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Q. What effect will Brexit have on my Drivers’ Hours?

A. In the short term, Drivers’ Hours will not be affected. Even if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal after 31st October, the European Commission recently issued a contingency plan which states that EU Drivers’ Hours will still apply until 31st December 2019; EU Drivers’ Hours as it currently exists has been “gold-plated” into UK Law, meaning that after the contingency expires, there will be no change to Drivers’ Hours in the UK. It has yet to be clarified, but unless something is specifically written into any “divorce” agreement, it is assumed that any journeys undertaken within the EU by UK-based drivers will fall under AETR rules.