Hi Not been over to France for a while. Just read that you can no longer sleep in your truck over weekend! And that you must stay in a hotel! If you don’t comply you can be heavily fined! Has anyone been fined or know someone who has?
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You can still take a reduced rest in your cab, it’s only the full weekly rest that they got “clarification” from the EU about not being allowed in the cab.
Not sure how much it’s being policed though, I believe the French fine the operator not the driver, so maybe they have a list of operators they target and work on getting enough evidence to go after them.
muckles:
You can still take a reduced rest in your cab, it’s only the full weekly rest that they got “clarification” from the EU about not being allowed in the cab.
Not sure how much it’s being policed though, I believe the French fine the operator not the driver, so maybe they have a list of operators they target and work on getting enough evidence to go after them.
knowing my luck I’ll be collered as I’m an owner driver. [emoji84][emoji598]
As Muckles says it’s only a compulsory full break that must taken away from the vehicle. Your first weekend break away from base can be taken in cab. At least that’s the way I understand it.
One of our drivers was pulled at a roadside ‘control’. He was ok on that score, but was in trouble for something else. There was another driver in trouble there for taking multiple weekends away from base with no hotel receipts etc. So it seems it may be part of routine checks now? The driver in trouble apparently was held until his employer sent across a hefty payment.
They seem to be trying to catch those who go tramping for months on a shoestring, not those eho are weekended now’n’then.
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It’s tucked away in GV262 (drivers hours and tacho regs handbook).
I’m not 100% certain of the exact wording, but it goes something along the lines of;
A weekend rest should be 45 hours. It can be reduced to 24 hours.
If a reduced rest is taken, the reduction must be paid back within the next 3 weeks, in one piece.
A reduced weekend rest must be followed by a full weekend rest.
A reduced weekend rest can be taken in the cab.
Like I said, I can’t remember the exact wording used, but I don’t think I’ve added or subtracted anything important.
The main point is that the regs doesn’t say “a weekend rest may be taken in the cab.”
They specifically say “a reduced rest”, which implies that a full 45hr rest can not be taken in the cab. And this is the bit drivers and companies are being fined for.
I’m fairly sure this line was added to the regs at the 2007 update. That’s the update which incorporated the WTD and digi-tacho regs.
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Hi Not been over to France for a while. Just read that you can no longer sleep in your truck over weekend! And that you must stay in a hotel! If you don’t comply you can be heavily fined! Has anyone been fined or know someone who has?
some good people talk who best option taked card out from tacho for weekend.If they stop after that can said who i was somewhere with friend or more.Nobody can ask driver what he do in private life.If police found drivers in the cab that no legaly and can get penallty.Another things who when police not happy about one thing that they give penalty for something else.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
some good people talk who best option taked card out from tacho for weekend.If they stop after that can said who i was somewhere with friend or more.Nobody can ask driver what he do in private life.If police found drivers in the cab that no legaly and can get penallty.Another things who when police not happy about one thing that they give penalty for something else.
Franglais:
As Muckles says it’s only a compulsory full break that must taken away from the vehicle. Your first weekend break away from base can be taken in cab. At least that’s the way I understand it.
One of our drivers was pulled at a roadside ‘control’. He was ok on that score, but was in trouble for something else. There was another driver in trouble there for taking multiple weekends away from base with no hotel receipts etc. So it seems it may be part of routine checks now? The driver in trouble apparently was held until his employer sent across a hefty payment.
They seem to be trying to catch those who go tramping for months on a shoestring, not those eho are weekended now’n’then.Sent from my GT-S7275R using Tapatalk
A one Uk based company in Wales drivers sleep in cab for month,get bank account by company address and don t have any rented room in UK.And they pay for drivers basic pay plus bonuses what it is not legal.pay crap holiday as well and have worst trailer and truck than any Romanian truck and trailer.
Andrejs:
Franglais:
As Muckles says it’s only a compulsory full break that must taken away from the vehicle. Your first weekend break away from base can be taken in cab. At least that’s the way I understand it.
One of our drivers was pulled at a roadside ‘control’. He was ok on that score, but was in trouble for something else. There was another driver in trouble there for taking multiple weekends away from base with no hotel receipts etc. So it seems it may be part of routine checks now? The driver in trouble apparently was held until his employer sent across a hefty payment.
They seem to be trying to catch those who go tramping for months on a shoestring, not those eho are weekended now’n’then.Sent from my GT-S7275R using Tapatalk
A one Uk based company in Wales drivers sleep in cab for month,get bank account by company address and don t have any rented room in UK.And they pay for drivers basic pay plus bonuses what it is not legal.pay crap holiday as well and have worst trailer and truck than any Romanian truck and trailer.
I know exactly which company you mean mate. I know some of their ex drivers. Admittedly since they are EX drivers they wont be fans, but Ive never heard them say “I wish I was back with ■■■”.
How did you find your crossing from the western end of the English Channel a few weeks ago? Better than Calais I hope?
Franglais:
Andrejs:
Franglais:
As Muckles says it’s only a compulsory full break that must taken away from the vehicle. Your first weekend break away from base can be taken in cab. At least that’s the way I understand it.
One of our drivers was pulled at a roadside ‘control’. He was ok on that score, but was in trouble for something else. There was another driver in trouble there for taking multiple weekends away from base with no hotel receipts etc. So it seems it may be part of routine checks now? The driver in trouble apparently was held until his employer sent across a hefty payment.
They seem to be trying to catch those who go tramping for months on a shoestring, not those eho are weekended now’n’then.Sent from my GT-S7275R using Tapatalk
A one Uk based company in Wales drivers sleep in cab for month,get bank account by company address and don t have any rented room in UK.And they pay for drivers basic pay plus bonuses what it is not legal.pay crap holiday as well and have worst trailer and truck than any Romanian truck and trailer.
I know exactly which company you mean mate. I know some of their ex drivers. Admittedly since they are EX drivers they won
t be fans, but Ive never heard them say “I wish I was back with ■■■”.
How did you find your crossing from the western end of the English Channel a few weeks ago? Better than Calais I hope?
I not hate this company at all .I was worked to this company about 6 month.It is not bad money for Wales and for driver who live in bad area but just can come to work for 1 month.I know some English gay from Preston,Dorset who stay in truck for one month because long way to home.But this company truck and trailers not in best condition .And owner and planner not care who not legally sleep in truck in France full rest.When i start that one Polish guy ask Andy about this that he …