Drivers' hours and tachographs: goods vehicles - 1. Assimilated and AETR rules on drivers' hours - Guidance - GOV.UK

UK government guidance outlines how drivers’ hours rules for goods vehicles can differ under assimilated rules and the AETR framework, including specific exemptions and national derogations. The document explains that certain situations are excluded from assimilated rules, such as journeys made to position a vehicle as part of an ongoing journey covered by assimilated or AETR rules. It also states exemptions can apply to journeys wholly within the UK and on routes between the UK and unspecified destinations, while national derogations apply only when journeys are wholly within the UK. Examples of exemptions listed include vehicles incapable of exceeding 40 km/h, certain emergency and rescue operations, and specialized medical vehicles. The guidance further references exceptional circumstances involving unforeseen events where drivers may not have to follow assimilated rules. It also begins defining exemptions for specialized breakdown vehicles operating within a 100 km radius of their base, but the excerpt ends mid-sentence.