Collections in 'No-waiting' Areas
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AGREEMENT was reached in Sheffield last week concerning the legal position of the city's 175 railway delivery drivers, and the collection of parcels.
The drivers attended a meeting expecting to be told not to collect from premises inside "no waiting" areas. But they were told that British Railways, the National Union of Railwaymen and the police had agreed on the procedure.
A driver had recently been fined E3 (see The Commercial Motor last week) for parking in a "no waiting" area when going to see if regular customers had parcels for collection. A police appeal was upheld by the divisional court, which ruled that the driver should have parked in a de-restricted zone before inquiring about collections in the premises. Mr. Charles Biggin, secretary of the N.U.R. No. 3 branch, was able to tell the men last week: "You will not be accosted by police if you go into 'no waiting' areas. If it is a call or a regular collection or a card is displayed in the window, then there is nothing to fear:
"In the case of a man going into a shop on a call which is not on his list, then he is advised to go into the waiting area first."
It is understood that British Railways has notified firms with businesses in no-waiting sections of central Sheffield that casual calls will no longer be made; customers are asked to indicate clearly that they have goods for collection, and to notify B.R. in advance if they do not require a call.