1. 1/2 hour other work + 4 1/2 hour driving triggers
a 45 minute break under EU drivers hours rules. Another
4?hours driving triggers another 45 minute break under EU
drivers' hours rules. No breaks taken under the Road Transport
Regulations (RTR). Daily break time = 90 minutes

2. 4 hours other work + 2 hours driving
triggers a break (30 minutes in this case) under Working
Time Regulations. Another 3 hours work (9 hours in total)
and another 15 minute break is needed under working time
regulations. Total breaks = 45 minutes

3. Three hours driving + 2 hours other work + 1
hour driving will trigger a break (30 minutes in this case)
under working time rules. Another 1/2 of driving = 4 1/2 driving,
requiring another 15 minute break under EU drivers hours
rules. No further breaks are required. Daily break time
= 45 minutes.

4. Three hours driving + 2 hours availability +
3 hour other work triggers a break requirement under Working
Time Regulations (30 minutes in this case). Another 1 1/2 hours
driving triggers the remaining 15 minutes under EU drivers'
hours rules. No further breaks are required. Daily break
= 45 minutes. (If all the conditions are met, then a
driver could take his mandatory break during the PoA)


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