Regulation 3 Temporary exceptions that apply to international and other cross-Irish Sea goods transport operations

(1)

The following temporary exceptions to the Drivers’ Hours Regulation apply to a driver undertaking international and other cross-Irish Sea goods transport operations.

(2)

In relation to Article 6—

(a)

in paragraph 1, a driver may exceed the daily driving time of 9 hours by up to 2 hours and if a driver relies on this exception, the second sentence of paragraph 1 does not apply to that driver;

(b)

in paragraph 2, a driver may exceed the weekly driving time of 56 hours by up to 4 hours;

(c)

in paragraph 3, a driver may exceed the total accumulated driving time during any two consecutive weeks of 90 hours by up to 6 hours.

(3)

A driver may rely on the temporary exception in paragraph (4) where a driver—

(a)

is undertaking a relevant journey; and

(b)

whilst that driver is in Kent.

(4)

In relation to the second paragraph of Article 7, a driver may replace the uninterrupted break provided for in the first paragraph of Article 7 by a break of at least 15 minutes followed by one or two breaks totalling at least 30 minutes, each of at least 15 minutes, and each distributed over the period provided for in Article 7 in such a way as to comply with the provisions of that Article.

(5)

In relation to Article 8—

(a)

the requirement in paragraph 4 that a driver may have at most three reduced daily rest periods between any two weekly rest periods does not apply;

(b)

in paragraph 6, a weekly rest period may start no later than at the end of seven 24-hour periods, instead of six 24-hour periods, from the end of the previous weekly rest period.

(6)

In relation to paragraph 1 of Article 9 of the Drivers’ Hours Regulation—

(a)

a driver may rely on the derogation from Article 8 provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 9 where the driver has taken a reduced daily rest period;

(b)

a regular daily rest period, reduced weekly rest period or reduced daily rest period may be interrupted not more than four times, instead of twice, by other activities not exceeding three hours, instead of one hour, in total.