Guidance: Emergency exemption and temporary relaxation of drivers' hours and working time rules

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National journeys within the UK and between the UK and EU are governed by the assimilated (EU retained) drivers hours and tachograph rules.

AETR?rules apply to international journeys that are not wholly between the UK and EU and are to or through a country that is a signatory to the?AETR?agreement, including journeys involving Norway and Switzerland.

These documents include:

an explanation of drivers hours and working time rules
guidance on dealing with emergency and urgent situations
information on how to request a temporary relaxation of the drivers hours rules
a template statement of a case for requesting a relaxation

Drivers hours and working time rules are in place to protect drivers and reduce the risk of them being involved in accidents due to tiredness.

Published 8 December 2011
Last updated 4 October 2024 +show all updates

4 October 2024
Assimilated (EU retained) drivers' hours rules: advice updated.
28 October 2020
Updated to give further guidance on possible relaxations of the working time rules and exemptions for vehicles used on a 'craft basis'.
17 December 2018
Guidance updated to give further guidance on the use of the emergency exemption in EU drivers hours rules to deal with weather related events.
23 January 2017
Guidance revised to take into account revisions to the exemptions and national derogations to the EU drivers hours rules.
8 December 2011
First published.

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