Professional Driving hours query

[NWpostie]

Hi Guys hope you can clear something up, I know the MAXIMUM driving you can do on a 600 is 60 hours per week, but has to be averaged out over 26 weeks, so any overtime you do count toward the averages.

What is the safest maximum hours can you do per week ? in order to cover yourself.

I don't want to commit myself to too many overtime hours unknowingly and get screwed for it.

[POSTMAN]

Errrr 20?

[NWpostie]

the reason I am asking is that somebody mentioned that 48 hours per week is the max you can do averaged out over 26 weeks.

It got me a little confused as I assumed that you can do 20 hours per week, could use the song sheet version that everybody uses to clarify it.

[Mercian]

the reason I am asking is that somebody mentioned that 48 hours per week is the max you can do averaged out over 26 weeks.

It got me a little confused as I assumed that you can do 20 hours per week, could use the song sheet version that everybody uses to clarify it.

The average max of 48 hours total work over a reference period is for any professional driver who runs on a tacho

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

driving regs
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Drivers' hours rules: the basics
European Union rules on drivers' hours
The European Union (EU) drivers' hours rules set limits for daily, weekly and fortnightly driving. The rules also specify minimum breaks for drivers during the working day, and daily and weekly rest periods.

The main points of the EU rules are:

Daily driving must not exceed nine hours, although this may be extended to ten hours twice a week.
Weekly driving must not exceed 56 hours.
Fortnightly driving must not exceed 90 hours in any two consecutive weeks.
Drivers must take breaks that total at least 45 minutes during or after a maximum of 4.5 hours of driving. The break can be split into two periods, one of at least 15 minutes followed by one of at least 30 minutes. You cannot split breaks into three periods of 15 minutes.
Drivers must normally take at least 11 consecutive hours of daily rest. This can be reduced by up to two hours on no more than three occasions between any two weekly rest periods.
Drivers may split their daily rest into two periods totalling 12 hours. If they do, the first period must be at least three hours and the second at least nine hours. You cannot split daily rest into more than two periods.
Within six 24-hour periods from the end of their last weekly rest, drivers must extend their daily rest period into a weekly rest period. This may be either the regular 45-hour weekly rest or a reduced period of at least 24 hours.
With effect from 4 June 2010, the weekly rest requirement for drivers on international occasional coach journeys changes. The concession allows drivers on single international journeys to postpone their weekly rest period until the end of the twelfth day. It also requires the driver to take a regular 45 hour rest prior to the journey beginning, in addition to requiring at least one regular and one reduced weekly rest period back-to-back on the journey's completion, which amounts to a minimum rest period of at least 69 hours


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GB drivers' hours rules
Driving limits, rest periods and breaks under GB drivers' hours rules
Domestic driving limits apply to drivers and operators of both goods and passenger carrying vehicles.

For drivers of goods vehicles, to comply with the GB domestic drivers' hours rules, you must:

ensure that in any working day the maximum amount of driving you do is ten hours
ensure that in any working day your maximum amount of duty time is eleven hours

[fishtank]

National Agreement for the Implementation of the European Driving Legislation and the Introduction of the Professional Driver.

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[def1]

have a look in this site..it has helped me when i started driving the artics
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[gideon 60]

Hi Guys hope you can clear something up, I know the MAXIMUM driving you can do on a 600 is 60 hours per week, but has to be averaged out over 26 weeks, so any overtime you do count toward the averages.

What is the safest maximum hours can you do per week ? in order to cover yourself.

I don't want to commit myself to too many overtime hours unknowingly and get screwed for it.

53 with m/rs

[NWpostie]

Thanks for all your responses, its quite confusing and I am getting the picture more or less, its been a while since I have done this and is relearning it all again, makes you wonder if the extra money is worth all the hassle ?

[patno1]

you can work 48 hours per week butttt this does not include breaks owp anotherwords waitng time etc. so if you can bring it up to 60 hours as long as your not actually working them. so you have to make sure your working hours don`t go over during a reference period.