Transport compliance
Drivers’ hoursand WTD.
Practical monitoring and follow-up across drivers’ hours, breaks, rest and road transport working time.
How we can help
Keep timeunder control.
JRich Transport Consultancy helps operators strengthen the monitoring and management of drivers’ hours and road transport working time.
The rules that apply depend on the vehicle, journey and type of work. We can help you review the records, identify patterns or gaps and make sure infringements lead to proportionate management action rather than being filed and forgotten.
- Reviewing drivers’ hours and working-time records
- Checking schedules and planned work against applicable limits
- Monitoring breaks, rest periods and night work
- Identifying missing other work and incorrect periods of availability
- Reviewing repeated infringements and their underlying causes
- Documenting driver debriefs, corrective action and follow-up
Frequently asked questions
Hours, restand working time.
The applicable regime depends on the vehicle, journey and type of work. These answers provide general guidance and should not be used to decide a particular driver’s legal position.
Which drivers’ hours rules apply to our work?
That depends on matters including the vehicle, its use and the journey. The work may fall under assimilated or AETR rules, Great Britain domestic rules or an exemption, so the circumstances need to be established first.
What is the difference between drivers’ hours and working time?
Drivers’ hours rules principally control driving, breaks and rest. Road transport working-time rules cover a broader range of work, including activities such as loading, cleaning and some waiting time. Both sets of requirements may need to be monitored.
What are the main working-time limits for mobile workers?
Current DVSA guidance states that working time is limited to an average of 48 hours a week over the relevant reference period, with up to 60 hours in a single week if the average is maintained. Night-work and break limits also apply, subject to the relevant rules and any permitted agreement.
How long should the records be retained?
Current guidance requires drivers’ hours records to be kept for at least one year. Road transport working-time records must normally be kept for two years after the relevant period.
Can monitoring software manage compliance on its own?
No. Software can identify potential problems, but responsible people still need to review the circumstances, speak with drivers where appropriate, record action and check whether recurring issues have been addressed.
Rules can change. Check the current DVSA drivers’ hours guidance and working-time guidance.
Start with a conversation
Need clearer control of drivers’ time?
Discuss the records available and the issues that need closer attention.