Mark28:
Can someone please explain how to work out and “take” a reduced daily rest. I’ve never had to do it for my current job but incase I do (or for another job) I want to know I’m doing it right.
I normally start at 5am and I’m done in 12 hours and on my way home so I always get a full 11 hours rest. But if for example I started at 5am and finished at 4pm. Could I take 9 off and restart at 1am? or have I broken the “24 hour period” as it’s not 5am? 
A new 24 hour period start when you’ve completed a daily or weekly rest period so yes that’s legal 
Mark28:
Or for example again, I’m done by 2pm could I take 9 off and restart at 11pm? or again is that breaking the 24 hour period?
A new 24 hour period begins when you have completed the daily rest period at 14:00 so that’s legal again
Remember only 3 reduced daily rest periods between weekly rest periods though 
Mark28:
Two weeks ago I got stuck in traffic for about 2.5 hours after an accident which turned my day into 14.5 hours (0500-1915), I’d had 11+ hours rest before the start and I took 10.75 hours off as I wanted to be back in for 6am to get a good start and then took my usual 45+ hours weekly rest so as far as I understand thats legal and fine?
Yes legal as long as you had a reduced daily rest period to spare, remember no more than 3 reduced daily rest periods between weekly rest periods.
A point to mention here, you start at 05:00 and finished at 19:15 so the 24 hour period finished at 05:00 the following day and only the part of the rest period that was inside the 24 hour period would count as a daily rest, so even though you had 10.75 hours off only 9.75 hours would count as daily rest, anything outside of the 24 hour period would not be counted as part of the daily rest period.
Still legal but watch where the 24 hour period starts and ends
Mark28:
I’m probably just over thinking but I can’t get my head around working out a reduced daily rest.
Thanks
Mark.
That can happen
For now we won’t go into split daily rest periods as that will only confuse you more, we’ll stick to normal daily rest periods and reduced daily rest periods.
The regulations state that within 24 hours from the start of shift you should have completed a daily rest period of no less than 11 hours, this can be reduced to 9 hours 3 times between weekly rest periods (think I said that before though 
).
A new 24 hour period starts when you have completed a daily or weekly rest period.
The whole of the daily rest period or reduced daily rest period must fit into the 24 hour period, any part of the rest period that falls outside the 24 hour period will not count as part of the daily rest period.
You seem to have this sussed but feel free to post back if you are unsure about anything.
