Tailschwing:
Cheers for the replies gents.I’m still a bit unclear though as seem to be several contradicting views.
Let’s say I start at 6am and have my break at 12:15pm. During this time I’ve turned off the engine three times for ten minutes each time, which have defaulted to break. Is this an infringement? I haven’t officially had a 15 min break to reset the six hours, but I’ve also not accrued six hours of other work as the tacho has been on break for 30 mins in total.
Question is why is it defaulting straight to rest and why are you, being aware that it reverts to rest automatically, not changing it back? When thd engine goes off, what are you doing in those periods?
To answer your specific question, every ten minute period shown as rest, or POA, effectively ‘stops the 6hr clock’ and you add it on at the end, so yes 3 x10 = 30mins that your 6hr WTD can be extended by. Remember it’s only time spent WORKING (ie driving or other work) that counts towards WTD.