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Q I have recently heard that a new law is corning
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into force from January 1, 1976. The new law that I am referring to is the one stating that lorry drivers can drive only for a maximum of eight hours instead of .10 hours. Does this new law also apply to coach drivers and minicoaches ?
A European Economic Com munity Regulations 543/ 69 lay down among other things, the maximum permitted driving hours for goods and passenger vehicles.
Already, the driver of a vehicle, equipped to carry 10 or more passengers, used on an international journey must abide by these hours limitations including that part of the journey made within the United Kingdom. Journeys wholly within the UK have not been subject to them but they are scheduled to be so on January 1, 1976, though vehicles used for the carriage of passengers on regular services not exceeding 50km (321 miles) in route length are exempt. Briefly, the maximum d driving period must exceed eight hours (or i hours twice a week) an break of 30 minutes musi taken after four hours' tinuous driving. This may replaced by two breaks oi minutes or three breaks 15 minutes falling wh within the four-hour per The minimum daily period is 10 hours in any hour period; the maxixr weekly driving time will 48 hours in any week or in any two consecutive we, and the minimum weekly I period will be 24 consecu. hours followed or prece immediately by a daily period.
As an alternative, betw March and October only, weekly rest period may taken as one of 60 cons( Live hours in any consecui 14 days followed or prece immediately by a daily I period.
Only in an emergency r the weekly and daily driv time and rest limitations disregarded and then only the event of danger or cumstances beyond the ape tor's control to give ass ance on following a bre down.
It may be done only at necessary to ensure safety of passengers vehicle and to enable a si able stopping place to reached or the journey end If they are disregarded note of the occurrence the reason for doing so m be made in the control bo