Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,931
It looks like this is for the long term , with councils across the country struggling for lorry drivers .
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Guest 3925- Registered: 28 Nov 2020
- Posts: 541
I was watching BBC Breakfast this morning and there was a report on the rubbish collections in Stafford.
In the background was a rubbish truck and sure enough, it belonged to Veolia!
I know there is a problem with a driver shortage, but clearly new, efficient rosters are being rolled out everywhere, or maybe just with the councils that are regretting awarding certain contracts.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,931
They are talking about 8 year contract here
Day after signing it
The service started to go wrong
Or was that planned ?
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Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,057
Curiously, I can't see DDC on the list of affected councils:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58424343.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,931
People were applauding thus week when lorry turned up lol
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Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
Didn't turn up in my neck of the woods this week though!
Luckily I've got a tip booking at 8 tomorrow.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,931
Are they just missing different parts of Dover each week ?
8 years of this ?
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Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,057
So much for rumours of the Council's refuse collection problems getting sorted - in fact they continue, with no garden service for another month.
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
We were going to sign up earlier this year but I bought a garden shredder instead, people should get their money refunded as their contract is not being honoured.
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,545
Where I live in Buckland village, there’s been no missed collections.
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- Posts: 541
Karlos wrote:Where I live in Buckland village, there’s been no missed collections.
Buckland village? I'm confused? Did you mean
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckland,_Oxfordshire 
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,545
Buckland was a village before being consumed by Dover.
I could call it “Lower Whitfield” too
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Winding up merchants
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,931
Only eight more years
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Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,070
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Hurrah .At least we are getting a refund
Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,057
Sue Nicholas wrote:Hurrah .At least we are getting a refund
One will have to wait and see the truth of it! I thought that a 'refund' was defined as 'a repayment of a sum of money'.
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
What a con a discount of how much I wonder? That discount will be no use to those who no longer need or want to have their garden waste collected.
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,257
Much like the southern water refund from a couple of years ago:
"We'll reduce your bills over the coming years!"
'As long as you are still using our service!'
Arte et Marte
Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,070
How long was it suspended? 10 weeks? So, say 5 collections missed. Given you pay £1.40 for each collection (£35 ÷ 25), then that's £7 discount.
If you no longer subscribe, just re-join for the year, then you'll get your money back.
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
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'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
