the people who do the job"?????<br />Bloody Grayling and his MOJ idiots<br />God know what else they've missedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-38244772275021935142015-02-05T16:33:52.891+00:002015-02-05T16:33:52.891+00:00Just wondering! Have all these mini buses been reg...Just wondering! Have all these mini buses been registered with the dvla as having new oweners? Or are they to remain under MoJ ownership where private companies get the use of government equipment at the cost of the 'hard working taxpayer' and a drain on our 'long term ecconomic plan'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-87602234360506370302015-02-05T16:27:59.420+00:002015-02-05T16:27:59.420+00:00It was the same with those massive coal lorries du...It was the same with those massive coal lorries during the 1984 Miners Strike. Half of them were not roadworthy but the authorities turned a blind eye because the politics demanded it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com