The Department for Transport is temporarily relaxing enforcement of the retained EU drivers’ hours for all drivers involved in the delivery of Operation London Bridge during the national mourning period.
The respite on enforcement applies to England, Scotland and Wales, and runs from 4pm on 9 September 2022 until 11:59pm on 22 September 2022.
However, this relaxation does not apply to drivers in scope of the GB domestic drivers’ hours rules and therefore not subject to tachograph controls.
The DfT added that drivers’ hours rules are an important road safety measure and the temporary exceptions to compliance must only be used where necessary by drivers and transport operators.
It also added that driver safety must not be compromised and that drivers continue to be bound by the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005.
For full details of the temporary exception, click here.
