Originally Posted by fuchs01

Absolute crap. Quality control went to their shop steward, and informed them
that formen were being instructed to tell them, to let an higher % of maybes through
Out of 1000. PLUS TOLD not to spend the time on controlling the pressed-air cleaning,
of wheel hubs, before mounting, then found out alot of chaf was clogging up, the
free-running tests.Hence a drop on quality product. The Union didnt strike on this,
but went to management, to query and qualify, job postions and responibilty, for
department 'quality control'. They 1st denied any knowledge of any management
order, but then the Foremens commitee got involved, and management then said
That was a misunderstanding.
It is also to be mentioned that the 'Quality control' were not the type to ask for
down tools time.They did tend to lean to the ' right'.
Shortly afterwards it was the Quality Control that began to be Outsourced from
Management as an unappropiate and unnecesssry department.
The skilled labour then asked for intervention and support from the Union.
Even then , there were more discussions, before there was a work force support,
to down tools for I believe 1/2 a day, to re-instate the department and its workers.
There had already been voluntary redundencies and retirement that had cut the position by a 1/3, which again the work force, with union accepted some outsourcing,
but for common sense, the group Quality control must stay.

Originally Posted by crookesey

I must admit that I recall the expression 'Friday afternoon cars', however I had an awful VW Beetle 1.3, and a Toyota Corolla, both being rust buckets.

Originally Posted by rugbymatt

Not sure anyone is Fred. (For a change)

Originally Posted by Fred James

It was an earlier post - I should have quoted it to save confusion.

Originally Posted by Fredbargate

Personally I remember people slagging off UK cars and then buying from abroad.
I believe they then to a certain extent put themselves into a position where they had to keep stum.

Renault Dauphine ? Alfasud

Originally Posted by EMR

One of my first compaany cars was a Morris Ital ( Marina ) to keep them in a straight line most of us had paving slabs in the boot.
After a series of accidents one of which was nearly fatal the company took the cars back and we were given a choice.
Not one person in the salesforce went for another BL car.
They were 110% , crap of the first order.

Originally Posted by EMR

One of my first compaany cars was a Morris Ital ( Marina ) to keep them in a straight line most of us had paving slabs in the boot.
After a series of accidents one of which was nearly fatal the company took the cars back and we were given a choice.
Not one person in the salesforce went for another BL car.
They were 110% , crap of the first order.

Originally Posted by Domino

the Anglia had pedals that were off centre, so your legs were always 25-30% off to the left
the chance of hitting the accelorator instead of the brake were better than evens

and that is the car I did most of my learning on !

Originally Posted by rugbymatt

I see the usual hijackers have arrived.

Originally Posted by agoreira

This floppy haired ex prime minister of a non country could be your next president, be afraid, be very afraid. He reminds me of a guy with a clipped moustache from a country not too far his.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxgUm5VciM0

Originally Posted by steviedeluxe

Remind us again, the reason given by that UKIP chappie for the recent floods and gales in Britain? (and if I recollect correctly you intend to vote for that party). I know what to be more afraid of..