Driving and Rest Time Rules, Tachograph and Transport Documentation
What this domain tests
Questions cover EU driving and rest time rules as applied in Norway, tachograph use and the documents a lorry driver must carry. The exam expects precise limits, not general impressions.
Core rules
- After 4 hours 30 minutes of driving, take a 45-minute break. The break may be split into 15 minutes followed by 30 minutes.
- Daily driving is normally 9 hours, extendable to 10 hours twice a week. Weekly driving is at most 56 hours, and two consecutive weeks at most 90 hours.
- Daily rest is normally 11 hours, reducible to 9 hours up to three times between weekly rests. Weekly rest is normally 45 hours, reducible to 24 hours under the rules.
- Use the driver card correctly, make manual entries for other work or rest, and be able to show the last 28 days of records. Printouts may be requested at roadside checks.
- Carry the driving licence, driver card, vehicle documents and any required transport documents, such as a CMR consignment note for international carriage.
Worked example
You have driven 4 hours 20 minutes and are 20 minutes from the depot. You must not gamble on arriving. Stop within the 4 hours 30 minutes and take a 45-minute break, or a valid split break of 15 plus 30 minutes. Loading or paperwork is not rest unless the rules allow it and it is recorded correctly.
Traps that cost marks
Splitting the 45-minute break as 30 then 15 - the 15-minute part must come first. Counting loading as a break. Forgetting manual entries after driving without a card. Mixing up daily and weekly limits.
Key points
- 4 hours 30 minutes driving requires a 45-minute break, splittable as 15 + 30.
- Daily driving: 9 hours, extendable to 10 hours twice a week.
- Weekly driving: 56 hours; two weeks: 90 hours.
- Keep 28 days of tachograph records available.
- Carry licence, driver card, vehicle and transport documents.