Annex 1: Legislation

The legislation about drivers' hours rules.

EU rules

  • EC Regulation 561/2006 on drivers’ hours and tachographs as amended
  • EU 165/2014 on tachographs and drivers’ hours(repealing Council Reg. (ECC) 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Reg (EC) 561/2006 as amended
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799 implementing Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 laying down the requirements for the construction, testing, installation, operation and repair of tachographs and their components
  • EC 1073/2009 on drivers’ hours
  • The Transport Act 1968 ( Part VI as amended)
  • The Transport Act 1978
  • Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1457)
  • Drivers’ Hours (Harmonisation with Community Rules) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1458)
  • Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 1989 (SI 1989/2121)
  • Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Tachograph Card Fees)
  • Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1140)
  • Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1904)
  • Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Tachograph Card) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1937)
  • Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Fitting Date) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1117)
  • Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1819)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Downloading and Retention of Data) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/198)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Community Recording Equipment Regulations) 2010 (SI 2010/892)
  • The Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1502)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment)(Downloading of Data) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/502)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs)(Amendment) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/248)
  • The Community Drivers’ Hours Offences (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/24)
  • The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/453)

AETR rules

  • European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews on Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) (Cm 7401) (as amended by Cm 9037)

Domestic rules

  • Transport Act 1968 (Part VI as amended)
  • Drivers’ Hours (Passenger Vehicles) (Exemptions) Regulations 1970 (SI 1970/145)
  • Drivers’ Hours (Passenger and Goods Vehicles) (Modifications) Order 1971 (SI 1971/818)
  • Drivers’ Hours (Harmonisation with Community Rules) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1458)