Regulation 8 Amendment of the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005

In paragraph 7(1), after “mobile worker” insert “or self-employed driver”.

For paragraph (2) substitute—

“Where the working time of a mobile worker or self-employed driver exceeds six hours but does not exceed nine hours, the mobile worker or self-employed driver must take a break lasting at least 30 minutes and interrupting that period.”.

For paragraph (3) substitute—

“Where the working time of a mobile worker or self-employed driver exceeds nine hours, the mobile worker or self-employed driver must take a break lasting at least 45 minutes and interrupting that period”.

After paragraph (5) insert—

“(6)

A self-employed driver must take all reasonable steps, in keeping with the need to protect his health and safety, to comply with the limits specified above.”.