Now let me see if I’ve got this right…
Monday I worked 1800 - 0900 = 15 hours, didn’t start till 2000 next shift.
This makes it 11 hours off, but only the 1st 9 count as it falls outside the 24 h period.
Or is there 26 hours in a day all of a sudden.

As soon as your shift exceeds 13 hours, it is an automatic reduced rest, regardless of how many hours you actually rest for. After 13 hours, there are not 11 hours left in the 24 hour period.
Well wrote Grumpy!
I will be voting for you to write the next edition of tacho rules and regs in plain English, so that everyone can understand them 
Limestone Cowboy:
Well wrote Grumpy!
I will be voting for you to write the next edition of tacho rules and regs in plain English, so that everyone can understand them 
It’s all that public speaking on t’wireless …
… or all them Telegraph crosswords

Well thank you Limestone, however, I may be a bit busy with my new radio career, and going to endless showbiz parties
(I’ll get that in before someone else does) 
I didn’t quite get there in time did I 