The maximum period of time you can drive without a break is 4.5 hours under EC rules. Driving and resting periods under EC rules Heavy vehicles parked on the side of the road at night must keep their sidelights on. If, during your break, your vehicle will be moved by another person you will need to remove the chart and make a manual record of the break period on the reverse of the tachograph chart. Any break must be a minimum of 15 minutes otherwise it doesn’t count.Ī seven-day driver’s week is defined as a period from 0.00 hours on Monday to 24.00 hours the following Sunday. If you have a co-driver you can count any period where your co-driver is driving as a break period as long as you are not doing work. If your vehicle is fitted with this facility you’re permitted to take your daily rest period there, provided your vehicle is stationary.
Some vehicles are fitted with sleeping accommodation for the driver.
Rest periods are governed by rules and the rules to apply depends on where your journey goes from and to.Ī driver’s daily rest period may be taken in a parked vehicle if it’s fitted with a bunk.
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If a driver is convicted of obstructing an enforcement officer during the course of their duties the maximum fine they may receive under EC driver’s hours regulations is unlimited.ĭrivers who break EC tachograph regulations may lose their licence and be heavily fined. This guide covers all the knowledge you will need in your Highway Code theory test.
It’s important that driver’s hours are monitored for health and safety purposes, and that a driver keeps their passengers and load secure.