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The cost of driver delays
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TI IE PROFESSIONAL Drivers Association (PDA) is urging operators to he more proactive about checking up on delivery delays after a survey revealed that some drivers are left waiting at delivery points for hours.
FDA treasurer Pat Nicholson says the survey showed almost half of all drivers waste up to three hours a week in this way.
It also reveals that only a quarter of drivers are regularly informed in advance of delays at delivery points — half of those questioned get no warning at all.
"We were surprised that the companies weren't informing drivers of the delays." says Nicholson. -They should hold more responsibility. I don't think they realise how the Working lime Directive affects us.
"This is something that needs to change if the long delays are to be used as Periods of Availability for the WorkingTime Directive."
Nicholson says that the worst delays were with supermarkets. She adds that while the supermarkets look after their own employees, they don't make as much effort with incoming drivers.
But she also suggests that the incoming drivers should make more of an effort to find out about delays.
However, the survey showed that many delivery points have facilities for visiting drivers, such as toilets and seating areas.even though drivers had told the FDA that these facilities were not available.
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