Would You Have Repoted It ???

jimmi5bellies · 07-05-2006, 09:14

Friday, bin men day. HBC bin wagon comes along the street and i noticed the front tyre was very, very, very illegal. The wall had completely split and was bulging out and the tyre pressure was half of what it should have been.
If i had been the driver of that wagon i would have completely refused to take it out.
Just imagine the damage to somebodys property/ car or human life if this had blown.
At the end of the day this is a very unroadworthy vehicle being used on public roads so i reporetd it to the traffic police. Dont know if they bothered to go and find it , but i am totally disgusted at the state of that tyre.

I will be waiting with baited breath in a fortnight to see if its the same bin wagon and if its been changed.

talentedbutslow · 07-05-2006, 09:18

Sounds extremely dangerous.......what would happen if a kid was standing beside it when it blew........doesn,t bear thinking about

jimmi5bellies · 07-05-2006, 09:22

My thoughts exactly.
Ive been behind a HGV on the motorway when one of them has blown. I pooped myself !

garinda · 07-05-2006, 09:23

I think you did the right thing reporting it, I only hope that it was chased up.

chav1 · 07-05-2006, 10:33

how are these tyres getting so worn out they only do half the work they used to

jimmi5bellies · 07-05-2006, 11:00

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Originally Posted by chav1

how are these tyres getting so worn out they only do half the work they used to

They probably took it from Blackburn Borough Council's tip !

lettie · 07-05-2006, 11:15

I'd have thought that the health and safety people at HBC would have prevented this vehicle from being used. The driver also has a responsibility to ensure that a vehicle that he/she drives is roadworthy. As a driver, I would've refused to take that vehicle from the depot onto a public road. You did the right thing..

SPUGGIE J · 07-05-2006, 11:45

If a tires that bad how was it missed on inspection? Lettie is right and if the driver took it out in that state and god forbid an accident involving people happened he is liable. There is no excuse for any council vehicle being in that state considering the facilities they have and their legal obligations.

K.S.H · 07-05-2006, 11:53

It could have happened while he was out on his round though, still no excuse as he should have got a tyre firm out to it, doesn't matter when or how it happened where the police are concerned - if they catch you with a tyre in that condition you get 3 points

WillowTheWhisp · 07-05-2006, 15:36

I probably would have reported it if I'd seen it too.

Neil · 07-05-2006, 16:16

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Originally Posted by jimmi5bellies

Dont know if they bothered to go and find it , but i am totally disgusted at the state of that tyre.

You should always ask for an incident number when reporting something to the police. If you ask them to tell you the outcome they will usually phone you back. If not you can always call them back a few days later and using the incident number ask what the outcome was.

SPUGGIE J · 07-05-2006, 16:45

Wonder if this bin wagon found one of the infamous potholes or a dodgy bit of tip???

cpcman · 08-05-2006, 22:06

being a so called proffesional driver my self (park royal haulage) i would never take a wagon on the road with a dodgey tyre its not worth it! First i would have told the driver cause as spuggie j quite rightley points out there are some dodgy tips.(I should know i have been on a few)if he had given me the cold shoulder then i would have reported the matter with his boss then as a last resort reported him to the police! A driver of an HGV must make sure his vehicle is road worthy! Thankyou for listening to my rants. Lee

bad breath brown · 08-05-2006, 22:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmi5bellies

Friday, bin men day. HBC bin wagon comes along the street and i noticed the front tyre was very, very, very illegal. The wall had completely split and was bulging out and the tyre pressure was half of what it should have been.
If i had been the driver of that wagon i would have completely refused to take it out.
Just imagine the damage to somebodys property/ car or human life if this had blown.
At the end of the day this is a very unroadworthy vehicle being used on public roads so i reporetd it to the traffic police. Dont know if they bothered to go and find it , but i am totally disgusted at the state of that tyre.

I will be waiting with baited breath in a fortnight to see if its the same bin wagon and if its been changed.

being at home when any kind of bin wagon called would be nice.

bad breath brown · 08-05-2006, 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpcman

being a so called proffesional driver my self (park royal haulage) i would never take a wagon on the road with a dodgey tyre its not worth it! First i would have told the driver cause as spuggie j quite rightley points out there are some dodgy tips.(I should know i have been on a few)if he had given me the cold shoulder then i would have reported the matter with his boss then as a last resort reported him to the police! A driver of an HGV must make sure his vehicle is road worthy! Thankyou for listening to my rants. Lee

we have not listened.....we have read......even then very briefly....before going back to watching paint dry.