The Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005
The Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005
These regs have caused more headaches for drivers and transport managers than any other set of regs we're aware of.
When explained in our unique down-to-earth fashion, you'll experience multiple light bulb moments and think to yourself ...
"Really ! Is it truly that simple ? Why didn't somebody just tell me all of this years ago ?"
Banish those working time infringements once and for all.
We've made these regs a special project of ours and teach them in a unique down-to-earth way.
We don't shoehorn these regs into a drivers' hours module, the way training providers have had the UK road transport industry accept.
As far as we are aware, we're the only UK training provider that has a 3½ hour DVSA-approved module to teach these regulations in the way they should've been taught from day one, way back in 2005.
A proper working knowledge of these regs is the only way to protect both a driver and a company's o'licence against sanctions, for non-compliance, being imposed by the regulatory authorities.
A basic overview, so just some of the subjects, we cover in methodical detail within this module :
What is "Working Time" ?
We give a proper analysis of what constitutes "working time" and every bit as importantly, what does not.
Periods of Availability (POA's)
We fully explain the rules around recording POA's on your tachograph.
We reveal how misunderstanding the UK legal definition of a POA can get a driver in trouble.
Working Time Limits
We explain the weekly maximum working time limit and also the maximum average working time permitted on a weekly basis calculated over a working time reference period.
Working Time Reference Periods
We explain the default position in law regarding the length of working time reference periods.
We also explain how a company goes about having longer reference periods.
"Excluded Hours"
One for the transport managers among you
We explain what "excluded hours" are and the part they play in the accurate calculation of working time.
Night Work
We cover what defines night work under these regs and what the rules are.
We teach what a driver needs to know to prevent inadvertently infringing the rules and how it is possible to "opt out" of the night rules.
The SIX HOUR Rule
Every driver and their pet dog have heard of the six hour rule.
We cover it in a way that reveals the correct interpretation / application.
Often a true revelation for many drivers.
Working Time Breaks
The full unedited version of what breaks a driver must take under these regs.
The critical bit they should've told you, but for some strange reason left out.
Learning this will both upset and delight you at the same time, as you realise you've just been released from doing the job with one hand tied behind your back after all these years.
A strange anomaly
There exists within these regs a strange anomaly, or oddity, that can catch a driver out and as a result cause them to get an infringement.
We reveal all, so you'll know how to spot when it is occurring and how to go about avoiding the resulting infringement.