Driving Time and Rest Periods

Driving time and rest periods according to Regulation (EC) 561/2006

These rules establish that:

• Daily driving period shall not exceed 9 hours, with an exemption of twice a week when it can be extended to 10 hours.
• Total weekly driving time may not exceed 56 hours and the total fortnightly driving time may not exceed 90 hours.
• Daily rest period shall be at least 11 hours, with an exception of going down to 9 hours maximum three times a week.
• Daily rest can be split into 3 hours rest followed by 9 hour rest to make a total of 12 hours daily rest.
• Weekly rest is 45 continuous hours, which can be reduced every second week to 24 hours.
• Compensation arrangements apply for reduced weekly rest period.
• Weekly rest is to be taken after six days of working, except for coach drivers engaged in a single occasional service of international transport of passengers who may postpone their weekly rest period after 12 days in order to facilitate coach holidays.
• Breaks of at least 45 minutes (separable into 15 minutes followed by 30 minutes) should be taken after 4 ½ hours at the latest.

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TODO

Drive

• daily: max 9hours
• daily: max 10hours (2 times a week)
• weekly: max 56 hours
• fortnightly: 90hours max
• nonstop: 4:30 hours

Rest

• normal: 11 hours nonstop
• split: 3 hours + 9 hours continuous, over a period of 24hours
• reduced: 9 hours 3 times a week
• weekly: 45 hours
• reduced: 24 hours minimum, recover reduction before the 3rd week.