How many times a week may the daily driving time of a driver working in road transport be extended to 10 hours?
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Correct answer
B. Twice a week.
Explanation
In the photo you can see a digital tachograph in a lorry cab, showing the speed and the distance travelled. The daily driving time may be extended to 10 hours twice a week - answer B.
The EU Regulation provides that daily driving time must not exceed 9 hours, but it may be extended to no more than 10 hours, not more than twice a week. A week here runs from 0.00 on Monday to 24.00 on Sunday, so the limit of two extensions is counted in the calendar week, not in any seven days - in a new week the count starts again from zero. Three extensions (answer C) are forbidden, and a limit of one (answer A) would be stricter than the rule requires. Regardless of this, weekly driving time must not exceed 56 hours - for example four days of 9 hours and two of 10. The tachograph records everything, and any excess is visible in the data from the driver card at the first check.
Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 and 2 and Art. 4 letter and of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006