LGV Drivers Hours

LGV Driver’s Hours: Everything You Need to Know

If you don’t know about the LGV Driver’s Hours, then you’ve landed at the right place. Driver’s working hours or the 'Driver’s Hours' is the term assigned to the regulations that put certain restrictions on the commercial goods vehicles and the passenger carrying vehicles. In the European Union, the EU has set the assigned certain times, breaks and rest period to the driver of goods and passenger-carrying vehicle. 

A Deeper Dive into Driver’s Hours 

The driver’s regulations are regulated by the EU regulation in the European Union. This act came into action in April 2007. It states:

· The driver cannot drive the vehicle for more than 4.5 hours continuously. After every 4.5 hours, the driver has to take a break of 45 minutes. 

· The driver, however, can split the break into slots. One break being 15 minutes long and the other can be 30 minutes long. 

· The total daily time of the driver cannot exceed more than 9 hours a day. 

· The daily time limit cannot exceed 10 hours for more than twice a week. Thus, the total weekly driving time is 56 hours. 

· A driver is mandated to take the assigned rest every day.

What is Multi-Manning? 

As the term, itself is speaking volumes; it means there are at least two drivers to drive the vehicle for each period of the day. While the one drives, the other is taking the rest. During the first hour of multi-manning, the presence of the other driver is the option. But for the rest of the period, the other driver should be present. The same rules are applied to the multi-manning where more than two drivers are assigned. Each of the drivers must get the nine hours of the assigned rest per day. 

Journeys Involving Ferry or Train 

When a driver is carrying out the journey involving train or ferry, the daily rest requirements are flexible. But the total interruption per day shouldn’t exceed for more than 1 hour in total. When the rest period is discontinuous, then the total rest period should comprise of 11 hours. There should be bunk or couchette for the rest period of drivers. 

What is Tachograph? 

It is a scientifically-approved instrument which is needed to record the activities of the driver including the vehicle speed, distance and the time. Two types of tachographs are available, the digital one and the analogue one. 

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