why do you people bite to these posts, if the op hasn’t got the sense to manage his own time, wtf is he driving for a living for, doesn’t he know how life works,?
Sapper
Move on…
Personally, I’d have refused to leave the yard on that job, but if I did, I’d have been leaving the other premesis with enough time to return to base under my 15hr spread.
Remember, we’re only supposed to do 13hrs anyway - only lol…
Once at Maritime, I got sent round to Freightliner, only 45 seconds from the depot, was in my last hour of 15hr spread, 30 mins before time ran out, I rang to see if they could speak to someone to get a shufty on, 20 mins before I rang again, 10 mins before I ran out of time I rang up to notify them that I was returning without the box. It wasn’t a discussion, just polite to notify them so they can make alternate arrangements.
If you had mate able to pick you up the truck should’ve sat in the layby overnight and you sat at home in morning until they picked you up.
They shafted you but I don’t see you have a case.
Don’t burn bridges, put it down to a bad day and move on 
porkymk:
1 hour went passed so i`d been out of my house 16 hours in a day cab, middle of no where and nothing back. i rang my op manager again went to answer phone
ANOTHER HOUR had passed i again rang my ops manager went to answer phone.
Mobile no?
porkymk:
i know i was risking it but ive got a disabled wife at home and being out for 18 and half hours already i wanted to get home. NOW if i was in a sleeper cab and was expected to stay out then it wouldnt have been a problem i.e fresh chantge of clothes, would`ve parked somewhere with a shower etc.
So, if you had a sleeper cab your disabled wife wouldnt have mattered. Get a life.
Why not just leave the wagon in a field somewhere and get one of your so called “friends” to pick you up.
porkymk:
for a few months ive been working back at a small firm i used to work for years ago. a couple of days ago i had done 13 hours when i got back to my yard i was then told youve got to go do the evening run. its a place we deliver to nightly. only about 45 mins from the yard but anything from a 20 mins to 3 hour wait to tip a couple of pallets. with 2 hours duty time and plenty of driving time i said to my boss if im not out of there and on way back within 20 mins youll have to send someone to drive truck back as i was in a day cab, no night gear nothing. i rang my boss with a 40 mins duty time left and said theres no way im getting back as im still not tipped. when i left the tip point i had 10 mins left i rang my boss who said youll have to ring the operations manager. i parked in a layby rang my op manager and went to answer phone to explain situation.
1 hour went passed so id been out of my house 16 hours in a day cab, middle of no where and nothing back. i rang my op manager again went to answer phone ANOTHER HOUR had passed i again rang my ops manager went to answer phone. Half hour had passed i had no food, drink no night gear. i had mates who said that theycome to get me and drive truck back for me but i didnt want them getting nicked for no insurance. so i rang the transport planner and said "youve given me no choice but to drive back 40 mins illegally.i warned you i only had 2 hours duty time left, i resign from the job".
in my working life this is the first time ive left a job like this so with my card still in i know i was risking it but ive got a disabled wife at home and being out for 18 and half hours already i wanted to get home.
NOW if i was in a sleeper cab and was expected to stay out then it wouldnt have been a problem i.e fresh chantge of clothes, wouldve parked somewhere with a shower etc.
I got through my front door at midnight , i started work at 6am.
next day ops manager rang me to say " i take it youre handing in your notice then?" i said " after the way you treated me what do you think?"they invited me in for a chat and said i could take as long as i like to think about it. theyve admitted they was in the wrong and said if i didnt come back them there was always a job for me there.
in the meantime i`ve phoned one of my past employers and the md is coming round to my house for a cupppa and a chat as i left the company on good terms so i am lucky in that sense. however a few people have said to me take the last firm to court for breech of contract
-Failure to properly support an employee during difficult working conditionsi
ve looked at a few solicitors that deal with employment issues and they shouldve made sure they got me back to the yard or to a hoteli have full copys of my run sheet and defect sheet for that ay also
should i just let it rest and get on with getting my old job back or should i contact the solicitors to get a case together?
