have i broke the law did driving and other work when i hit the 6 hour took a 45 min break. more driving other work when i hit the 6 hour i finished shift.
the driving in both 6 hour periods never went over the 4 half hours.
kentman117:
have i broke the law did driving and other work when i hit the 6 hour took a 45 min break. more driving other work when i hit the 6 hour i finished shift.the driving in both 6 hour periods never went over the 4 half hours.
Seems legal to me 
Tacho Regs;
for each 4.5 hours of driving done you have to have a 45 minute break, this can be taken as a full 45 mins or split into a 15 min and a 30 minute break. So you could drive for 2 hours and then take a 15 minute break. you would then need to take a 30 minute break before you hit the 4.5 hour limit (which would be in another 2 1/2 hours driving time)
Working Time Directive;
The maximum time you can Work without taking a break is 6 hours. When you reach 6 hours working time, A break of 30 minutes must be taken.
So in reply to your Question, No you didnt break the law 
A tacho break is enough to cover the WTD regs too.
thanks for the info
BigJon:
The maximum time you can Work without taking a break is 6 hours. When you reach 6 hours working time, A break of 30 minutes must be taken.
i thought it was a 15 minute break?
5.4 Breaks
The Community Drivers’ Hours regulation require a break of 45 minutes after 4½ hours ■■■■■■■■■■ or
continuous driving (or 2 or 3 breaks of no less than 15 minutes which total 45 minutes during or immediately after the driving period). However, the break requirements under the new regulations will affect workers who do a mixture of driving and non-driving work. The rules on breaks will also apply on days when the mobile worker is not travelling.
The new regulations require:
Those mobile workers should not work more than 6 consecutive hours without taking a break.
If working hours total between 6 and 9 hours a day, breaks totalling at least 30 minutes in total are required.
Where working hours total more than 9 hours a day, breaks totalling a minimum of 45 minutes must be taken overall.
Breaks should be of at least 15 minutes duration.
When taking a break, drivers may not perform anything that might be regarded as “other work” during this period. Breaks taken under these regulations may be taken at the workstation (typically this means the driver’s cab - but see glossary for fuller definition of this and other terms).
taken from the WTD Road Transport
(Working Time) Regulations 2005
it is only 15 minutes, i’ve just checked.
ignore the bit about the 2 or 3 breaks, it is only 2 breaks now and the last one must be at least 30 minutes long
as Giblsa said the 6 hour rule says that you should not work over 6 hours before taking a break of no less than 15 minutes.
You didn’t need to have another break after the second six hour period as you were starting a daily rest period.
You didn’t drive for more than 4.5 hours before having a 45 minute break.
So yes what you did looks perfectly legal