4x4 responce

[solarman216]

What even it 4X4 response?

?????? Rick

 

[96terrano]

Typo sorry


What even is 4X4 response?

 

[solarman216]

it is when 4 x 4 owners give there ability to the public for free, sort of, Rick hick!

 

[96terrano]

it is when 4 x 4 owners give there ability to the public for free, sort of, Rick hick!

Ahh, ok

 

[briggie]

I was on duty with raynet at the emley show on Saturday :thumb2

 

[Terranosaurus]

couple of years ago when we had a lot of snow I turned up at the local nick to offer my services, woman on desk was keen and started to get my details, then a voice from the back said "only if you have commercial insurance" I swore and said what a load of bollocks and walked out, rang the district hospital and offered my services, accepted straight away and sent to collect nurses that could not get in, and once at the hospital ready to ferry nurses at the end of their shift to home, did 4 or 5 trips, there were a surprising number of other drivers there, was offered mileage payments but declined, was just glad to play with a purpose, Rick

The Police were looking out for you (and also covering their own backs too) - the district hospital obviously didn't care. If you had had an accident your insurance may have been invalid. Many insurance companies include volunteer driving as part of normal social, domestic and pleasure cover, and the list is growing, some require you to tell them in advance, others don't, but not all will cover it without either an extra payment or an upgrade to business cover.

 

[Terranosaurus]

it is when 4 x 4 owners give there ability to the public for free, sort of, Rick hick!

To expand;

4x4 Response is a national charity made up of 33 local groups who provide a resilient all weather transport solution to Local Authorities, the Emergency Services and other charities/voluntary bodies through the provision of suitably trained/assessed and vetted volunteer drivers with their own 4x4 vehicles. They are not an emergency service and do not operate under blue lights (or indeed any colour, with a few authorised exceptions) nor are they a recovery service to replace normal commercial channels though some groups will provide light recovery to ensure continuity of service from essential assets (ambulances for instance) - much of the work involves ferrying essential staff to work during times of snow and ice but groups have also been known to do a variety of work

Patient transport
Out of Hours doctors support
District Nurse and care worker transport
Blood transport
Anti Virus drug disribution
Prisoner Transport
Evacuation of snow bound vehicles
Drinking water and over essentials delivery - after a flood incident for example
Large scale coordinated light vehicle recovery at event - Isle of Wight 2012

Really the list goes on and on, some have been performed only once others are regular work - the transport is there, it is up to the user how they wish to deploy it - that said responders always retain the right to refuse a task if they feel it is beyond their or their vehicles competence/capabilities or if they are just uncomfortable with it.

 

[solarman216]

The Police were looking out for you (and also covering their own backs too) - the district hospital obviously didn't care. If you had had an accident your insurance may have been invalid. Many insurance companies include volunteer driving as part of normal social, domestic and pleasure cover, and the list is growing, some require you to tell them in advance, others don't, but not all will cover it without either an extra payment or an upgrade to business cover.

I find it sad that today we have this compensation culture, I was bought up in the days of, if someone was in trouble at the side of the road you stopped and offered help, no one thought if this help goes wrong I will sue you, I rest my case, Rickj

 

[makeitfit]

Rick I agree the culture stinks However there are few real ways of fighting it off completely, even though you've got close :sly
You can ofcourse help out in your own right as you see fit in my opinion , and good on you.
I've been doing the 4x4 response thing for 3 years now and have loved it.
A simple "assessment" keeps me safe insurance wise from all fronts. Additionally and slightly selfishly, I've been on various training courses and driven many closed offroad sites :naughty
We're paid a fuel allowance at 43p a mile I think it is:augie However my fun comes after dropping off a vital service worker, a brilliant drive home in the snow :naughty
Bloody ace innit :lol

 

[solarman216]

Rick I agree the culture stinks However there are few real ways of fighting it off completely, even though you've got close :sly
You can ofcourse help out in your own right as you see fit in my opinion , and good on you.
I've been doing the 4x4 response thing for 3 years now and have loved it.
A simple "assessment" keeps me safe insurance wise from all fronts. Additionally and slightly selfishly, I've been on various training courses and driven many closed offroad sites :naughty
We're paid a fuel allowance at 43p a mile I think it is:augie However my fun comes after dropping off a vital service worker, a brilliant drive home in the snow :naughty
Bloody ace innit :lol

Thanks Pete, refreshes my faith in mankind, Rick