tachograph:
Actrosman:
I worked a total of 6hrs & 12mins a couple of weeks back (3h 20m driving) and had a 20 minute break around the 2hr mark…picked up an infringement for ‘insufficient break’…should I have had a further 15 in our yard (with another minute of work tagged on the end) before pulling my card and actually commencing my daily rest? It would have been over 30mins but the tacho on the Merc reverts to other work when the ignition is switched on to open the window and I forgot to put it back on break…unit is in now to have tacho resetFor the RT(WT)R you shouldn’t have got an infringement because you never went over 6 hours working time, breaks don’t count as working time so you only did 5 hours and 52 minutes of working time which does not require a break.
Your company may have a rule that states you must have 30 minutes of break and that could be why you goat the infringement.
Best check your companies rules
No need
companies can’t dictate wtd or eu rules
You would not have got any infringement if you only worked 5hr 52mins but as you said yourself you worked six hours and 12 minutes and only had at 20 minute break instead of 30
a mistake that 90% of drivers make just make sure you get 30mins if you know your going to be working over 6 hours
if you work 5 hours 59 min’s you don’t need any break