You don’t have any sort of claim. Forget it. Move on. Enjoy life.
you are a few miles from the yard?
less than an hour?
but you decide to sit there for a few hours making phone calls?
the very slim possibility of getting a £60 fine outways getting back to your wife? 
porkymk:
for a few months ive been working back at a small firm i used to work for years ago. a couple of days ago i had done 13 hours when i got back to my yard i was then told youve got to go do the evening run. its a place we deliver to nightly. only about 45 mins from the yard but anything from a 20 mins to 3 hour wait to tip a couple of pallets. with 2 hours duty time and plenty of driving time i said to my boss if im not out of there and on way back within 20 mins youll have to send someone to drive truck back as i was in a day cab, no night gear nothing. i rang my boss with a 40 mins duty time left and said theres no way im getting back as im still not tipped. when i left the tip point i had 10 mins left i rang my boss who said youll have to ring the operations manager. i parked in a layby rang my op manager and went to answer phone to explain situation.
1 hour went passed so id been out of my house 16 hours in a day cab, middle of no where and nothing back. i rang my op manager again went to answer phone ANOTHER HOUR had passed i again rang my ops manager went to answer phone. Half hour had passed i had no food, drink no night gear. i had mates who said that theycome to get me and drive truck back for me but i didnt want them getting nicked for no insurance. so i rang the transport planner and said "youve given me no choice but to drive back 40 mins illegally.i warned you i only had 2 hours duty time left, i resign from the job".
in my working life this is the first time ive left a job like this so with my card still in i know i was risking it but ive got a disabled wife at home and being out for 18 and half hours already i wanted to get home.
NOW if i was in a sleeper cab and was expected to stay out then it wouldnt have been a problem i.e fresh chantge of clothes, wouldve parked somewhere with a shower etc.
I got through my front door at midnight , i started work at 6am.
next day ops manager rang me to say " i take it youre handing in your notice then?" i said " after the way you treated me what do you think?"they invited me in for a chat and said i could take as long as i like to think about it. theyve admitted they was in the wrong and said if i didnt come back them there was always a job for me there.
in the meantime i`ve phoned one of my past employers and the md is coming round to my house for a cupppa and a chat as i left the company on good terms so i am lucky in that sense. however a few people have said to me take the last firm to court for breech of contract
-Failure to properly support an employee during difficult working conditionsi
ve looked at a few solicitors that deal with employment issues and they shouldve made sure they got me back to the yard or to a hoteli have full copys of my run sheet and defect sheet for that ay also
should i just let it rest and get on with getting my old job back or should i contact the solicitors to get a case together?
let it rest mate,youve got a new job/old job,not worth getting yourself wound up about it,i wouldnt listen too much to other drivers[take them to court],if you needed anyone too back you up with a bit of info on what goes on at that firm theyd be nowhere to be seen,move on mate
driver goes out with 2 hours duty left then runs out of time…then contemplates legal action 
DadsRetired:
porkymk:
1 hour went passed so i`d been out of my house 16 hours in a day cab, middle of no where and nothing back. i rang my op manager again went to answer phone
ANOTHER HOUR had passed i again rang my ops manager went to answer phone.Mobile no?
porkymk:
i know i was risking it but ive got a disabled wife at home and being out for 18 and half hours already i wanted to get home. NOW if i was in a sleeper cab and was expected to stay out then it wouldnt have been a problem i.e fresh chantge of clothes, would`ve parked somewhere with a shower etc.So, if you had a sleeper cab your disabled wife wouldnt have mattered. Get a life.
Why not just leave the wagon in a field somewhere and get one of your so called “friends” to pick you up.
Thats exactly what i thought 
Harry Monk:
You can’t legally take your 9/11 hours off in a truck which doesn’t have a bunk.
Just to get this urban myth out of the way, you can actually !!
commonrail:
driver goes out with 2 hours duty left then runs out of time…then contemplates legal action
rest periods are 11 hours daily! 
MAY reduce three times weekly! 
should of stayed at home with disabled wife IMHO
Mike-C:
Harry Monk:
You can’t legally take your 9/11 hours off in a truck which doesn’t have a bunk.Just to get this urban myth out of the way, you can actually !!
When a daily rest is taken, this may be taken in a vehicle, as long as it has suitable sleeping facilities and is stationary.
Depends if you’re old school enough to consider sleeping over the seats “suitable sleeping facilities” 
You don’t want to be banging the drum if you (YOU) have done an 18 hour shift mate. You could be prosecuted for that for the next 6 months if you get stopped, saying something along the lines of, “I was left with no choice because there was no bunk in the cab” isn’t much of a defence. Also trying to spread the blame may get your old firm in to trouble but you will still be in the frame.
As I’m sure you realise now, you should have refused to go in the first place but I appreciate the urge to try and help out can be strong for some folks, me included.
Just chalk it up and move on.