Exceeding the daily and/or weekly driving times by up to two hours is also allowed to enable the driver to reach his/her place of residence or the employer’s operational centre in order to take a regular weekly rest period.
Daily and/or weekly driving times may be exceeded in exceptional circumstances by up to one hour to enable the driver to reach his/her place of residence or the employer’s operational centre in order to take a 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. Compensation arrangements apply for reduced weekly rest period. Weekly rest is 45 continuous hours, which can be reduced every second week to 24 hours.Breaks of at least 45 minutes (separable into 15 minutes followed by 30 minutes) should be taken after 4 ½ hours at the latest.Daily rest can be split into 3 hours rest followed by 9 hour rest to make a total of 12 hours daily rest. Daily rest period shall be at least 11 hours, with an exception of going down to 9 hours maximum three times a week.Total weekly driving time may not exceed 56 hours and the total fortnightly driving time may not exceed 90 hours.Daily driving period shall not exceed 9 hours, with an exemption of twice a week when it can be extended to 10 hours.The aim of this set of rules is to avoid distortion of competition, improve road safety and ensure drivers' good working conditions within the European Union. The scope of operations regulated is tremendously diverse, it includes: passenger transport and road haulage operations, both international and national, long and short distance, drivers for own account and for hire and reward, employees and self-employed. Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 provides a common set of EU rules for maximum daily and fortnightly driving times, as well as daily and weekly minimum rest periods for all drivers of road haulage and passenger transport vehicles, subject to specified exceptions and national derogations.
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