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boss:
just had a staffmeeting at work and from what i understand new legislation has come in that once in a 2 week period if you are driving a HGV you haveto take 9 hours rest un payed away from work. can anyone else shed some light on this? its been painted to me is that in the 2 week window you are fine driving a 3.5ton vehicle, as soon as you drive anything above 7.5ton you are "under scope" and all of your drivers hours are recorded and taken into account including those in the 3.5 ton, i then must take the 9 hours rest unpayed. im also not alowed to take up a second job to fill the gap.

i know the drivers hours regulations are there for a reason but if this is the case then its going to be a real thorn in my side pay wise just for the sake of hiabing some scaffold stillage once a fortnight.

any thoughts?

lurch_917:
right ill try and explain ,
you can drive : 3x9 hrs +2x10 hrs a week each shift must be followed by a 11 hr rest period this can be reduce 2 a week to 9 hrs.
your rest is : in any 4 1/2 hr drive you must have 3/4 hr break this can be taken in 2 parts the first being no less than 1/4 hr the 2nd being no less than 1/2 hr then you start afresh 4 1/2 = 9 hrs then another break of 3/4 then your last hour driving if your doing a 10 hr.
these are classed as breaks .
then you have daily rest = 11 hrs between shifts that can be reduced to 9hrs  2 times a week.

boss:
is that not just stndard driver hours? Work have told me that everey 14 day period you now must have 9 consecutive hours rest from work aswell as your tacho breaks.

mark-d:
so if you drive every day for 2 weeks you must have a day off?

boss:
is what they have told me yes.

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