What type of the driver's activity is the maintenance of the bus in a clean condition classified as?
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Correct answer
B. Other work.
Explanation
In the photo you can see the inside of a coach with rows of seats and curtains on the windows. Keeping the bus clean counts as other work - answer B.
The EU Regulation defines "other work" as any work activity of the driver other than driving, including work for the same or another employer, and such activities include cleaning the vehicle, refuelling, loading luggage or a technical check. A break (answer A) is time when the driver does not drive and does not do any other work, but only rests. A period of availability (answer C) is waiting time whose length is known in advance, for example a ferry crossing. Cleaning the bus is work, so it does not count as a break from driving, and it is included in the driver's working time.
Legal basis: Art. 4 letter e of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006; Art. 34 para. 5 letter b of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014