EU driving rules change from 20 August

Brussels, Belgium: EU drivers’ hours and tachograph rules will change on 20 August.

The new rules will include:

  • more flexibility on the scheduling of the rest periods for some drivers on international carriage of goods
  • a requirement for drivers’ to ‘return home’ every 4 weeks
  • a ban on taking regular weekly rest periods in the driver’s vehicle
  • new provisions for rests and breaks for drivers when journeys involve transport by ferry or by rail
  • a new requirement to keep a full record of all other work
  • a new definition of ‘non-commercial carriage

More information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/eu-rules