10 hours driving

ASK THE EXPERTS SAFETY, LAW AND WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE FORUM (INTE
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in the vosa rules it says 4.5 hours driving 45 min break 4.5 hours driving 45 min break 1 hour driving can I do this can I do this in any combination of hours as long as I don’t break drivin hours wtd rules ie 4.5 hours driving or 6 hours of work with out a break ie 4 hours driving 45 min break 4 hours driving 45 min break 2 hours driving hopefully someone can answer this thanks

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willk23a:
in the vosa rules it says 4.5 hours driving 45 min break 4.5 hours driving 45 min break 1 hour driving can I do this can I do this in any combination of hours as long as I don’t break drivin hours wtd rules ie 4.5 hours driving or 6 hours of work with out a break ie 4 hours driving 45 min break 4 hours driving 45 min break 2 hours driving hopefully someone can answer this thanks

Yes you can do the 10 hours driving in any combination as long as you do not go over 4½ hours driving without a 45 minute break.

For instance you could do:
3 hours driving
30 minutes other work
45 minute break (resets the driving hours)
3 hours driving
45 minute break (resets the driving hours)
4 hours driving
45 minute break
1 hour other work

This ^ leads to a reduced daily rest period.

Or even:

3 hours driving
45 minute break (resets the driving hours)
1½ hours driving
15 minute break
1 hour driving
30 minute break (resets the driving hours)
4½ hours driving
45 minute break
30 minutes other work

You can have a 10 hour daily driving period twice per fixed week (00:00 Monday to 24:00 Sunday)