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Title: VOSA 7.5+ tonne regulation changes
Post by: zebidee on March 06, 2009, 20:02:47: Not sure how many of you guys this will affect ... maybe some of you that tow vehicles on trailers to events.

Basically VOSA are now treating any work (including sitting behind a desk at work) as work which could conflict with rest hours required for driving HGV vehicles.

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/278245.html

I guess this could affect any truckers who do non-driving part time work at the weekend as well.

Cheers,

Z~
Title: Re: VOSA 7.5+ tonne regulation changes
Post by: paul_humphreys on March 06, 2009, 20:26:36: Yes I know about this as I am taking my LGV C Class test next week.

Paul
Title: Re: VOSA 7.5+ tonne regulation changes
Post by: 90Mike on March 07, 2009, 09:26:13: Quote from: paul_humphreys on March 06, 2009, 20:26:36
Yes I know about this as I am taking my LGV C Class test next week.

Good luck Paul i am sure it will go ok let us know how you got on :D
Title: Re: VOSA 7.5+ tonne regulation changes
Post by: joe90 on March 07, 2009, 14:11:26: Hey All

This effects alot of people including military vehicles.

For example last week I was on exercise and the nominated drivers for sunday had to proove they had 8 hours uninterupted break/sleep on the eat/sleep cards befoer they were allowed to depart! and that was for small vehicles too!

Cheers

Joe
Title: Re: VOSA 7.5+ tonne regulation changes
Post by: beast5680 on March 07, 2009, 17:57:51: so soldiers have to have their beauty sleep before driving into combat incase they break tacho regs :roll:
Title: Re: VOSA 7.5+ tonne regulation changes
Post by: propes on March 07, 2009, 21:03:43: Im a TA vehicle specialist on the weekends and a class 1 hgv during the week so when i tip up for duty on the weekend theoretically i cant do anything but rest! Only problem with this is the army count drill as not work so if i cant drive i can be drilled up and down a parade square for 8hrs a day without breaking the law. No early finishes on a sunday as i need to have the correct rest b4 i can drive home and a monday off work to make up my legal rest period, what a load off **** This country is letting the health and safety police bring this country to its knees and needs to get the balls to tell the eu to shove it and exempt TA drivers from this legislation. Like thats gonna happen.
Title: Re: VOSA 7.5+ tonne regulation changes
Post by: muddyjames on March 07, 2009, 21:40:24: it looks like alot of people are going to be screwed then. I am certainly one of them.
Title: Re: VOSA 7.5+ tonne regulation changes
Post by: paul_humphreys on March 07, 2009, 21:54:00: Quote from: Disco Mike on March 07, 2009, 09:26:13
Quote from: paul_humphreys on March 06, 2009, 20:26:36
Yes I know about this as I am taking my LGV C Class test next week.

Good luck Paul i am sure it will go ok let us know how you got on :D

Thanks Mike, I am sure I will post up "if" I pass [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o<

I have been told it's best if I keep a log of all hours I work and of ALL hours I drive, even when I drive my own car. This includes when laneing for the day (I think not) 8-[ 8-[ 8-[

Paul
Title: Re: VOSA 7.5+ tonne regulation changes
Post by: propes on March 07, 2009, 22:28:00: On a positive note muddy h if your card is faulty they must replace it free of charge.Medicals should be tax deductable and all resonable costs to attend said medical be refundable and i for one am struggling as a limited company to get enough driving work to pay he bills
Title: Re: VOSA 7.5+ tonne regulation changes
Post by: propes on March 08, 2009, 21:49:34: In some tachos my card reads ok other it says "driving without card" just enter ok and off you go,bear in mind you can get a print out at the end of your days work or at any time in between.