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1 Guid e to EU Rule sON DRIVERS HOURSREGULATION(EC) NO. 561/2006 d ar s Um Sh bh ilt ea cht Ar Bh it hr eRo ad Safet y Au tho rityEuropean Un ion Rules on Drive rs Hour sWhatdo the rulescover?Th e rul es cove r drivers hours,br ea ks and rest pe rio ds. Theycameinto effe ct on11 Ap ril theyapplyto?Th ey apply to al l jo urne ys or pa rts of journeyson road s opento the publ ic by:goods-ca rryin g veh icleswher e the permissible massof the vehicl e,including any trailer or sem i-tra iler, is gr eat er th an to nnes;orpas sen ger-carryin g vehicles tha t are bui lt or adapted to car ry mo re tha nnine pe op le, in clud ing the drive e rul es applywhether or not the vehiclesare laden(load ed).

2 Vi si t ww w. rs to find inf ormation aboutexemptionsand nationalderog at ionsfro m the rule s or to download Re gula tion (EC ) No. 561 whichcountriesdo the rulesapply?Th e rul es applyon jo ur ne ys withinthe EuropeanUnio n or be tweenMe mb erStat es and Sw it zerl and,Ice la nd, Norway and Lie ive rs on jou rn eys between sig nato rie s to the AET R agreement(abo ut the workof crew s of ve hicle s enga ge d in internatio nal road transport ) will continuetofoll ow the ru les in that agr eem ent untilthe AETRand EU rul es are ur neysto or thro ugh the AET R countriesare subjectto the herin for mat io n on the AETRrul es is ava ila ble fromthe Ro ad Safety da r s Um Sh bh il tea cht Ar Bh ithr eRo ad Saf ety Autho ri ty2 d ar s Um Sh b h il tea cht Ar Bh ithr eRoa d SafetyAuthorityEU Co untr iesAust riaBe lgiumBu lg ariaCy prusCz ec h Repub licDenmarkEst on iaFi nl andFr an ceGe rmanyGre eceHu ng ar yIre landItalyLat viaLi th uaniaLuxe mb ourgMa lt aNe therl andsPo la ndPo rt uga lRom aniaSl ovakiaSl ove niaSp ainSw ede nUKAETRCo unt riesAlb aniaAndorraArm eniaAze rba ijanBe la rusBo snia and Her zegovinaCro at

3 IaKaz akhstanLie chte nste inMac edoni aMol do vaRussiaSer bia and Mo nte negr oTur ke yTur kmenistanUkraineUzbe kista nEE A Co unt ri esAll the EU Co untr ies plusIc el andLie cht enst ei nNo rwayRemin der :Sw itz erland is not amember of th e EU .Mapof EU, AETR and EEA countriesDr iv er brea ksHowlongcan I drivewithouta break?The lon ge st per io d you can drivewithouta br eak is ho urs .HowlongmustI takefor a break?Yo u musttak e a 45-minutebrea k. This may be eit he r:an uni nterr up ted brea k of 45 minutes;ora 15- mi nut e init ial brea k follo wed by a late r 30-minutebre ak dur ing hourdriving ng the break, you mustno t driveor do any other wor k. The breakmustbespe nt ex clusivelyon res driveeachday?

4 The maxi mumtimeyo u may drive ea ch da y is nine may be ext end edto 10 hou rs no morethan twiceduringa we ek. Drivingtimeincludesanyoff -r oa d pa rts of th e journey wherethe rest of the journeyis madeon a pub licroa d. Jo urn ey s tak ing pl ace entirelyof f-ro ad wouldbe considered o ther wo rk .3 da r s Um Sh b h i lteac ht Ar Bh i thr eRo ad Sa fe ty Authorit yDailydrivingEx am ple 1Ex am ple 2 Extendeddriving 10 hours(twiceweeklymaximum)Ex am ple 1Ex am ple 2 Dri vi ngBr eakDr iv ingBrea kDr ivi ng2 hour s45 mi nute s4. 5 ho urs45 min hoursDri vi ngBr eakDr iv ingBrea kDr ivi hours45 mi nute s4. 5 ho urs45 min utes1 hou rDri vi ngBr eakDr iv ingBrea kDr ivi ng1 hour45 mi nute s4.

5 5 ho urs45 min hoursDri vi ngBreakDr ivin hours45 minutes (m inim um) ho urs4 d ar s Um Sh b h il tea cht Ar Bh ithr eRoa d SafetyAuthorityHowlongmayI driveeachweek?The maxi mumtimeyo u may drive ea ch week is 56 ,yo u mus tnot drivemoreth an 90 hoursin any two consecutive example above,the drive r co ul d kee p to the 90-hourdr ivinglim it intwo co nsec ut ive weeks by drivingfor 34 hoursin the previo us week an d thefol lo wi ng we ek aft er takingthe requiredwee kly rest res t per iodMon10 hou rs dri vi ngTue s9 hou rs dri vi ngWe d10 hou rs dri vi ngThurs9 hou rs dri vi ngFri9 hou rs dri vi ngSat9 hou rs dri vi ngSunWeekly res t per iodTot al dr iv ing56 ho urs5 da r s Um Sh b h i lteac ht Ar Bh i thr eRo ad Sa fe ty Authorit yRest time sHowmuchrest timemustI takeeachday?

