the maoster:
gothika:
tachograph:
gothika:
the compliance manager is just an ex driver 2 transport managers are ex drivers thats shows how easy it is, ONE LAST QUESTION LADS IF I USE MY BREAKS EACH DAY AND WHILE WAITING FOR LOADING AND TIPPING I COULD USE POA SAY IF I GET 1 HR POA A DAY THAT WOULD REDUCE MY WTD HOURS IS THAT OKAs you’re on salary it would probably be better to use break rather than POA if you use a digital tachograph, if you use an analogue tachograph it won’t make any difference.
To answer your question, recording as much break or POA as you legally can will help to keep your working time average down.
Please don’t post with the Caps lock on, it makes the post hard to read as well as being regarded as rude
hi taco yes im on digital card not analogue, so say if i have 20 mins break then later 10 mins = 30 mins this will reduce working time why can i not do same with poa. if im waiting to be loaded or tipped , why is break better. the break times i,ve just said are after my 30 min for wtd 6 hrs and after another 30 mins for driving time reset to 4.30 sorry about capitals.
One of the problems with using POA with a digi tacho is that if you have more than 45 mins of POA it will " clear" your driving time. I haven’t made that very clear I’m afraid and I’m sure someone else can explain it better, but basically say you’ve driven for three hours and then had 50 mins of POA, if you then check your driving time the tacho head will tell you that you’ve done no driving, and so are free to crack on for another 4 and a half hours.
Obviously that aint true, but I imagine a few folk who use POA have been caught out like that. I’ve never put it on POA. Mind you, I’m old enough to remember when the POA symbol meant other work, and the cross hammers were for your inevitable (in them days) breakdown.
thanx mate, i never knew poa resets your driving time, i sometimes reset my driving time then just write down what time i have spare after my next 4.30 but then have to do another 45 or 2 30 s to get it, if i had 1 hr 20 mins left then they say head down to say swindon i can add my extra hour so i have 2 hrs 20 mins driving , but all the posts i,ve recieved have helped, i like long distance and some nights out , so its upto the company to reduce my hrs but i will also reduce them as im on local ■■■■■ this week thanx bud