For those Anoraks on here, how many have seen the CORTE document from 2013/14 - it was produced with the backing of the EU Transport & Social bodies and was an attempt to standardise the interpretation of the EC Drivers Hours Regs by all the enforcement Agencies throughout Europe.
The DVSA were on of the leads in this and my recollection of the Document was that there was no reference to 9 hours being a reduction for double crewed vehicles. This of course mirrored their interpretation in all previous VOSA DVSA publications both hard copy and online. In only changed, without justification or explanation, in March this year with their latest online publication.
They have been wrong before …but non-GB vehicles and drivers would appear to be highly vulnerable, especially with the DVSA about to get the retrospective 28 day Fixed Pen allowance, as non GB drivers will not be aware of the DVSA interpretation. So what won’t be an offence in Liepzig will be in Leeds!