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Even though the UK has left the EU, you may still need to follow EU rules on drivers鈥� hours and tachographs.

The EU rules apply if the maximum weight of your vehicle or vehicle combination is more than 3.5 tonnes and you鈥檙e driving either:

• in the UK
• to, from or through an EU country

Driving hours

The main EU rules on driving hours are that you must not drive more than:

• 9 hours in a day - this can be extended to 10 hours twice a week
• 56 hours in a week
• 90 hours in any 2 consecutive weeks

You must record all driving you do under EU rules on a tachograph.

Breaks and rest

The main points of EU rules on breaks and rest are that you must take:

• at least 11 hours rest every day - you can reduce this to 9 hours rest 3 times between any 2 weekly rest periods
• an unbroken rest period of 45 hours every week - you can reduce this to 24 hours every other week
• a break or breaks totalling at least 45 minutes after no more than 4 hours 30 minutes driving
• your weekly rest after 6 consecutive 24-hour periods of working, starting from the end of the last weekly rest period taken

If you鈥檙e driving goods vehicles on an international trip, you can take 2 consecutive reduced weekly rest periods (less than 45 hours) as long as these are taken:

• outside the UK
• outside your country of residence

Over a 4-week period, 2 of the weekly rest periods must still be of at least 45 hours.

For more details on rests and breaks read:

• Goods vehicles: rules on drivers鈥� hours and tachographs
• Passenger vehicles: rules on drivers鈥� hours and tachographs