10 questions, graded as you go, with the reason for every answer. No sign-up.
What this covers
Breaks
Daily driving
Weekly driving
Definitions
Daily rest
Weekly rest
Multi-manning
Ferries
Unforeseen events
Working time
Scope
GB domestic rules
Sample questions
A driver wants to split the 45-minute break. Which split meets the assimilated EU rules?
30 minutes, then 15 minutes later
15 minutes, then 30 minutes later
Three breaks of 15 minutes each
20 minutes, then 25 minutes later
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B. 15 minutes, then 30 minutes later
A split break must be a first part of at least 15 minutes followed by a second part of at least 30 minutes, in that order. Taking 30 then 15 adds up to 45 minutes but is the wrong way round, so the second part does not qualify.
How many times in one week may daily driving time be extended to 10 hours?
Once
Three times
Four times
Twice
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D. Twice
The 9-hour daily limit can be raised to 10 hours no more than twice in a week. Three is the number of reduced daily rests allowed between weekly rests, a different allowance.
For drivers' hours purposes, when does a 'week' start and finish?
00:00 Sunday to 24:00 Saturday
00:00 Monday to 24:00 Sunday
From the first shift, for 7 days
Any rolling period of 168 hours
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B. 00:00 Monday to 24:00 Sunday
The rules use a fixed week running from 00:00 on Monday to 24:00 on Sunday. It is not a rolling 7 days from when the driver's own shift pattern begins.
