Havin a bit of a blonde moment
Today I done a ten hour drive can I take a nine off or does it have to be a 11?
Thanks
9 is ok.
Either or mate.
if the shift was under 13hrs I would take an 11, if it was over a 13hrs take a 9, as it will be classed as a reduced anyway !!
Cheers.
monarch of the highway:
Havin a bit of a blonde moment
Today I done a ten hour drive can I take a nine off or does it have to be a 11?
Thanks
Two seperate rules which can be used together
Put in simple terms …
2 x driving 10s in a fixed week
3 x reduced daily 9s between weekly rests
You can have 9 or 11, but the point is that even if you have 11 hours off, if you worked more than 13 hours today then you are still having a reduced rest.
Cheers no lay in for me know then
take 12, you deserve it.
Harry Monk:
You can have 9 or 11, but the point is that even if you have 11 hours off, if you worked more than 13 hours today then you are still having a reduced rest.
Sorry for hijacking this thread but i now have a question. How many times in one week or 2 consecutive weeks can i do a 15hr shift?
If i did a a 15hr shift and had 11hrs daily rest, does it count as a reduced rest because only 9hrs makes up the 24hr spread?
Thanks in advance.
limeyphil:
take 12, you deserve it.
Harry Monk:
You can have 9 or 11, but the point is that even if you have 11 hours off, if you worked more than 13 hours today then you are still having a reduced rest.
How is he?? If he worked from 6am until 9pm 15 hours and starts work again tomorrow at 8am that’s 11 hours rest isn’t it so how is that a reduced rest??
bigfoot:
Sorry for hijacking this thread but i now have a question. How many times in one week or 2 consecutive weeks can i do a 15hr shift?
You can have 3 reduced daily rest periods between two weekly rest periods.
You can do a 15 hour spread-over every shift if you have split daily rest periods but that involves having a 3 hour rest period during the shift and another 9 hour rest period after the shift, it must all fit into the 24 hour period from the start of the shift.
bigfoot:
If i did a a 15hr shift and had 11hrs daily rest, does it count as a reduced rest because only 9hrs makes up the 24hr spread?
If you do a 15 hour spread-over you’re having a reduced daily rest period even if you have 11 hours rest because only 9 hours rest will fit into the 24 hour period from the start of the shift.
FarnboroughBoy11:
Harry Monk:
You can have 9 or 11, but the point is that even if you have 11 hours off, if you worked more than 13 hours today then you are still having a reduced rest.How is he?? If he worked from 6am until 9pm 15 hours and starts work again tomorrow at 8am that’s 11 hours rest isn’t it so how is that a reduced rest??
Only the rest period that fits into the 24 hour period from the start of the shift will count towards the daily rest period, so any time your spread-over is more than 13 hours you must have a reduced daily rest period because it’s not possible to get 11 hours into the 24 hour period.
tachograph:
FarnboroughBoy11:
Harry Monk:
You can have 9 or 11, but the point is that even if you have 11 hours off, if you worked more than 13 hours today then you are still having a reduced rest.How is he?? If he worked from 6am until 9pm 15 hours and starts work again tomorrow at 8am that’s 11 hours rest isn’t it so how is that a reduced rest??
Only the rest period that fits into the 24 hour period from the start of the shift will count towards the daily rest period, so any time your spread-over is more than 13 hours you must have a reduced daily rest period because it’s not possible to get 11 hours into the 24 hour period.
Yep spot on and I think that’s one of the most stupid rules ever. You do a long day so get the joy of a short break. This whole 24 hour period should be scrapped and if you do 15 you should need to have an 11 and a 13 you coud reduce to 9. Idiotic.
switchlogic:
This whole 24 hour period should be scrapped and if you do 15 you should need to have an 11 and a 13 you coud reduce to 9. Idiotic.
I totally agree with this, you do a 15 hr day and treat yourself to let’s say a 15 hr rest and that still counts as a reduced break it’s mad.
Cant you do 4 15 hr spreadovers if your 4th is your last day before weekly rest.
Dan Punchard:
Cant you do 4 15 hr spreadovers if your 4th is your last day before weekly rest.
Not between weekly rests you can’t unless one of them is a split daily rest.
Dan Punchard:
Cant you do 4 15 hr spreadovers if your 4th is your last day before weekly rest.
The daily rest period has to fit into the 24 hour period from the start of the shift every day, it doesn’t matter if you’re having a month off work after the shift, if less than 11 hours rest fits into the 24 hour period it’s a reduced daily rest period.
The only way you can have more than 3 spread-overs of more than 13 hours from start to end of shift between weekly rest periods is to have split daily rest periods.
Crazy it may be, but that’s the way it is I’m afraid.
Very usefull information here chaps, and at last its been explained well too. Thanks
Is it just me that thinks it is ridiculous how some drivers do not know the rules regarding hours?
It is like a dentist going to work without his drill or a joiner without a saw.
The basics are pretty simple and are easily accessed so there is no excuse not to know them.
Sometimes it’s easy to forget