Daily rest (spead-over) infringement

[Stuar]

Thanks for posting that useful information.

[acorn]

You’re missing the point. Even if you were heading back to base at end of week, the extension is for one hour only. You exceeded that one hour. Maybe not by much, but you deliberately exceeded it.
I’ll guess you were not aware of the 1/2 hour option. If you did, you’d know you have to have a break .
The 1/2 hrs is not new. It’s over 5 years, so no excuses.

[acorn]

If I was your TM and you didn’t bother to update you were running soooo late, and then failed to correctly use the 1/2 hr extension, then as a minimum I’d be looking for discipline to a final written warning and possibly dismissal.
Having said that, TM should have been on the ball that you might be late.
Be pleased you didn’t get fine and PG9, and move forward.

[franglais]

@busybody1

@acd1202

That isn’t quite true, you can exceed the daily driving limit at the end of your 6th shift if the extension allows you to get home. One hour before a reduced weekly rest or by two hours as long as your weekly rest is over 45 hours.This is a relatively new variation and it doesn’t affect the OP in this instance.

Good find! Let’s see if it applies:

1. Was I at the end of the working week, before weekly rest? Yes, tail end of a 6th shift before full weekly rest.
2. Was I on the way back to base? Yes
3. Did I take a 30 min. break immediately before my time ran out? No, not immediately. My last 30 min. break was 2 hours before 15h were up. Therefore I would only be allowed 1h overrun, not 2h.

So not compliant, but not far either by the looks of it.

No. The extension, if applicable, is to the daily driving limit. Nothing to do with daily rest.

[busybody1]

Yeah, I read that again and you’re right - it’s the driving limits. I can’t see how it can be interpreted otherwise.

[acd1202]

It can’t, it purely the daily driving limit on the last shift begore a required weekend break.

[edd1974]

You say you heard or read if you went over by an hour running back dvsa will go easy on you.
Maybe they would.
But it only takes one jobs worth who sticks to the rule book or has a bad day.the rules are the rules.

Same as speeding people always say your allowed ,10% over before can be done.
The laws the law of it say 60 you could be proesuted for doing 61 but not many people do.
The rules are the rules nothing you can do about it. Just read up make sure you stick to them.
Ignore any planners etc that say otherwise

As if get stopped lose your licence get ponts or what ever your be out of a job
Office staff will deny everything and still keep there job

[busybody1]

Yeah, I think we’ve covered pretty much every aspect of this. Some of you think I should perhaps get the sack (to make it a lasting, meaningful lesson), others think I’d deserve some leniency as a new start and a 1st driving offence. Fair enough for both. I’ll let you know how it went.