What regulations are recovery drivers subject to when working outside the 100 Km radial?
When travelling outside of the 100 Km radial recovery drivers are subject to: EU Drivers’ Hours of Work regulations, Tachograph regulations and the RTD [Working Time Directive]. • What is a “Day”? An EU Day is the period between Midnight and 24.00 hrs [i.e. Midnight Sunday/Monday to 24.00 hrs Monday/Tuesday]. • If a driver has to go outside the 100 Km radial when does his “EU Driving Day” start and finish? The EU day commences at the time of the change from Out of Scope to EU Hours, and lasts for 24 hours. • What action should a recovery driver take, with regard to a tachograph, when going outside of the 100 Km radial? Write on the back of the chart that previous work was out of scope and comes under the heading of Work Other Than Driving. • What EU rules have to be obeyed, and for how long, when operating outside of the 100 Km radial? EU drivers’ hour’s rules apply until the vehicle has completed the journey back to base. The driver must adhere to the daily and weekly rest periods for
