TIME IN QUARRY DOESN'T COUNT Q On a recent visit by
18th October 1990, Page 40
18th October 1990
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the local Department of Transport examiner he pointed out that one of our drivers had driven more than 10 hours in one day fin fact it was 10 hours 50 minutes) and he would be reported for the offence. We took a copy of the tachograph chart before he left and later on we worked out that 72 minutes of that day's driving had been carried out at the quarry. We thought this time would not count towards the total.
if Aberdeen.
Alt does not count — the problem is that many advocates (including me) and enforcement officers do not read the preamble to regulations. EEC Regulations 3320/85 have a preamble which uses the word "road" and the definition of a road cannot be applied to a quarry or similar sites.