Getting into work

bristol_pilot

I usually go out on foot as far as the nearest main road and if it is open I come back and drive to work by car i.e. if its only my ungritted local road that is a bit slippy. But if the main road on inspection is like a sheet of glass and lined with wrecked vehicles I stay home. Bit academic as am on hols anyway this week - a very good decision by me, if I say so myself .

PS this is happening every year now, buying a 4WD vehicle next time I change my car.

FBaby

Would you attempt to go if someone said that £50 was awaiting for pick up next door to your work? If so, it means you should try to go to work.

mumcoll

:oI have to laugh at the irony of me getting in. I am the only person in the company who can't drive!

I agree with Bristol Pilot - my son (who gives me a lift) checked the main road was ok - our side road wasn't good but the majority of the journey was ok, with the motorway and dual carriageways being normal. We went with the mindset that if the road conditions worsened, we would come home. I know this was taking a bit of a risk but we had also checked the roads situation on the internet before we left.

lpt64

This year I have put winter tyres on and the difference is quite staggering. On a hill I drove straight past a struggling X5 in my 12 yr old Polo - his wheels were spinning; mine weren't. Highly recommended.

bristol_pilot

The problem with winter tyres is that you need a spare set of wheels - cost up to £1000 - and somewhere to store them. Also, there are reports of some insurance companies counting winter tyres as a modification to the original manufacturer's spec which means you either pay extra premium or risk 'driving without insurance'.

Savvy_Sue

Liz3yy wrote: »

As for me, I cannot drive to work as I have a broken wrist! my partner who has this week off will give me a lift until Xmas, however in the new year I don't know what I'll do.

sorry, but should you be at work with a broken wrist? has a risk assessment been done? are you not signed off?

not being funny, if that was all I had wrong I know I might consider going to work, but I have said I won't go back with one arm tied to my body, doing what I can / must from home.

and obv it must depend what you do!

diable

bristol_pilot wrote: »

The problem with winter tyres is that you need a spare set of wheels - cost up to £1000 - and somewhere to store them. Also, there are reports of some insurance companies counting winter tyres as a modification to the original manufacturer's spec which means you either pay extra premium or risk 'driving without insurance'.

Cheap steel rims £100 and its not true its a mod as they could claim the snow on the boot is a spoiler ;o)))

bristol_pilot

Fitting steel wheels to a car when the manufacturer's spec is alloys only is definitely a mod and possibly dangerous. Winter tyres ought not to be classified as a mod but some insurers classify it as such and try telling that to the judge when they have it in black and white in front of them that your insurance was invalidated. 6 points. Next case.

ska_lover

Sammyantha wrote: »

We have this time though!! Staffordshire especially was one of the hardest hit areas. Saying that, my whole office (Burton on Trent), and friends who work in Brum have all gotten into work everyday without probs.

In in Leicester, and wouldn't say the three inches we have had over the last couple of days is HUGE snow. I remember being a kid and it coming up to my knees. Maybe cos my knees were three inches from the ground hahaha

eyeinthesky

I remember a few years back, we had quite a bit of snow and no gritting on the rural roads I used to go to work. There were 2 possible routes for me to go to work, and I tried my usual route first. Got halfway along and the snow was so deep that cars were getting stuck, so I tried the second route and found that to be the same, but I also met some of my colleagues on that route. I went back to the first route and found that a snowplough had been along and cleared a path, so I was able to get in to work. My colleagues, however, simply turned around and went home, and they got paid as normal. I spent the rest of the day working outside, clearing snow from paths and roads around my unit ( MoD establishment). Was I a mug?