This relates to other treads on the go at the moment.
I get paid by the hour, every 15 minutes over 8.5 hours a day is time and half.
I think from what has been said on these boards in the past, most drivers are on hourly pay or some form of banked hours. So the slower you go the more you should earn
Why then do most drivers still insist on flying about at 56mph on roads that have a lower legal limit, eg; Dual & Single carrigeways.
On the Wednesday I enjoyed a nice leisurely drive up the A19 to Peterlee(lucky I took a long piece of string to follow back) and sticking to 50mph, I was even overtaken by trucks from Asda & Tesco
My point if the law states 40/50mph, as professional drivers shouldn’ t we stick to the Law.
I know the regulations may be outdated, because of the development in truck technology, they can stop quicker(allegedlly) but the law is the law. Also driving on decent wide “A” roads at 40mph is just asking for trouble from suicidal car drivers who are to impatient to wait behind you.
I know we have to meet booking times and we get delayed by traffic etc… but companies must not expect us to break the law when these problems arise, just as they can’t expect us to break Drivers hours regulations and run with unsafe vehicles just because it’s a rush job.
Or am I on my own on this.