Drivers' hours & Drivers' hours: rules and guidance
If you drive a goods vehicle or a passenger-carrying vehicle you must follow the rules on how many hours you can drive and the breaks that you need to take..
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These documents include:
This guide (sometimes known as the ‘GV262’) gives general guidance about drivers’ and tachograph rules for vehicles used for the carriage of goods.
A list of the rules that have been temporarily relaxed to make it easier for businesses to continue working through the disruption caused by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Disclaimer: the government have provided a couple of the below titles with incorrect links (*). These will be updated as the send the correct url's.
Temporary relaxation of the EU and GB drivers’ hours rules for drivers carrying goods by road.
The Department for Transport introduced a temporary and limited urgent relaxation of the enforcement of both the EU and GB drivers’ hours rules in England, Scotland and Wales 23 March 2020.
For operators and furloughed drivers on EU mobile working time rules and EU and AETR drivers’ hours and tachograph rules.
This guidance explains how: