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Tarmaceater:
A good point by Truckulent about commute times, for example as day driver and you have 9 hours off for daily rest , you have to factor in the time for commuting, having a shower/bath/ meal/ watch tv and being sociable with the family as all this eats in to the time , the tachograph and lorry gets a full 9 hours off but you do not , so if you go to bed and up early in the morning, it could be literally a couple hours sleep then the next day drive for 10 hours and be on duty for 15 hours but this is legal.
If you don’t sleep well you will be knackered out and maybe make you an unsafe driver.

I don’t get the whole 9 hours off scenario either. It is supposed to be the absolute limit, but you will get companies essentially insisting that you come in exactly nine hours after you finished. I can sort of understand it being an option if you are sleeping in the truck, but only on a voluntary basis.

As you say, just doing the essentials such as as getting home, cooking / eating and having a wash and you may need to make your lunch, fill your flask the next day too. That leaves 5-6 hours if you are lucky for a sleep and generally this may be stretching it if you have just filled your face. Who has their dinner and goes straight to bed?