Welcome to your Drivers Hours & Rest Periods Heavy Vehicle
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57. What does controlling goods vehicle drivers' hours help to improve?
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56. You're driving a lorry at night. What can you do to help yourself stay alert?
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70. Under EU rules, you can drive for a maximum of nine hours a day. On how many days each week can this be extended to 10 hours?
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19. Under EU rules, how long should your normal daily rest period be?
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31. While you're driving, you notice your tachograph isn't working. What should you do?
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3. You're driving under EU drivers' hours. How is a week defined under these rules?
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37. Drivers must have a driver card for use in digital tachographs. Where can you obtain a replacement driver card in Great Britain?
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32. How long is a digital tachograph driver card valid?
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35. Which authority must you contact if your tachograph card is lost or stolen?
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4. What period of time makes up a driver's week?
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39. What can happen to drivers who break EU tachograph regulations?
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16. An enforcement officer keeps one of your tachograph charts. Who should sign the back of the replacement chart?
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24. Where should you park your trailer if you have to leave it unattended?
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30. Under EU rules, what's the maximum daily driving time allowed?
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1. When are you allowed to alter your tachograph record?
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7. What should you do if you suddenly become tired while you're driving on a motorway?
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22. Under EU drivers' hours regulations, a 45-minute break must be taken after 4.5 hours of driving. What shorter breaks can this be split into?
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46. A vehicle fitted with an analogue tachograph has two drivers. How should they use the tachograph?
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48. Before starting driving, which of the following should you complete on the centre field of your tachograph chart?
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13. What should you do if you start to feel tired or unable to concentrate while you're driving?
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58. You're planning to carry high-value goods on a regular basis. Whose advice should you seek?
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59. Which of the following is good practice in keeping your lorry and its load safe?
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65. How often must an analogue tachograph be checked at an approved calibration centre?
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60. How can you reduce the likelihood of theft of your load when leaving your vehicle overnight?
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51. EU drivers' hours regulations say that any driver who fails to comply with, or obstructs, an enforcement officer in the course of their duties can face an unlimited fine.
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20. What does this tachograph chart symbol mean?
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21. Under EU rules, what's the normal weekly rest period that must be taken?
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62. What's most likely to cause tiredness?
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54. How many days does a driver card normally cover?
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1. The time is 10.00 am. You've been driving non-stop since 6.00 am. Under EU rules, what's the longest you may now drive without a break?
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10. Under EU rules, what's the maximum driving time allowed in any two consecutive weeks?
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53. Under EU rules, your daily rest can be reduced to 9 hours. For how many times between weekly rest periods is this allowed?
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66. When should your trailer be fitted with a kingpin or drawbar lock?
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44. When must an analogue tachograph be recalibrated?
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45. What should you do if you feel tired after driving for two-and-a-half hours?
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47. What does a tachograph record?
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15. What period of time does one tachograph chart cover?
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61. Which symbol on your tachograph shows your break/rest period?
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68. During your break, your vehicle will be moved by another person. What should you do with the tachograph chart?
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64. Which type of digital tachograph card is used by an approved calibration centre when they're recalibrating the tachograph?
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41. You're driving under EU tachograph regulations and lose your driver card. When must you inform the relevant authority?
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42. You've been driving non-stop since 5.00 am. The time is now 9.30 am. Under EU rules, what length of break must you take?
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28. Your vehicle breaks down during a journey. You continue by driving in another vehicle with the same type of tachograph. What must you do with your tachograph chart?
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63. What is the 'mode' switch on a tachograph used to record?
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72. Where can you stop if you feel tired while you're driving on a motorway?
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67. What security precautions should you take if you're carrying a high-value load and have to park and sleep overnight in the cab?
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17. You've been driving a lorry without a break for four-and-a-half hours. Under EU rules, you must now take a break. How long must this break be?
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11. An enforcement officer keeps your analogue tachograph records. How should they endorse the replacement charts?
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26. The analogue tachograph on your vehicle becomes faulty. How long do you have before you must have it repaired?
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50. A driver is convicted of obstructing an enforcement officer in the course of their duties. Under EU drivers' hours regulations, what's the maximum fine they can receive?
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71. Which digital tachograph card is only available to enforcement authorities?
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5. What should you do if your tachograph chart becomes dirty or damaged?
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27. Under EU rules, your minimum daily rest is 11 hours. On three days of the week this may be reduced to what length of time?
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49. What should you do if you have to leave your vehicle unattended for a very short time?
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9. How can you reduce the risk of your lorry or trailer being stolen?
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18. Why should you carry spare tachograph charts?
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40. Under EU rules, you may drive for up to nine hours a day. What maximum may this be increased to on two days of the week?
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36. You're driving a lorry on a motorway and you start to feel drowsy. What should you do when there are no service areas or exits for some distance?
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6. What must you do when using a vehicle fitted with an analogue tachograph?
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14. You're often involved in the carrying of high-value goods. What security measures can you adopt?
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25. You're driving a lorry. During the journey you begin to feel ill and are unable to concentrate. What should you do?
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34. How can you find out when an analogue tachograph was last recalibrated?
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2. You're making a journey with a co-driver. When the other person is driving, how should you show this time?
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33. What should you do to prevent your load from being stolen?
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52. Under EU rules, a driver must take regular breaks from driving. What maximum period of continuous driving is allowed?
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8. Who's responsible for the issue of tachograph charts to a bus or lorry driver?