Newdriver1:
Hello I’ve got a few questions about using a tacho.
- For the 6hr rule does this start as soon as I put my card in?
So if I put my card in at 9:00am would I need to have a 15min break before 3:00pm?
And then for 6hr-9hr would I need a 15min break between 3:01pm and 6:00pm?
- Leaving card in over weekend
For this I’ve recently left my card in over the weekend. I’ve done a print out but no manual entry, working wise can I carry on working normally and not worry about hours? this is because my tacho says I’ve already done 39hours of work and it’s a Wednesday. Also can I carry on working if my VDO is saying to take a 45h rest?
If anyone can help me with these it would be appreciated
- No, it starts before you put your card in. It starts when you arrive and start working. ( Which is what you should backdate your card to when you do a manual entry)
So, just semantics, but hopefully explaining what you should do.
1b. There is no 9 Hr rule!!!
A new 6 hr rule starts as soon as you finish a break.
Also, before you finish a shift you have to consider the total length of the day and have you had sufficient break(s).
Hope that helps.
You’ll need to explain about the weekend. Was the tacho on rest?
Sounds like it was on other work, like what I did last month.
You need to do manual entries for the weekend to correct all of that and I got an infringement for it (not sure if that’s valid or not)
Once you have done your manual entries for rest and keep them with you, You are ok to carry on working. But you will need to keep yourself legal as to breaks, because the tacho won’t help you, it will just keep telling you to break now.