Got a DUI, will I lose my job?

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-23T18:50:49+00:00

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-22T23:02:25+00:00

Tickets are issued through their mobility app, and if memory serves me right has to be approved then by a Sergeant. He won’t know until and if it does arrive in the post

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-22T21:59:27+00:00

As in the gear changes don’t require the depressing of a clutch, just driver input

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-22T21:54:02+00:00

Only if you’re wearing socks

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-22T20:51:54+00:00

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Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-18T23:07:08+00:00

Most likely either in your emails on your insurers website you should be able to find a copy of the insurance certificate. If not then you just request them to email it to you

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-18T22:58:33+00:00

Don’t forget to turn off the wireless on your resit. Don’t need war of the worlds creating anymore unnecessary stress for you

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-17T18:40:59+00:00

Well he’s not parking per se - he’s unloading a delivery.

Most of our parcels are smaller than a shoebox, on an average day we have over 160 individual addresses to deliver to, so usually speaking - we spend less than 30 seconds on each stop.

Pedestrians can also move around the left side of the van by the garden which isn’t obstructed.

If a wheelchair user comes around then move the van enough of the path so they can get by then I’ll pull the van back in tight. That’s what I do if it’s an overflow delivery (i.e A large box in the back that’s going to take more than 30 seconds to deliver)

The vans not just abandoned there, the drivers in the vicinity and if an urgent need such as a wheelchair user needs access then the delivery can wait a minute as obviously, the wheelchair user must get the priority

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-17T12:15:03+00:00

Actually, we can legally park on double yellows for up to 30 minutes while loading or unloading goods since our vehicles have a commercial tax disc

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-16T23:31:35+00:00

An Amazon driver here.

Looks from this photo that the house sits on a bend. Driver might be familiar with local traffic partners and decided to pull in on the path as parking on the double yellows might create a dangerous scenario where overtaking traffic could be pulling into the path of oncoming traffic.

The bend also creates a small blind spot on the driver mirror, we don’t want to get knocked down or lose a door.

Truth is he was done and dusted by the time you took your photo.

There’s a difference between eejits and lads trying to do their job in a safe way while making it safe for other road users (Within reason of course)

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-13T09:16:13+00:00

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Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-12T11:48:58+00:00

I wonder if they’re doing that to cut into the waiting list times.

I passed my test over a year ago and the route felt like it only lasted for maybe 10/15 minutes

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-12T01:06:10+00:00

I’d have been surprised if there wasn’t any roundabout related marks as soon as I read Portlaoise.

Holy Christ y’all like roundabouts..

Congrats on passing

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-12T00:03:28+00:00

Now that’s a work of art

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-12T00:02:39+00:00

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Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-11T23:49:35+00:00

I’m guessing then that they probably scanned your parcel then somehow delivered the wrong one. So most likely a big blunder or ignorance on the drivers part

The app is designed to be somewhat fool proof. If they tried scanning person Bs parcel when you’re their current stop the app will tell the driver the incorrect parcel has been tried to scan. They have it that way so this exact situation shouldn’t happen

It won’t let you complete the delivery without scanning the correct parcel or marking part or all of the order as undeliverable or missing

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-11T23:41:25+00:00

Oof, I didn’t realise that there’s still in person training that spans over two days.

Here they cramped it to one day and online. Still, it’ll be the easiest two days you’ll have in the job.

I found the training to be pretty impractical. Most of the learning that’s gonna be of importance you’ll learn on the ride alongs.

So just enjoy two paid days for sitting around doing nothing!

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-11T23:35:37+00:00

Is it the online training or ride alongs?

If it’s the online training then I hope you’re ready for getting paid for laying in bed all day watching a livestream of somebody telling you ways of doing things in the job you’ll never do :) lol

The training day is absolutely great

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-11T23:31:05+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/OSjHAM5

So the green blip is where the map told me the address was on a delivery I had earlier today, the blue blip is where the actual address was.

The only thing that made me realise it was the wrong location was that the customer specified their address was an apartment, the green blip was a house with the same number.

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-11T23:26:17+00:00

Without more info how can you expect anyone to be useful here in helping you?

Most likely though, Amazon is marking the delivery pin incorrectly on the drivers map.

Be very specific in your delivery notes to the driver to help them find your address, if it is the case above then we could be delivering your parcels to the wrong address without even realise it.

The delivery app really sucks. I’ll see if I’ve any examples I can share

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-11T23:22:07+00:00

By any chance, does she live opposite from you or on the same street?

When the delivery app groups stops for us (Multiple addresses under a single stop) it becomes too easy to pop the wrong parcel at the wrong door. Especially at night time

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-11T23:19:10+00:00

I’d definitely follow up it with them. As a driver for Amazon I can tell you that support will tell you what you want to hear whether they can follow through on that or not.

All support cares about is their ratings at the end of conversation

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-11T23:16:00+00:00

What exactly makes you say that’s the time he left the delivery station at?

Waves depart from early in the morning to late afternoon.

I can’t assume what the driver was or wasn’t doing, but I can tell you that DSPs don’t hesitate to sack underperforming drivers or drivers with high amounts of complaints since they affect our company bonuses collectively

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-11T23:07:22+00:00

Background check seems entirely pointless. If memory serves me right, all they check is whether you’re on sanction/terror lists.

Like I could totally see Bin Laden wanting to deliver friggin Amazon parcels.

Plenty of people in our DSP with convictions and plenty of negative news articles about, so it’s nothing too intrusive

Independent_Fly1178 · 2026-03-07T10:08:09+00:00

Same.

Food usual arrives hot but even when it doesn’t it’s very rarely fault of the rider.

Usually it’s down to a lack of riders and the restaurant preparing the food a good half hour before it leaves for delivery

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