Good evening…. Strange set of details and questions for you…
I drive lorries as a hobby, love driving them in the same way somebody might love a train set or scuba diving, I don’t see driving them as work, strange but true.
I no longer have to work, I am past retirement age and are comfortably set, no need to earn so I do not work.
Now, when I drive I do so for a charitable organisation, I volunteer for the organisation who then benefits from the time I give them, which is spent lorry driving in my case and the charity raises an invoice for my time and receives full payment and uses the funds for their aims.
I don’t get a cent. In my world I am enjoying a hobby, nothing more or less.
My main question is, based upon the truth of the arrangement.
It is inescapable that I have to use a tacho card and I do, but strictly speaking, I am not working, nothing about driving the lorry, tipping or loading is work to me.
So, am I required to add manual entries for the hobby related activities?
I said it was a strange set of facts and details but the question has been raised to find out how I might deal with the DVSA should I get stopped.
I am intrigued to see if anyone else has faced a similar set of circumstances.
It is of course no trouble to carry out manual entries but by doing so, and in effect, I am signifying that I am working not enjoying my hobby by making entries that are strictly not true.
Thank you
