Drivers’ & Drivers’ Hours
What you need to know
Paul Stringer
External Transport Manager
Sussex & Hampshire
HGV drivers’ & drivers’ hours – what you need to know
Drivers’ & drivers’ hours are a huge part of O licence compliance. Below I have gathered together links to various .gov web pages to help you navigate the rules and regs.
O licence overview:
being a goods vehicle operator
Drivers’ hours and tachographs: goods vehicles; Responsibilities of vehicle operators:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/drivers-hours-goods-vehicles/5-responsibilities-of-vehicle-operators
Drivers’ hours:
https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours
Drivers’ hours – Simplified – EU and working time rules:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-rules-on-drivers-hours-and-working-time
Drivers’ hours – emergency exemptions: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emergency-exemption-and-temporary-relaxation-of-drivers-hours-and-working-time-rules
Drivers’ hours – Severe weather:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/severe-weather-drivers-hours-regulations/severe-weather-drivers-hours-regulations
Drivers’ hours – rules for employers
https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/rules-for-employers
Drivers’ hours – Goods vehicles
https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/goods-vehicles
Drivers’ hours – exemptions from EU Law:
https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/exemptions-from-eu-law
Drivers’ hours – EU rules:
https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/eu-rules
Drivers’ hours – GB domestic rules:
https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/gb-domestic-rules
Drivers’ hours – AETR rules:
https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/aetr-rules
Drivers’ hours – Working time rules:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/drivers-hours-goods-vehicles/annex-2-working-time-rules
Drivers’ hours – driving under different rules:
https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/driving-under-different-rules
Drivers’ hours – recording of ‘other work’:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drivers-hours-recording-of-other-work/drivers-hours-recording-of-other-work
Apply for a driver tachograph card:
https://www.gov.uk/apply-driver-digital-tachograph-card
Check if you need driver CPC:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driver-cpc-exemptions-examples
