How many hours agency work can I do?

Hi,

Quick question, am currently doing home delivery driving(3.5t vans)36hrs a week…

My hours are

Sunday 8-6
Monday 8-6
Tuesday 8-6
Friday 8-6

After not having much success at getting a permanent class C position anywhere due to being a massive nooooobie :laughing: so have decided to do some agency work to get some experience. How many days/hours a week can I legally do? Sorry if this has been asked many times before. :grimacing:

90 hours DRIVING in any two-week period.

Must not exceed 48 hrs WORKING over an average week (averaged out over 17 weeks).

Must not exceed 60 hrs WORKING in any one week.

Ollie_C:
Hi,

Quick question, am currently doing home delivery driving(3.5t vans)36hrs a week…

My hours are

Sunday 8-6
Monday 8-6
Tuesday 8-6
Friday 8-6

After not having much success at getting a permanent class C position anywhere due to being a massive nooooobie :laughing: so have decided to do some agency work to get some experience. How many days/hours a week can I legally do? Sorry if this has been asked many times before. :grimacing:

As long as you have wed +thu off every other week with at least one day off on the weeks where the two days off are not taken with a max of 6 days work between those days off then you are good to go

Minimum 9 hours off between any two working shifts

Van driving counts as other work for the EU regs and needs recording as such

Thank you both, that’s made things a bit clearer :smiley:

Edit (Made mistake :blush: )

You can either drive every other Wednesday and Thursday …

Mon - 8-6
Tue - 8-6
Wed - Driving (Can start at 3am)
Thu - Driving
Fri - 8-6
Sat - Off (Reduced weekly rest)
Sun - 8-6

Week 2

Mon - 8-6
Tue - 8-6
Wed - Off
Thu - Off (Regular weekly rest)
Fri - 8-6
Sat - Off
Sun - 8-6 (6 days till next weekly rest if going back to Week 1)
Back to Week 1

Or every Saturday …

Mon - 8-6
Tue - 8-6
Wed - Off
Thu - Off
Fri - 8-6
Sat - Driving (Can start at 3am)
Sun - 8-6
Repeat

Not seeing a way of working more than 2 days every fortnight ■■

If you value your weekends I’d stick to the first option.

Terry T:
Edit (Made mistake :blush: )

You can either drive every other Wednesday and Thursday …

Mon - 8-6
Tue - 8-6
Wed - Driving (Can start at 3am)
Thu - Driving
Fri - 8-6
Sat - Off (Reduced weekly rest)
Sun - 8-6

Week 2

Mon - 8-6
Tue - 8-6
Wed - Off
Thu - Off (Regular weekly rest)
Fri - 8-6
Sat - Off
Sun - 8-6 (6 days till next weekly rest if going back to Week 1)
Back to Week 1

Or every Saturday …

Mon - 8-6
Tue - 8-6
Wed - Off
Thu - Off
Fri - 8-6
Sat - Driving (Can start at 3am)
Sun - 8-6
Repeat

Not seeing a way of working more than 2 days every fortnight ■■

If you value your weekends I’d stick to the first option.

Sound advice cheers Terry. Think I’ll go for a couple of days a fortnight for now and see how I get on :grimacing: