Frequently asked questions
Clear answers for professional drivers — hours, tachograph habits, roadside checks, and using this site.
Quick answers before you dig into the guides
These FAQs cover the questions we hear most from HGV drivers. They are practical summaries, not a substitute for official guidance or your operator’s instructions.
About this site
It is a platform for professional goods vehicle drivers: practical news and guides on drivers’ hours, tachograph habits, roadside checks, parking and locations, plus timesheet tools when you are signed in.
No. Articles and FAQs are educational summaries for drivers. They do not replace official guidance, enforcement practice, or advice from your operator or a qualified adviser.
Drivers’ hours & tachograph
Under the common EU / assimilated drivers’ hours rules that apply to much HGV work, daily driving is normally 9 hours, extendable to 10 hours twice between weekly rests. Always confirm which rules apply to your duty.
After a maximum of 4.5 hours of driving you need a break of at least 45 minutes, unless you split it as allowed (for example 15 + 30). Breaks are about driving time, not the same thing as daily rest.
A break is time when you are not working and can use freely for rest from driving. Availability (POA) and other work are still work modes on the tachograph — they do not replace a proper break or rest period.
Report it as required, apply for a replacement through the official channel, and follow the temporary recording rules your operator gives you (often printouts / manual records). Do not drive on another driver’s card.
Often yes. Drivers’ hours limit driving and rest; mobile-worker working-time rules (for example the 48-hour average) can still apply to your working time. Your operator should explain how both are managed for your contract.
Roadside checks & documents
Typically your photocard licence, Driver CPC / DQC where required, and your tachograph driver card when the vehicle and rules require it. Carry any journey or attestation paperwork your company procedure expects. Keep them reachable, not buried under receipts.
Officers may ask for printouts. Know how to print from the unit you are driving, keep paper in the printer, and report faults the same day. Do not invent excuses after a long delay.
Yes — and you should if you reasonably believe the vehicle is over gross or axle weight. Call traffic / compliance, get the refusal on record, and do not leave the bay overweight “just to the next site”.
Account & language
No. News, locations and parkings are public. An account unlocks private tools such as the timesheet area after email verification.
Use the language switcher in the header or footer (EN / RO). URLs are localised (for example /en/… and /ro/…).
Sign in, verify your email, then open the timesheet tools from your account area. They help you record and review shifts; they do not replace the legal tachograph record in the vehicle.
Rules and company policies can change. Always check current official guidance and your operator’s procedures for the job you are doing.