1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232 
Are my hours limited?
Page 44
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
1 drive a Mercedes Sprinter which is lighter than 3.5 tonnes.Are there any limit to the hours !can drive at present —and how will! be affected by the Working Time Directive? Eddie Kardasim,ski Slough
As the vehicle is less than 3.5 tonnes, and providing you do not tow a trailer which would take it over 3.5 tonnes carrying capacity, you are exempt from the EC drivers' hours rules.
You are very likely, particularly if you drive for more than four hours a day. to have to comply with the domestic hours rules set out in the Transport Act 1968, section 96, and the various modification regulations. In basic terms there is a daily driving limit of 10 hours and a duty limit of 11 hours. There is a full guide, to these rules on the VOSA web site (www.vosa.gov.uk).
Unless you are genuinely self-employed, however, you are subject to the working time regulations after 1 August 2003, as a mobile worker outside the EC drivers hours rules.
Your basic rights are: • Four weeks' paid holiday per year (including bank holidays) • Health assessments if you are a night worker • An average 48-hour working week unless you have signed an opt-out • "Adequate" rest each day and week The rules are complex and the employer does have some flexibility so you will need specific advice on your situation.