hi lets say i drive for an hour and a half have 15 min break drive for 2 hours take 30 min break then drive for four and a half hours i would take a break of 45 mins then i could drive another hour what about that i have only driven for 3 and a half hours in my first stint can i drive that extra hour.also with digicard i put it on a break after 2 hours of driving got talking etc forgot it was on a break and it was an hour what happens to my driving time as only drove for 2 hours and will be into my 2nd driving period.
claude76:
hi lets say i drive for an hour and a half have 15 min break drive for 2 hours take 30 min break then drive for four and a half hours i would take a break of 45 mins then i could drive another hour what about that i have only driven for 3 and a half hours in my first stint can i drive that extra hour.also with digicard i put it on a break after 2 hours of driving got talking etc forgot it was on a break and it was an hour what happens to my driving time as only drove for 2 hours and will be into my 2nd driving period.
You can drive for nine hours between daily rest periods this can be extended to 10 hours twice a week.
If you drive for 3.5 hours and have a 45 minute break you don’t lose the 1 hour you can still accumulate 9 hours driving during the day but it will mean an extra 45 minute break having to be taken to do that 9th hour of driving.
If you leave your tachograph on break for more than 45 minutes it will reset the driving time as you know but you don’t lose any driving time in the day you can still do 9 hours between daily rest periods and 10 twice a week 
Hope this helps
claude76:
hi lets say i drive for an hour and a half have 15 min break drive for 2 hours take 30 min break then drive for four and a half hours i would take a break of 45 mins then i could drive another hour what about that i have only driven for 3 and a half hours in my first stint can i drive that extra hour.
Yes of course. You have a maximum of either 9 or 10 hours driving available to you between daily rest periods and taking a break doesn’t alter that total.
claude76:
also with digicard i put it on a break after 2 hours of driving got talking etc forgot it was on a break and it was an hour what happens to my driving time as only drove for 2 hours and will be into my 2nd driving period.
Nothing happens. As the break was more than 45 minutes you have another 4.5 hours driving available before you require another break for the tacho regulations, and you still have either 7 or 8 hours driving available for the shift depending whether you have an extended driving day left for the week or not.