Hi there does anyone know what lgv driver's hours are ?

Question

are they allowed to work 10 hours a day - or are they allowed to drive 10 hours a day and unload and do other work giving them a total of 14 hours or more in one day ?

Answer 1

The hours of service for a truck driver are:

14 day starting from the time they do their vehicle inspection until they log on line 2 for their break. Breaks must be either 8 hrs and 2 hrs combined to make 10 hrs or it must be a consecutive 10 hr break. If a driver is sitting at a customer and logs line 2 (bunk) for 3 hrs, 2 of those hours can count towards a split break meaning that the next time the driver stops, they only need an 8 hr break to get back the hours they drove before taking the 2 hr break. Confusing isn't it? As for driving, a driver may now drive for 11 hours during their 14 hour work day. If they are unloading the truck, they log on line 4 (on duty not driving) and their driving time is halted, but their 14 hour clock is still running. Hope this helped and didn't do more to confuse you!

Answer 2

You might find this helpful : http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/freight/road/w...

If you print it off, you can read it at your leisure (probably several times if you're like me).