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Breaks and driving limits Breaks

After a driving period of no more than 4.5 hours, a driver must immediately take a break of at least 45 minutes unless he takes a rest period.

A break taken in this way must not be interrupted. For example: Driving 4.5 hours Break 45 minutes Driving 2.5 hours Other work 1 hour Driving 2 hours Break 45 minutes

A break is any period during which a driver may not carry out any driving or any other work and which is used exclusively for recuperation.

A break may be taken in a moving vehicle, provided no other work is undertaken. Alternatively, a full 45-minute break can be replaced by one break of at least 15 minutes followed by another break of at least 30 minutes.

These breaks must be distributed over the 4.5-hour period. Breaks of less than 15 minutes will not contribute towards a qualifying break, but neither will they be counted as duty or driving time.

The EU rules will only allow a split-break pattern that shows the second period of break being at least 30 minutes, such as in the following examples:

Driving 2 hours Break 15 minutes Driving 2.5 hours Break 30 minutes

Driving 2 hours Break 34 minutes Driving 2.5 hours Break 30 minutes

The following split-break pattern is illegal because the second break is less than 30 minutes. Driving 2 hours Break 30 minutes Driving 2.5 hours Break 15 minutes Driving

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So if a coach driver is helping to load passengers etc, that is classed as working.

So checking in at work, doing vehicle checks,driving to the pick up point, loading passengers etc etc, driving for a bit would soon eat into the 4.5 hours legal limit.

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Re the travel time from Brum, the only journey I've had which hasn't had a hitch was a National Express which took 2h45, but that was at 2am though. Last year's return took 4.5 hours mid-afternoon after a driver's rest stop in retailparksville, Evesham. The others took 9 and 12.5 hours. You don't want to know about them, will put you off coach travel...

Oh and I'm on 0545 Thu. Suspect I'll be up all night with no chance to sleep due to excitement. Hopefully won't be too full in Woodsies, I fancy a change of field this year.

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Breaks and driving limits Breaks

After a driving period of no more than 4.5 hours, a driver must immediately take a break of at least 45 minutes unless he takes a rest period.

A break taken in this way must not be interrupted. For example: Driving 4.5 hours Break 45 minutes Driving 2.5 hours Other work 1 hour Driving 2 hours Break 45 minutes

A break is any period during which a driver may not carry out any driving or any other work and which is used exclusively for recuperation.

A break may be taken in a moving vehicle, provided no other work is undertaken. Alternatively, a full 45-minute break can be replaced by one break of at least 15 minutes followed by another break of at least 30 minutes.

These breaks must be distributed over the 4.5-hour period. Breaks of less than 15 minutes will not contribute towards a qualifying break, but neither will they be counted as duty or driving time.

The EU rules will only allow a split-break pattern that shows the second period of break being at least 30 minutes, such as in the following examples:

Driving 2 hours Break 15 minutes Driving 2.5 hours Break 30 minutes

Driving 2 hours Break 34 minutes Driving 2.5 hours Break 30 minutes

The following split-break pattern is illegal because the second break is less than 30 minutes. Driving 2 hours Break 30 minutes Driving 2.5 hours Break 15 minutes Driving

Re the travel time from Brum, the only journey I've had which hasn't had a hitch was a National Express which took 2h45, but that was at 2am though. Last year's return took 4.5 hours mid-afternoon after a driver's rest stop in retailparksville, Evesham. The others took 9 and 12.5 hours. You don't want to know about them, will put you off coach travel...

Oh and I'm on 0545 Thu. Suspect I'll be up all night with no chance to sleep due to excitement. Hopefully won't be too full in Woodsies, I fancy a change of field this year.

Thanks, both.

Here's hoping for a quick load-up and clearish roads for a no-stop Brum Run!

:)

Ben

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does anyone know if see coaches are normally direct of if they stop off at other places along the way

I would have thought it'd be direct but when I went with see coaches to see Radiohead in Manchester years ago we went from Lincoln but stopped off in Sheffield to pick more passengers up

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does anyone know if see coaches are normally direct of if they stop off at other places along the way

I would have thought it'd be direct but when I went with see coaches to see Radiohead in Manchester years ago we went from Lincoln but stopped off in Sheffield to pick more passengers up

Not done a Glastonbury See Coach but have for other fests and always direct.

I guess departure city and route will determine that, but my guess would most are A to B with no A* en route. (kids are doing A levels and GCSEs...I have these letters burned into my brainicle at the moment...)

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The one I've always got have been direct with only stops at service stations. I could be wrong though. I think given that it's Glastonbury and the tickets were sold from a location they will likely fill up the bus with the tickets and travel to Glastonbury. But logic is often thrown out the window with SEE sometimes.

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Why, has that happened before?

No, it'd just be really frustrating on a journey of only an hour or so! I'm getting an afternoon coach from Taunton, so if a driver had already done a run there and back without a break, I guess he could reach the 4 1/2 hour mark mid-journey. Hope not, though!

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I am on the 12:00 on Thursday from Reading

They have stupidly put the pick up point at the service station on the M4, how they expect people without cars who have decided to take a coach to get there easily is unknown.

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