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• I used to drive commercial vehicle time, but now wonl transport office 07:00-16:00hrs, Monc Friday, and 07:00-12 on Saturday. I have offered part-time c work with a distil company (not my ful employer) deliverlr shops evenings and ends. What hours c legally work for themi • You would have gra culty doing part-time work because of the r take daily and weekly re ods. When a driver takes lorry, whether on a partfull-time basis, he is sut the hours' law—not just day on which he drives the whole of that week.
For a part-time drik yourself the main probl be complying with th requirements of Article 1 Regulation 3820/85.
Article 8 (1) requires each period of 24 hours E must have a daily rest pr at least 11 consecutive three times a week it reduced to nine hours, pi that an amount of time e the reduction is taken by of the following week.
In addition, Article states: "In the course week one of the rest ; referred to in Article 8(1 be extended, by way of rest, to a total of 45 cons hours," This can be redt 36 hours if taken at the or vehicle's base or to 24 if taken elsewhere, pi compensatory rest equa reduction below 45 hc taken within three weeks.
The EC Regulation cis rest period as "any t rupted period of at lea hour during which the may freely dispose of hi.!
Although the office jot side the scope of the EC W ien, it does not amou rest period but is a perk ing which you are at wc you are not free to disj your time.
Therefore, if you clic work and drove a lor would have to be sure yo obtain a daily rest pericx 24-hour period, startinj you started work and 1 each week, you could o weekly rest period.