Highways work Domestic or EU?

If the vehicle is based at the sire where the road maintenance is taking place the whole shift will be done of UK domestic regulations.

However, any journey of any significance to or from the site where the vehicle will be used for road maintenance will be in-scope of EU regulations.

EU Regulations Exemptions and derogations

Vehicles used in connection with road maintenance services which:

  • are engaged on a journey directly relating to the maintenance services, for
    example, removing rubble or other materials or

  • are being used directly on the maintenance activity, for example, laying tarmac

These will fall within this derogation however journeys to a site for the purpose of
positioning the vehicle in readiness for engaging in the maintenance activity or for
returning to base after the maintenance activity has ended will not fall within this derogation.

Vehicles which are to be used or have been used that same day in connection with highway
maintenance and control and don’t travel far from the site where the work of highway
maintenance is being carried out will fall within the derogation.