And poa does not count as break, only when double manned the first 45min count as break (for the passenger). I got an infringement as I didn’t realise this when I broke down so had 4 hrs poa thinking all was good.
Alernatively, you could just refuse to work the kind of jobs that’ll have you backing into tacho infringements every time you get held up for 10 minutes in rush hour traffic…
Too many runs planned for over 4hrs on one leg “not allowed to stop, for security reasons”. Most people take a '15 on a derv island at the services as a “Getaround” - but hey - you’re not having a proper break, so you’re only cheating yourself here, especially if the firm employing you doesn’t pay you for the breaks you take…