I am trying to get my head round how to compute what is the best way to calculate the length of a Goods Vehicle (GB) domestic day - in terms of Daily Rest. I know that there are no Weekly Rest requirements under the 1968 Transport Act and the definition of a “Working Day” under the 1986 Modifications Order has to be one of the worst ever written.
The best workaround that I have come up with so far is to create a definition of a new start to a new 24 hour period that does not generate an infringement!
For example: A driver starts at 06:00 on the 1st October and works with combined driving and Other work (and excluding any breaks) for 11 hours finishing at 17:00. He takes 12 hours off and resumes at 05:00 on the 2nd with an Hour of driving giving him 12 hours of duty time in that 24 hour period starting at 06:00, 1 hour in excess of the permitted maximum of 11 hours duty time in a 24 hour period. Therefore, he could only start duty at 06:00 again as this is the first time he could begin driving / Other Work, without generating an infringement.
So, in effect, is the length of a Daily Rest period under Domestic actually governed by when an Infringement is not generated?
