ok, so I did 71.25 hrs of shifts in 1 fixed week before xmas (6 days) well over 60hrs. Infringement? nope, as for wtd purposes I “worked” 49.25hrs. Breaks and poa are not included in “working” time so it is perfectly possible to max shift lengths as far as EU rules go and still be under the 60hrs wtd with a lot of poa/breaks.
Granted where you would struggle is doing a lot of driving. 56hr drive week would only give you 4hrs other work available. But, to do that 56hr drive you would need 6hrs driving breaks so maxing driving to the minute you would still have done a 66hr shift week. 2 and a bit hours poa per day would still take you to an 80hr shift week though despite staying within the 60hr wtd limit.
Hopefully that makes some kind of sense…