Fors Standard V6 Document

European Union Rules On Drivers Hours

EU rules

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

All driving you do under EU rules must be recorded on a tachograph.

Breaks and rest

The main points of EU rules on breaks and rest are that you must take:

• at least 11 hours rest every day – you can reduce this to 9 hours rest 3 times between any 2 weekly rest periods
• an unbroken rest period of 45 hours every week – you can reduce this to 24 hours every other week
• a break or breaks totalling at least 45 minutes after no more than 4 hours 30 minutes driving
• your weekly rest after 6 consecutive 24-hour periods of working, starting from the end of the last weekly rest period taken

Coach drivers on an international trip can take their weekly rest after 12 consecutive 24-hour periods, starting from the end of the last weekly rest period taken.

For more details on rests and breaks read:

• Goods vehicles: rules on drivers’ hours and tachographs
• Passenger vehicles: rules on drivers’ hours and tachographs