New legislation for lorry drivers - 1st April - is it a joke?

[Baggybooks]

Has anyone heard about changes to legislation which affect the hours a driver can work in any week?

Apart from the tacho restrictions, someone has mentioned that there is new EU legislation which comes into force this April.

:roll:

Helen

That'll push prices of ALL stocks of ALL items up pretty soon after that comes into force - is it a government ploy to create mroe driving jobs by limiting how many a driver can do?
I think it's a good idea to prevent careless driving whilst tired btu I also think it's a huge kick in the nads for the truck drivers of now.
My grandad drove lorries for 45 years and retired 5 years ago this year, he loved it, he said he liked nothing more than driving his 'Artic' over Europe. If he was still driving them now I think he would be mighty peeved.

There'll come a time soon when the government will restrict us from using air!

[Baggybooks]

Thanks - but I haven't received any notification of this and am awaiting a response from Dept of Transport.

I'm responsible for several lorries and their drivers, so need to know!

:roll:

[X5wrangler]

New legislation comes in on 11th April. Below are extracts for our company so I expect you will hear officially soon.

"Drivers hours must not exceed a 48 hour average over 26 weeks (if relevant agreement is made with the workforce, otherwise over a minimum 17 weeks). The maximum in any one week is 60 hours, however hours must be paid back over the agreed relevant period. There a limit for night workers, 10 hours maximum although this can be extended with a collective or workforce agreement."

[Baggybooks]

Thanks Mandy - not as bad as I thought!

[claudialowe]

What is the change then? These appear to be the same rules as came in last year :?

Claudia

[Baggybooks]

It doesn't change anything for me - unless there's something in the small print.

Our drivers are well under the limits.