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General updates or recall notices
Ambulance / van speed limits
Something that seems to catch people out in the UK are speed limits for support vehicles, PTS, Ambulances
and vans in general, the assumption is that if the vehicle is below 7.5 tonnes then normal maximum driving speeds apply, this
is not correct!!
Vans below 7.5 tonnes but above 2 tonnes have maximum speeds of 50mph on single carriageways,
60mph on dual carriageways and 70mph on motorways.
It seems to be the 60mph on dual carriageways that catches
a lot of people out, their are subclauses regarding car based vans, but if in doubt, check Schedule 6 of the Road Traffic
Regulation Act of 1984, summarised in regulation 124 of the Sept 2007 version of the Highway Code.
Traffic cameras/Police
will fine you and you will get points! Make sure you know your speed limit, get your fleet manager or leasing company to confirm
what restrictions apply to your vehicle.
National Association of Police Fleet Managers
and Ambulex Show 2010
Shaun Morgan of Seylec will be at the above show on Tuesday and Wednesday assisting
on the British Army 103Bn REME stand, please feel free to come up and say hello or call Shaun's mobile to find him.
Driving licence requirements for an Ambulance
A regular question regarding what driving licence is required for Ambulances is caused through a change
in the law in 1st January 1997.
Before this date you automatically received C1 and D1 when you passed your manual vehicle
test, but after this date it is an additional test.
This is why 'older' crews are not requested to take the C1
D1 tests as it is already on their licence.
Olympic Coachbuilders Limited
We have had our Creditors notice through confirming that Olympic have gone Insolvent on the 18th June 2010. We still offer
12 month 'return to Seylec' warranty on parts supplied by us to Olympic customers, but call outs will obviously now
have to be paid for (see rate card).
Auto eject and battery charger fault
We have found onboard vehicle battery chargers with 'blown' or melted input circuits, this is not unique to
one specific charger manufacturer but does only seem to happen when used with Auto eject sockets. The problem occures
when the shoreline charge sockets are not properly maintained, this results in the mains voltage plug not being completely
ejected from the vehicle causing high voltage arcing on the mains connection through in to the battery charger, hence damage
to its primary components.
This is not a fault of the Auto eject or battery charger
design.
Please insure that Auto Ejects are regularly cleaned following the manufacturers instructions, if
the spring loaded cover is damaged, replace as soon as possible insuring that the socket is serviced before new part installed.
Replacement covers are available from Seylec or Ludo Mcguirk
 Everest Trek
Seylec were
proud to sponser David Bird on his recent Trek up Everest raising money for the British Heart Foundation. David has raised
almost £3500 with money still coming in. "It was fantastic" said David, "I do take on a few sporting
challenges, but this was certainly different. The photo's don't do the view justice".
Well done to David
and all involved.
 UV Modular receivership 10.30am 15th Jan 2010
It has been confirmed that UV Modular went in to receivership this morning with the immediate closure of the
Brighouse factory. Until further formal notice is given, support from the factory does not seem possible.
Seylec have obviously been working with UV as field support around England and Scotland for warranty
claims and maintenance of new vehicle electrical systems.
We still maintain good working relationships with
Antares, Carnation and other Ambulance part suppliers, so will continue to offer field support direct to the PCTs
on the same costing structure as we do for out of warranty vehicles.
For non-electrical parts, please contact us
as we are in contact with other UV subcontractors who may be able to help.
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