• SECTOR GUIDE
Removals work is unpredictable by nature: multiple drivers, long days, variable routes, overnight jobs and crews who drive, load and carry. That makes Working Time records particularly tricky, because so much of the day is "other work" rather than driving - and it's an area operators frequently get wrong.
Tacho Agent untangles it for you, analysing tachograph and driver card data to manage Working Time correctly, catch drivers' hours infringements, and keep your records audit-ready for the DVSA. Get a free compliance report to see where your business stands.
• THE RISKS
The issues that most often catch operators out.
Most of a removals day is loading, carrying and assembling - all working time, not rest.
Variable, unpredictable jobs make the 48-hour average and 60-hour weekly cap hard to manage.
Staff who load and drive blur duty records and can quietly exceed WTR limits.
Long-distance removals can tip into EU rules and need careful rest planning.
• TAILORED GUIDANCE
In-depth guidance written for removals companies.
• REFERENCE GUIDES
Full regulation references that apply across every sector.
• COMMON QUESTIONS
Quick answers to what operators ask us most.
Following the DVSA's 2025 guidance update (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/402/pdfs/uksiem_20250402_en_001.pdf), international goods drivers travelling between the UK and EU must be able to produce 56 days of records - double the historic 28 day requirement.
Yes - where the two scopes overlap in the same day or week, any GB domestic driving is treated as “other work” for EU/AETR rest purposes, meaning the stricter of the two regimes ends up governing the whole period.
It doesn’t.
The same EU/GB driving, break and rest rules apply to any vehicle over 3.5 tonnes used for hire or reward, whether it’s carrying one household’s full move or a shared groupage load.
Assimilated EU rules are the default for journeys into the EU; AETR only comes into play where the route includes transit to or through a non EU member state such as Switzerland, Norway or Turkey.
It's determined by where the vehicle goes.
Assimilated (EU) rules cover goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes operating within the UK and vehicles over 2.5 tonnes used for hire or reward travelling between the UK and EU (bar specific exemptions); AETR rules take over for international journeys that start, end or transit through no EU member states.
GB domestic rules fill the gap wherever neither of the other two applies.
For domestic hire-or-reward work, the threshold sits at 3.5 tonnes. Since 21 May 2022, that scope has widened to also catch light goods vehicles of 2.5 to 3.5 tonnes maximum laden weight when used internationally for hire or reward, reflecting commitments under the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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