Scope

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS THE UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
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ROG:
Using the artic unit for personal use after doing a shift means that it is not being used commercially so IMO that is not under any EU or UK domestic regs

Would need to be covered by insurance and have the owners permission to use it out of scope though because the mileage would need to be accounted for

I am prepared to be informed otherwise but I THINK I have said it correctly :question:

As I understand it the 2007 exemption is based on gross weight.

“In April 2007, the European Union introduced a new piece of legislation on drivers’ hours which also included the exemption for personal use, but made it more restrictive in that the non-commercial element of that provision only now extends to vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight.”

So I would take from that the personal use exemption of a tractor unit would come down to whether it actually weighs 7.5 tonnes or less.