OK, I readily admit, Im bored.........

[TaxiDriver]

Im now on my 4th nightshift as a night controller for a breakdown and recovery operator, and (touchwood) it has temporarily quietened down a bit,

Im waiting on updates on jobs that are being done currently, praying the phone doesn't ring with anything too complicated and the turbo mail stays silent,

 

Reflecting on the jobs I've had so far, It really suprises me, How many people,

'wrong fuel' their vehicles,

cannot put a spare wheel on

have no lock nut for locking wheel nuts,

don't have the correct bolts for use with so called 'space saver' spare wheels

 

As an admission, Some years ago I did put petrol in my diesel Escort van at 2.30AM <blush>

[Psyxologos]

have no lock nut for locking wheel nuts,

 

So, what do you do in that case, if you do not mind me asking?

[Vince Green]

My cousins husband was an AA man. I can remember talking to him about it once, he said the majority of breakdowns were caused by zero maintenance. Never checking the simplest of things like has it got any oil in it, lots of cars never get serviced ever.

[karpman]

 

So, what do you do in that case, if you do not mind me asking?

Dynomec for the hard ones the irwin style sockets won't remove you know the ones with the rolling collars. Then a lot of hammering and a lot of swearing lol.

 

Karpman

[TaxiDriver]

 

So, what do you do in that case, if you do not mind me asking?

 

most times if its roadside then it's recovery job to nearest Kwik Fit (or similar)

 

When I worked in the tyre trade we had sockets with a very coarse reverse thread inside so as you gunned it on, it screwed onto the nut/bolt head and bit into it,

Others were simply chiselled away bit by bit

[vampire]

Dynomec for the hard ones the irwin style sockets won't remove you know the ones with the rolling collars. Then a lot of hammering and a lot of swearing lol.

 

Karpman

I remeber that saturday morning well,only hit the wheels twice had to chisel back the spinning collars then hammer on that socket thingy that i borrowed from the garage.

You still doing the taxis as well as night shifts.

[pigeon controller]

I seem to remember using a GATORGRIP on my sons friends car after he lost the proper lock nut key.

[houlsby]

Had a locker removed the other week. They used a softer metal than the nut which was preformed and tapped in.

 

Was well impressed.

 

It's always the simplest things with breakdowns. Iv driven hundreds of miles before just to flick a breaker back on or, and this is no joke, switch something on at the socket.

 

General public are morons. I always use the aa for anything car related if I'm out, even pumping tyres back up if I get a flat. I don't pay all that money not to use it!

[TaxiDriver]

I remeber that saturday morning well,only hit the wheels twice had to chisel back the spinning collars then hammer on that socket thingy that i borrowed from the garage.

You still doing the taxis as well as night shifts.

 

I have a guy who does 4nights a week in the taxi and Im doing pre bookings in the 8 seater subject to them not clashing with my 3 nights on

The 'night controller' role is done working from home via a remote link to the companies server and their phones diverted to a supplied mobile, varies from night to night as to how many times Im disturbed.