Advise

ASK THE EXPERTS SAFETY, LAW AND WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE FORUM (INTE
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I am starting a new job on Monday which is driving a snow plough. I know it is taco exempt but comes under the WTD

What im not sure about is the following

What breaks do I need to take

Do I need to do anything on the taco. to show breaks etc.

If I have to pick it up from Glasgow this week and drive it to Edinburgh will I need to use my Taco then?

Do I need to recording anything manually like time started / finished breaks etc.

Sorry if these are daft questions. I passed my test last month and didnt expect my first job to be taco exempt

Mark

2

how did you get on mate :smiley:

3

It was good mate.

I didnt get any driving in but the driving is going to be here and there until the temp drops or we get snow.

But its great to be working again

4

If it is tacho exempt are you on domestic hours then? If just wtd breaks then its 30 mins in 6 Hours. Good luck and take care :slight_smile:

5

logic:
It was good mate.

I didnt get any driving in but the driving is going to be here and there until the temp drops or we get snow.

But its great to be working again

cool mate i cant wait to get back either, handed in my first application today so heres hoping mate found this on domestic hours might be of use to ya.
http://cics.dept.shef.ac.uk/transport/DriversHoursRegulations.pdf

6

I think the tachograph exemption will probably come from the 561/2006 regulations in Article 13 (h)

(h) vehicles used in connection with sewerage, flood
protection, water, gas and electricity maintenance
services, road maintenance and control, door-to-door
household refuse collection and disposal, telegraph and
telephone services, radio and television broadcasting, and
the detection of radio or television transmitters or
receivers;

7

Wheel Nut:
I think the tachograph exemption will probably come from the 561/2006 regulations in Article 13 (h)

(h) vehicles used in connection with sewerage, flood
protection, water, gas and electricity maintenance
services, road maintenance and control, door-to-door
household refuse collection and disposal, telegraph and
telephone services, radio and television broadcasting, and
the detection of radio or television transmitters or
receivers;

Malc,

I think the exemption might come from UK law because of the way Artcle 13(1) is written.
Article 13(1) uses the word “may,” which leaves it open to member states to provide an exemption in a national law if they see fit.
IMHO, if the exemption arose directly from 561/2006, they’d have used the word “shall” in Article 13(1)