CPC Tachograph & Working Time 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under EU Regulation 561/2006 (retained in UK law), what is the maximum daily driving time?
- 8 hours
- 9 hours (extendable to 10 hours twice per week) (Correct answer)
- 10 hours on any day
- 11 hours if a break is taken
Correct answer: 9 hours (extendable to 10 hours twice per week)
The daily driving limit is 9 hours, which may be extended to 10 hours no more than twice in a working week; exceeding this without exemption is an offence.
Question 2: How long must a driver take as a break after 4.5 hours of driving?
- 30 minutes
- 45 minutes (which may be split as 15+30 in that order) (Correct answer)
- 60 minutes
- 1 hour including rest
Correct answer: 45 minutes (which may be split as 15+30 in that order)
After 4.5 hours of driving, a break of at least 45 minutes must be taken; this may be split into a first break of at least 15 minutes followed by a second of at least 30 minutes (in that order only).
Question 3: A driver tachograph card must be returned to the issuing authority if it is faulty. Within what time must the driver request a replacement?
- 7 days
- 28 days
- 7 working days
- As soon as possible, carrying a printout as a substitute for up to 15 days (Correct answer)
Correct answer: As soon as possible, carrying a printout as a substitute for up to 15 days
If a tachograph card is lost, stolen or faulty, the driver must apply for a replacement immediately and may carry on driving for up to 15 days using printouts as a substitute record.
Question 4: What are the four modes that must be recorded on a digital tachograph?
- Driving, waiting, loading, unloading
- Driving, other work, availability (POA), rest/break (Correct answer)
- Driving, rest, fuelling, maintenance
- Driving, loading, rest, available
Correct answer: Driving, other work, availability (POA), rest/break
Digital tachographs record four modes: driving (steering wheel symbol), other work (hammer symbol), period of availability/POA (horizontal bar symbol) and rest/break (bed symbol).
Question 5: What is the maximum fortnightly driving time allowed under EU Regulation 561/2006?
- 80 hours
- 90 hours (Correct answer)
- 100 hours
- 112 hours
Correct answer: 90 hours
The maximum total driving time over any two consecutive weeks is 90 hours (e.g. no more than 56 hours in one week and 34 in the next, as long as neither week exceeds the individual weekly limit).
Question 6: What does 'regular daily rest' mean under EU Regulation 561/2006?
- Any rest of at least 8 hours
- An uninterrupted rest of at least 11 hours (or a reduced daily rest of 9 hours taken no more than 3 times between weekly rests) (Correct answer)
- 8 hours of rest plus 2 hours of availability
- Any rest taken at a truckstop facility
Correct answer: An uninterrupted rest of at least 11 hours (or a reduced daily rest of 9 hours taken no more than 3 times between weekly rests)
Regular daily rest is at least 11 consecutive hours; a reduced daily rest of at least 9 hours (uninterrupted) may be taken no more than 3 times between weekly rests.
CPC Tachograph & Working Time 1
Under EU Regulation 561/2006 (retained in UK law), what is the maximum daily driving time?