I was talking to a fellow driver on the ferry recently who said, a mate of his was fined in Belgium for having more than the required 9 hour rest breaks and was fined 1300 euros, apparently you are now only allowed 3 in 4 weeks, personally I think its more driver ■■■■■■■■, but did wonder if anyone has heard anything to the contrary. He was quite convincing though !!
He might be talking ■■■■■■■■ or misunderstood what he was being done for. The rules haven’t changed and it is still a minimum of one regular and one reduced in any two consecutive weeks. You aren’t limited to only 3 in 4 weeks provided that is met
If he wasn’t just talking ■■■■■■■■ then I suspect he has been fined for not meeting the above requirement and has gone a couple of weeks with only reduced rest periods.
Coffeeholic:
He might be talking ■■■■■■■■ or misunderstood what he was being done for. The rules haven’t changed and it is still a minimum of one regular and one reduced in any two consecutive weeks. You aren’t limited to only 3 in 4 weeks provided that is metIf he wasn’t just talking ■■■■■■■■ then I suspect he has been fined for not meeting the above requirement and has gone a couple of weeks with only reduced rest periods.
read it again 
he is talking about reduced daily rests not weekly rest
Coffeeholic:
He might be talking ■■■■■■■■ or misunderstood what he was being done for. The rules haven’t changed and it is still a minimum of one regular and one reduced in any two consecutive weeks. You aren’t limited to only 3 in 4 weeks provided that is metIf he wasn’t just talking ■■■■■■■■ then I suspect he has been fined for not meeting the above requirement and has gone a couple of weeks with only reduced rest periods.
If it’s a 9 hour rest period then I assume he means daily rest period not weekly rest period. I’m sure the DVSA would publicise such a major change in daily rest periods.
I reckon it’s driver BS, probably started as a story about the Belgium authorities not allowing drivers to have their full weekly rest periods in the cab.
green456:
Coffeeholic:
He might be talking ■■■■■■■■ or misunderstood what he was being done for. The rules haven’t changed and it is still a minimum of one regular and one reduced in any two consecutive weeks. You aren’t limited to only 3 in 4 weeks provided that is metIf he wasn’t just talking ■■■■■■■■ then I suspect he has been fined for not meeting the above requirement and has gone a couple of weeks with only reduced rest periods.
read it again
So he was, I’ll stop drinking now.
Now I’ve read it again it just confirms the driver was talking ■■■■■■■■. It’s entirely possible to legally squeeze at least 20 reduced daily rest periods into 4 weeks and the rules haven’t changed.
think i’ll stick to what I do best …
STOP LISTENING TO MMTM BULL ■■■■. 
Coffee pass the bottle please 