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Minibus Drivers' Hours

The table below summarises the main rules concerning Drivers' Hours. A comprehensive explanation of the rules is contained in 'Drivers' Hours and Tachograph Rules for Road Passenger Vehicles in the UK and Europe (PSV375). Available from the www.vosa.gov.uk website

	Domestic rules	EC rules
Maximum length of working day	16 hours	13 hours
Daily driving period	10 hours	9 hours
Time driving without a break*	5½ hours	4 ½ hours
Minimum length of break	30 minutes	45 minutes
Daily rest period	10 hours	11 hours
Weekly driving limit		56 hours

*The break is a period during which the driver may not perform other work and is exclusively used for recuperation. This break may be split into smaller periods and distributed throughout the 4½ hours.

In this case, the first period must be at least 15 minutes, and the second period must be at least 30 minutes.

Courtesy of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

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