| Daily Driving: | Max 9 hours. | Can be extended to 10 hours twice a week |
| Weekly Driving: | 56 hours | Not clear whether or not this is still limited to 6 driving periods. |
| 2 weeks: | 90 hours | 90 hours |
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| Breaks: | After 4 1/2 hours driving, you must take a break of at least 45 minutes. | |
| Breaks of 15 minutes, taken during the above driving period, can count towards that break. | First break must be at least 15 minutes. Second break must be at least 30 minutes. | |
| Drivers are also subject to the Working Time Directive | ||
| WTD: | After 6 hours work/driving you must have a break: Minimum
30 minutes. (Usually, however, Drivers will have had a 45 driving break before reaching the 6 hour point so this will not apply). A break of 30 minutes is required for 6-9 hours work; 45 minutes for over 9 hours. Breaks can be divided into 15 minute slots. Where mixed driving and working is carried out, the drivers' hours rules on breaks (EC/3820/85) take precedence. |
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| 30 minutes on checks, driving for 4.5 hours; normal 45 minute break required. | WTD does not apply. |
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| Work or POA for 3 hours, driving for 3 hours; min. 30 minute break required, (WTD). You can then drive for (max) 1.5 hours; 15 minute break required, (Driving Reg's). | WTD does apply: You must have 30 minute break. |
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| Minimum Daily Rest: | Normally 11 consecutive hours. |
Rest periods can be taken in a vehicle if that vehicle has a bunk and is stationary. |
| Reduced Daily Rest: | 9 hours up to 3 times in a week. | Compensation for lost hours is no longer required. |
| Split Daily Rest: | If the daily rest period is composed of non-consecutive hours: |
12 hour rest period may be taken in two periods: First period must be at least 3 hours. Second period must be at least 9 hours. |
| Weekly Rest Periods: | Within six 24 hour periods from the
end of the last weekly rest period, a driver will extend a daily rest
period into either; a regular weekly rest period of at least 45 hours,
or a reduced weekly rest period of less than 45 hours but at least 24
hours. |
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| Rest on ferries / trains: | Where a driver accompanies a vehicle which is transported
by ferry or train, and takes a regular (not less than 11 hour) daily rest period, that period may be interrupted not more than twice by other activities not exceeding one hour in total. During that regular daily rest period the driver shall have access to a bunk or couchette. |
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| Double Manning: | Within 30 hours of the end of a daily or
weekly rest period, a driver engaged in multi-manning must have taken a
new daily rest period of at least 9 hours. For the first hour of multi-manning the presence of another driver or drivers is optional, but for the remainder of the period it is compulsory. |
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| Emergencies | |
| Provided that road safety is not jeopardised, and to
enable him to reach a suitable stopping place, the driver may depart
from the driving limits and rest requirements to extend necessary
to ensure the safety of persons, of the vehicle or of its load. A note of the occurrence and the reason why the requirements were disregarded must be made on the back of the tachograph chart. (Or Print Out?) |
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