LTB 061/23 - Royal Mail Group (SHE) Safety Flash FY23 006 - Domestic Drivers Hours Rules

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LTB 061/23 - Royal Mail Group (SHE) Safety Flash FY23 006 - Domestic Drivers Hours Rules
No. 061/2023

13 March 2023

Our Ref: V4/23

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues,

Royal Mail Group (SHE) Safety Flash FY23 006 – Domestic Drivers Hours Rules:

Introduction, Background and Description:

Royal Mail Group’s Safety Team have issued RMG SHE Safety Flash FY23 006 following recent visits to Royal Mail/Parcelforce Units having identified several instances where drivers’ hours are not being monitored. This has the potential to leave Royal Mail/Parcelforce and drivers in breach of Domestic Drivers Hours Rules.

In England, Scotland and Wales, these rules limit the daily amount of driving in a van to 10 hours per day, and drivers who drive vans for 4 hours or more in a day must not work for more than 11 hours in total. There are also requirements for rest periods. Similar limits apply in Northern Ireland.

The Domestic Drivers Hours procedure is in place to protect drivers and businesses, by identifying duties with the potential to breach rules and monitoring driving time to ensure that this does not happen.

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