As a general rule, HGV drivers cannot drive on Sunday in Europe. The driving bans normally start at 10pm or midnight on the Saturday until 10pm on the Sunday.
Can I drive HGV at weekends?
There are roads in London which are accessible to HGVs at any time without permission. These are called the ‘Excluded Road Network’ (ERN). Certain other roads are known as ‘restricted routes’, and during ‘restricted hours’ (evenings and weekends) lorry drivers need permission from London Councils to use them.
What are the UK HGV driving hours?
The main EU rules on driving hours are that you must not drive more than: 9 hours in a day – this can be extended to 10 hours twice a week. 56 hours in a week. 90 hours in any 2 consecutive weeks.
What are the legal hours for lorry drivers?
How many hours can a HGV driver drive in one day? The drivers’ hours rules puts a daily limit of 9 hours of driving between daily/weekly rest periods. The daily limit can however be increased to a maximum of 10 hours driving in a day but only twice in any one week.
Can a HGV driver work 2 Saturdays in a row?
The laws around how many hours someone can operate a heavy goods vehicle in a 24-hour period is very clear. An HGV driver must rest for a minimum of nine hours within a 24-hour period up to three times a week, which allows them to work three 15-hour days in the same week.
What time are lorries allowed into London?
Monday – Friday: 9pm – 7am (including 9pm Friday night to 7am Saturday morning) Saturday: 1pm – 7am Monday morning. Normal restrictions apply during public and bank holidays.
Can a HGV driver drive 11 hours in one day?
Daily hours
Drivers must not exceed 4.5 hours of driving without taking a 45-minute break and a standard day of driving for a HGV driver is considered to be 9 hours long.
Do HGV drivers get paid for breaks UK?
Whether you are paid or not for these breaks will depend on what your employment contract says. There are some workers who have no automatic legal entitlement to a rest break, and there are special rules about rest breaks for young people and lorry or coach drivers (see below).
Can you leave your tacho card in overnight?
tachograph in “work” status when taking an overnight. rest, you can still see accurate remaining driving. times in Tachogram.
Can a HGV driver work 70 hours a week?
Weekly Driving Hours
Put simply: Drivers must have 45 hours of rest over a week. This can be reduced to 24 hours, but it must be followed by a full rest period during a 2-week period. Drivers must not work more than an average 48 hours a week; this spans a 17-26 week period, depending on your workforce agreement.
What are the new rules for HGV drivers?
The new rule will introduce new driving hours for drivers that work in the road haulage sector, the Express reports. Rather than the initial working hours from nine to ten hours four times a week, this will now change to just twice a week instead.
How many hours can you legally drive a HGV in a 15-hour shift?
This means that an HGV drivers working day can only be 15 hours at most three times between weekly rest periods. The requirement for drivers to only drive 9 hours (or a maximum of 10 hours) a day means that this 15-hour working day cannot be made up purely of driving.
Who is exempt from tachograph rules?
The following vehicles are the only vehicles that are exempt from the LCV tachograph rules: Vehicles which cannot exceed 40km/h. Emergency service and armed forces vehicles. Breakdown recovery vehicles that are within 100km of their base.
Can you drive a HGV 7 days a week?
Do HGV driving hour rules allow you to drive 7 days in a row? No, you can only drive a maximum of 6 days in a row between weekly rests.
Does a 15 minute break extend working time?
Once that 15 minute has been taken, it in effect “resets” the Drivers Continuous Working Clock and there the driver can then complete another maximum period of 6 hours straight (of Working Time) before another Break is needed. That BREAK can also be 15 minutes.
How many 15-hour shifts can I do?
Although, drivers can only do 15-hour shifts no more than three times a week. For example, within a 24-hour period, lorry drivers will have to have done one of the following: Taken an 11-hour rest period without interruption. Taken a reduced daily rest period of a minimum of 9 hours if entitled to.
Can my HGV enter London?
The Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and safety permit for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) requires operators of lorries over 12 tonnes gross vehicle weight to obtain a safety permit before entering and operating in most of Greater London. Otherwise, you may receive a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).
Can you drive lorries into London?
If you drive an HGV over 12 tonnes GVW in Greater London at any time you will need an HGV Safety Permit to show that your vehicle meets the new Direct Vision Standard (DVS). Vehicles without a permit will be subject to a penalty charge notice. Applying for a permit is free. Find out more about the DVS for HGVs.
Can I take my lorry into London?
If you drive an HGV over 12 tonnes gross vehicle weight in Greater London at any time you will need to apply for an HGV Safety Permit. A penalty charge notice will be issued to vehicles without a permit. Applying for a permit is free of charge. Find out more about the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) for HGVs.
Can a HGV driver work 6 days every week?
Yes as long as weekly rest is complied with, could do it every week, in simple terms, but need to take into account WTD of max of 60hrs work in a week and driving hrs of 56hrs in a week and Max of 90 in a fortnight.
Can a person drive 15 hours straight?
You should not drive for more than 9 hours a day, excluding breaks. For every 4.5 hours driving you should take breaks amounting to 45 minutes. For long-distance driving, this means you can drive around 500 miles safely in a day.