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Q . How do the new proposals limiting
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drivers' hours compare with the existing regulations contained in the Road Traffic Act 1960? When are the new proposals likely to become effective?
A As the Transport Bill is still before
Parliament it seems unlikely that it will become law before August this year. Even then the implementation of the proposals could be spread over several years.
It is proposed that the present maximum continuous period of 53hodis which a person is legally allowed to drive should remain the same—after which there should be a break of at least 30 minutes for rest and refreshment.
At present a person is allowed to drive for continuous periods amounting in total to not more than 11 hours in any period of 24 hours commencing at 2 a.m. The new proposals limit a driver to nine hours in any period of 22 hours.
As things stand he must have at least 10 consecutive hours for rest in any 24 hours calculated from the commencement of any period of driving. If the proposals in the Transport Bill become law a driver must have at least 11 consecutive hours of rest in the 22 hours preceeding the time he started work as a driver.
There are also certain additional requirements proposed. One is that a driver may not work for more than 60 hours in any week beginning at midnight on Saturday. However, with the approval of the Licensing Authority, operators will be allowed to choose different working weeks for this purpose.
Also in this working week every driver must have at least one period of not less than 24 consecutive hours of rest. i.e. at least one day off each week.
An exemption contained in the new proposals, however, should prove of considerable benefit to service engineers and those concerned with testing or changing over vehicles. This provides that anyone who drives for less than four hours each day in a week will be exempt not only from the regulations applying to drivers' hours but also the requirement to keep records.