From Monday 5 March 2018, DVSA traffic officers will start issuing on-the-spot fines for any drivers’ hours offences committed in the last 28 days.
Officers will be able to issue fines for five offences in a single check. With fines of up to £300 for each offence a driver could be liable for £1,500 in a single stop whether the offences were committed in the UK or abroad. DVSA will also have the option to immobilise the vehicle.
To remind your drivers, planners and transport managers of drivers’ hours rules, please download Freight Train’s guidance on drivers hours and the road transport working time directive
Drivers’ hours regulations: https://www.freight-train.co.uk/downloads/Freight-Train-EU-Driver-Hours-Regulations.pdf
Road Transport Working Time Directive: https://www.freight-train.co.uk/downloads/Freight-Train-Working-Time-Directive.pdf
Read the DVSA article: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/drivers-hours-changes-to-fines-for-commercial-drivers?inf_contact_key=1fc14bcb89dc8da38dbaf5d74e956119a82636eaa54036c1c84389e7de07abcf