Division 1 Groups of infringements against Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council(Driving and resting time)
United Kingdom
MSI = most serious infringements/VSI = very serious infringement/SI = serious infringement. | ||||||
| No | LEGAL BASIS | TYPE OF INFRINGEMENT | LEVEL OF SERIOUSNESSf2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI | VSI | SI | ||||
| Crew | ||||||
| 1. | Article 5.1 | Not respecting minimum ages for conductors | X | |||
| Driving periods | ||||||
| 2. | Article 6.1 | Exceed daily driving time of 9h if possibilities to extend to 10h not allowed | 10h ≤ … < 11h | X | ||
| 3. | 11h ≤ … | X | ||||
| 4. | F1Exceed daily driving time of 9h by 50 % or more | 13h30 ≤ ... | X | |||
| 5. | Exceed extended daily driving time of 10h if extension allowed | 11h ≤ … < 12h | X | |||
| 6. | 12h ≤ … | X | ||||
| 7. | F2Exceed daily driving time of 10h by 50 % or more | 15h ≤ ... | X | |||
| 8. | Article 6.2 | Exceed weekly driving time | 60h ≤ … < 65h | X | ||
| 9. | 65h ≤ … < F370h | X | ||||
| 10. | Exceed weekly driving time by 25 % or more | 70h ≤ … | X | |||
| 11. | Article 6.3 | Exceed maximum total driving time during 2 consecutive weeks | 100h ≤ … < 105h | X | ||
| 12. | 105h ≤ … < 112h30 | X | ||||
| 13. | Exceed maximum total driving time during 2 consecutive weeks by 25 % or more | 112h30≤ … | X | |||
| Breaks | ||||||
| 14. | Article 7 | Exceed uninterrupted driving time of 4,5 hours before taking the break | 5h ≤ … < 6h | X | ||
| 15. | 6h ≤ … | X | ||||
| Rest Periods | ||||||
| 16. | Article 8.2 | Insufficient daily rest period of less than 11h if reduced daily rest period not allowed | 8h30 ≤ … < 10h | X | ||
| 17. | … < 8h30 | X | ||||
| 18. | Insufficient reduced daily rest period of less than 9h if reduce allowed | 7h ≤ … < 8h | X | |||
| 19. | … < 7h | X | ||||
| 20. | Insufficient split daily rest period of less than 3h + 9h | 3h + [7h ≤ … < 8h] | X | |||
| 21. | 3h + [… < 7h] | X | ||||
| 22. | Article 8.5 | Insufficient daily rest period of less than 9h for multi-manning | 7h ≤ … < 8h | X | ||
| 23. | … < 7h | X | ||||
| 24. | Article 8.6 | Insufficient reduced weekly resting period of less than 24 h | 20h ≤ … < 22h | X | ||
| 25. | … < 20h | X | ||||
| 26. | Insufficient weekly resting period of less than 45 h if reduced weekly resting period not allowed | 36h ≤ … < 42h | X | |||
| 27. | … < 36h | X | ||||
| F428 | Article 8.6 | Exceeding 6 consecutive 24-hour periods following the previous weekly rest period | 3h ≤ … < 12h | X | ||
| 28A. | 12h ≤ ... | X | ||||
| 28B. | Article 8.6b | No compensation rest for two consecutive reduced weekly rest periods | X | |||
| 28C. | Article 8.8 | Regular weekly rest period or any weekly rest period of more than 45 hours taken in a vehicle | X | |||
| 28D. | Article 8.8 | The employer not covering costs for accommodation outside the vehicle | X | |||
| F5... | ||||||
| F6. . .. | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | |
| Work organisation | ||||||
| F7A32 . | Article 8.8a | Transport undertaking not organising the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to return to the employer’s operational centre, or to return to the drivers’ place of residence | X | |||
| 32. | Article 10.1 | Link between wage or payment and one or more of— distance travelled; speed of delivery; amount of goods carried | X | |||
| 33. | Article 10.2 | No or improper organisation of driver's work, no or improper instructions given to driver enabling him to comply with the law | X | |||
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Annex 1 Section 1 substituted (1.1.2026) by The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(3)
- F2
Words in Annex 1 Section 1 substituted (1.1.2026) by The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(4)
- F3
Word in Annex 1 Section 1 substituted (1.1.2026) by The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(5)
- F4
Words in Annex 1 Section 1 substituted (1.1.2026) by The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(6)
- F5
Words in Annex 1 Section 1 omitted (21.4.2025) by virtue of The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/402), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(a)
- F6
Words in Annex 1 Section 1 omitted (21.4.2025) by virtue of The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/402), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(b)
- F7
Words in Annex 1 Section 1 substituted (1.1.2026) by The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(7)
Footnotes
- f1
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Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).
- f2
MSI = most serious infringements/VSI = very serious infringement/SI = serious infringement.
Notes on Division Categorisation of serious infringements
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Annex 1 inserted (1.1.2026) by The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(2)