6 As a dri ver yo u mus t take a da ily res t perio d of 11 ho ur s in the fir st 24 ho ur saft er th e end of yo ur last daily or wee kly rest perio d. You may take this as:an un int erru pte d periodof 11 hours;orsp li t res t in two pe rio ds an unin terru pte d per iod of at least thre e ho ur san d a sec ond un int erruptedperiodof at le ast nineho ur s. If you take thisop ti on, the tot al daily res t is 12 a dri ver yo u may opt to ta ke a reduced dai ly re st pe riod of at le ast nine ho ur sbut les s th an 11 ho urs . You may only tak e a max imumof thre e re duc ed dail yre st peri od s betw ee n any two weeklyrest pe rio d ar s Um Sh b h il tea cht Ar Bh ithr eRoa d SafetyAuthorityHowmuchrest timemustI takeeachweek?

7 Rest tim e is timethat yo u can use as you like. It ma y be either:a reg ular wee kly re st periodof at lea st 45 hours;ora red ucedwe ekl y rest periodof be twee n 24 and 45 ho urs .In any two con sec ut ive wee ks, you must tak e either:tw o reg ul ar week ly rest periods;oron e re gu lar rest pe riod and a reduced wee kly rest pe you ta ke a red uc ed weeklyre st period,you mustbe compensated for therem aini ng hou rs . This compensa tion periodmustbe:ta kenbefo reth e end of the thirdweekafterthe wee k you take thereduced rest per io d; andatt achedto an ot he r res t periodof at leastnine hour s. This meansthat youcan add the compensa ting rest to eithera wee kly or a dailyrest pe rio weeklyrest periodstart?

8 Yo ur we ekl y rest periodmust st ar t no laterthan six daysafteryourprev iousweekl y re st period. Fo r example, if you finishyo ur weeklyre st periodat nday , yourne xt wee kly rest periodwould be gin by the follo wingSun day .Wee k 1We ek 2 Wee k 3 Week435 hour s weeklyres t (re ducedwee kly re stper iod)45 hours(r egul arre st pe rio d)45 hour s45 hou rs +co mpensation of10 hou rs fro mweek17 da r s Um Sh b h i lteac ht Ar Bh i thr eRo ad Sa fe ty Authorit yCan I takemy weeklyrest periodin the vehicle?Yo u may not take regularweeklyres t pe rio ds in a vehicl e. Yo u may,ho wev er ,ta ke dai ly res t pe rio ds and reducedweekly re st pe rio ds awayfrom basein ave hi cle. The veh icle mustbe sta tionary duri ng the rest per io ds and mustbefi tt ed wi th su itab le sl ee ping fac ilitiesfor you an d an y othe r driv er.

9 Whatif my journeyinvolvesvehicletransportby ferryortrain?In th es e case s, th e daily res t requiremen ts may be int er rup ted no mo re thantwi ce to all ow yo u to drivethe vehicleon and off a fer ry or train,prov ide d that:th e tota l int erru pti on doe s not exce ed one hour ;you have ac ces s to a bunkor couc hett e dur ing the re st per io d; andth e tota l res t pe rio d is still 11 ho urs .The int erru pt ion s may only apply to re gu lar re st per io ds. A red uc ed daily re stperi od can not be int u may treat timespentac comp an ying a veh icl e on a fe rry or train as a breakperi od if th e timeis not daily res d ar s Um Sh b h il tea cht Ar Bh ithr eRoa d SafetyAuthorityWhatif the journeyinvolvestwoor moredrivers?

10 Each dr iver mu st obey the rulesfor continuousdriving, breaksand totaldail ydr , the rul es fo r the daily rest perioddiffe r, as follo ws:eac h dri ver mus t take a daily rest of at leastnine hour s within30 ho ur s ofth e end of the ir previousda ily or we ekly rest pe riod;andth ere mu st be tw o driversin the ve hicle(this rule do es not app ly to thefi rs t hou r of mu lt i- ma nning).Dri ver 1TI MEDriver2Da ily res t30 ho ur pe rio dDai ly res tOth er wor k 1 hou r08:00 09:00 Dailyrest (not onvehicle) 1 ho urDr ivi ng ho urs09:00 13:30 Ava il abil ity hour sBrea k + hou rs13:30 18:00Dr ho ur sDr ivi ng ho urs18:00 22:30 Bre ak + ava il ab ilit ho ursBrea k + hou rs22:30- 03:00Dr ho ur sDr ivi ng 1 ho ur03:00 04:00 Brea k 1 hourBrea k 1 ho ur04:00 05:00 Drivi ng 1 ho urDa ily re st (9 ho urs)05:00 14:00 Dailyres t (9 ho ur s)10 ho ursTotal dr iv ing10 ho urs9 da r s Um Sh b h i lteac ht Ar Bh i thr eRo ad Sa fe ty Authorit yTachographsWhatdriverdetailsmustbe recordedon the centrefieldof analoguetachographcharts?