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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 503717" data-attributes="member: 9789"><p>Hef,</p><p>I know I have been gone for two years but I never heard or read that UPS says that using a using (driving) on a customer's driveway is "Forbidden". Is this something new? <strong>(<em>EDIT - after writing this I see I missd one of your posts that states "forbidden" is not in the contract....OPPS!)</em></strong></p><p></p><p>I would discourage drivers from driving into driveways and explain that there are liability issues .... just as stepping inside a customer's home creates a liability issue. If a driver has an issue with the homeowner then the driver is responsible. To me this is no different with any other type of delivery. </p><p></p><p>Probably the biggest issues are cracking the pavement or running over a sprinkler or damaging the landscaping or overhangs. Once a driver gets to know the property and can see all the safety and liability hazards, shouldn't the driver be able to make the correct decision as to use the drive or not to use the drive??? </p><p></p><p>Drivers are driving on private property all day long... I don't get it???</p><p></p><p>I always felt that if a driver uses good common sense then they probably have a excellent case if something goes awry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 503717, member: 9789"] [B][/B]Hef, I know I have been gone for two years but I never heard or read that UPS says that using a using (driving) on a customer's driveway is "Forbidden". Is this something new? [B]([I]EDIT - after writing this I see I missd one of your posts that states "forbidden" is not in the contract....OPPS!)[/I][/B] I would discourage drivers from driving into driveways and explain that there are liability issues .... just as stepping inside a customer's home creates a liability issue. If a driver has an issue with the homeowner then the driver is responsible. To me this is no different with any other type of delivery. Probably the biggest issues are cracking the pavement or running over a sprinkler or damaging the landscaping or overhangs. Once a driver gets to know the property and can see all the safety and liability hazards, shouldn't the driver be able to make the correct decision as to use the drive or not to use the drive??? Drivers are driving on private property all day long... I don't get it??? I always felt that if a driver uses good common sense then they probably have a excellent case if something goes awry. [/QUOTE]
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