we started work at 6am this morning. didn’t start driving until about 0630.
it’s all short distance work.
arrived at loading place at 0715. it opened at 0730, so i had a 15 minutes break.
20 minutes later i’m loaded.
down the road a bit, tipped, then back, loaded again, down the road, tipped.
by now it’s 1pm. and mr experience said “have you had a break”.
“15 minutes earlier on” i said.
“you should have had a full 45 by now” he said.
“what rules are these? EU regs? WTD? or RTD?” i said.
“erm, err, well, you’ve worked over 6 hours, so you should have had a 45 minute break”.
“i’ve no idea what the [zb] you’re talking about mate, i’m going 10 minutes up the road for a wash” i replied.
If its 6 hours work time then 15 minute break and a if you hit 4 and half hours driving then another 30 mins to make it 45 am sure if i am mistaken i will be corrected.
JJ192:
If its 6 hours work time then 15 minute break and a if you hit 4 and half hours driving then another 30 mins to make it 45 am sure if i am mistaken i will be corrected.
you’re dead right. but he seems to think that you need a 45 minute break by the time you reach 6 hours duty.
he’s very convinced about it too.
as it happens, i’d done about 4 hours driving.
i just can’t figure out where he got his info from.
He’s talking ■■■■, you have already had a 15 min break at 7:15 for your 6 hours.
I think you should have a 30 min break before 9 hours though or am I talking ■■■■ now?? This all of course if your driving hours don’t exceed 4.5 hours.
limeyphil:
we started work at 6am this morning. didn’t start driving until about 0630.
it’s all short distance work.
arrived at loading place at 0715. it opened at 0730, so i had a 15 minutes break.
20 minutes later i’m loaded.
down the road a bit, tipped, then back, loaded again, down the road, tipped.
by now it’s 1pm. and mr experience said “have you had a break”.
“15 minutes earlier on” i said.
“you should have had a full 45 by now” he said.
“what rules are these? EU regs? WTD? or RTD?” i said.
“erm, err, well, you’ve worked over 6 hours, so you should have had a 45 minute break”.
“i’ve no idea what the [zb] you’re talking about mate, i’m going 10 minutes up the road for a wash” i replied.
is he on drugs? or is it me?
Maybe , just maybe, he’s not on about any law. Maybe he’s just a normal guy and thinks hey, we’ve been working since 6am, its now 1pm i reckon we need a break. We done about 6 hours work thats enough ?
Working between 6 and 9 hours per day requires breaks
totalling 30 minutes. If more that 9 hours is worked then
breaks must total 45 minutes. Breaks must be of at least
15 minutes duration.
scanny77:
6 hour break would now be at 13.30
9 hour isnt close yet
4.5 hours driving hasnt come yet
45 minute break isnt required yet
Agree except the 9 hour bit
No need to have a break at or before the 9 hour point - its not in the RTD rules
There is a rule to have a total of 30 mins if the work in a shift is between 6 and 9 hours OR a total of 45 mins if the work in a shift is over 9 hours
Work 4 drive 2 - break 15 mins - work 4 drive 2 - break 15 mins - work 1 - break 15 mins - work 1 - go home
For most drivers the driving time breaks will usually cover the RTD rules
In the OP - somebody got all the various rules mixed up
limeyphil:
we started work at 6am this morning. didn’t start driving until about 0630.
it’s all short distance work.
arrived at loading place at 0715. it opened at 0730, so i had a 15 minutes break.
20 minutes later i’m loaded.
down the road a bit, tipped, then back, loaded again, down the road, tipped.
by now it’s 1pm. and mr experience said “have you had a break”.
“15 minutes earlier on” i said.
“you should have had a full 45 by now” he said.
“what rules are these? EU regs? WTD? or RTD?” i said.
“erm, err, well, you’ve worked over 6 hours, so you should have had a 45 minute break”.
“i’ve no idea what the [zb] you’re talking about mate, i’m going 10 minutes up the road for a wash” i replied.
is he on drugs? or is it me?
Maybe , just maybe, he’s not on about any law. Maybe he’s just a normal guy and thinks hey, we’ve been working since 6am, its now 1pm i reckon we need a break. We done about 6 hours work thats enough ?
limeyphil:
we started work at 6am this morning. didn’t start driving until about 0630.
it’s all short distance work.
arrived at loading place at 0715. it opened at 0730, so i had a 15 minutes break.
20 minutes later i’m loaded.
down the road a bit, tipped, then back, loaded again, down the road, tipped.
by now it’s 1pm. and mr experience said “have you had a break”.
“15 minutes earlier on” i said.
“you should have had a full 45 by now” he said.
“what rules are these? EU regs? WTD? or RTD?” i said.
“erm, err, well, you’ve worked over 6 hours, so you should have had a 45 minute break”.
“i’ve no idea what the [zb] you’re talking about mate, i’m going 10 minutes up the road for a wash” i replied.
is he on drugs? or is it me?
Maybe , just maybe, he’s not on about any law. Maybe he’s just a normal guy and thinks hey, we’ve been working since 6am, its now 1pm i reckon we need a break. We done about 6 hours work thats enough ?
it’s not that. he really thinks it’s the law.
but what law? i’ve no [zb]ing idea.
fozzie:
Maybe he’s going the long way round or taking more shunts to get on the bays ? And he’s hit 4 and a half hours driving and thinks your the same lol
loading bays?
i havn’t been on one of them for ages, thankfully.
it takes us 20 minutes to load, and about 10 minutes to tip… usually.
