Working time
Working time legislation in the road transport sector originates from three EU directives
The first Main Directive came into force in the UK in 1998. It introduced new rights to employees and placed additional burdens on employers but the transport sector was temporarily excluded from its provisions.
The second Horizontal Directive was introduced in August 2004 and amended the Main Directive by removing the exemption for the transport sector. It applied the full rules fo the Main Directive to non-moblie workers, and some of the rules to mobile workers (click on 'Who's who for working time' below to find out who are mobile and non-moble workers). The extent to which the provisions of the Main Directive apply to mobile workers depends on whether the vehicle operation is covered by tachograph or domestic drivers' hours rules.
The third Road Transport Directive applied from 4 April 2005. It introduced specific rules to mobile workers of operations subject to EU drivers' hours (tachograph) regulations.
FTA services
Working Time Analysis
FTA products
R50 - Drivers' daily working time log
R90 - Drivers' daily log book with defect reports
Working time analyser (Software)
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