Driving and rest time rules, tachograph and working conditions (Kjøre- og hviletid)
Driving and rest time rules, tachograph and working conditions (Kjøre- og hviletid)
This domain tests the EU/EEA driving-and-rest rules that Norway applies to bus drivers, plus correct tachograph use.
Core limits
- Daily driving: 9 hours, extendable to 10 hours twice in a week. Weekly driving: 56 hours. Two consecutive weeks: 90 hours.
- After 4.5 hours of driving, take a 45-minute break. It may be split into 15 minutes then 30 minutes, in that order.
- Daily rest: normally 11 hours; reduced to 9 hours up to three times between weekly rests. Weekly rest: normally 45 hours; a reduced 24-hour rest is possible with compensation.
- Occasional international passenger transport has a 12-day rule allowing postponement of the weekly rest under conditions.
- Use the digital tachograph correctly: driver card inserted, correct mode (driving, other work, availability, rest), manual entries for ferry/train or other work, and printouts when required. Availability is not automatically a break unless you are free from work.
- Working time: 48-hour average over the reference period, with night-work limits.
Worked example
You drive 2 hours, take 15 minutes, drive 2.5 hours. You have now driven 4.5 hours and need a 30-minute break before driving further. The 15-minute break counts only as the first part; the second part must be at least 30 minutes. A 30-minute break alone would not satisfy the 45-minute rule.
Traps
Recording "break" while loading or cleaning; using ferry mode incorrectly; forgetting manual entries; and assuming a reduced daily rest can be taken every day. Keep the compensation for reduced weekly rest in the correct week.