• Careers
  • Blog
  • FAQ
  • Contact our team

BLOG

COVID-19: Temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules

The temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules for drivers making essential deliveries to consumers’ homes from 00:01 on Friday 20 March 2020 until 23:59 on Friday 3 April 2020. This applies to drivers in England, Scotland and Wales involved in the delivery of food, non-food (personal care and household paper and cleaning), over the counter pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies when undertaking the following journeys:
  • manufacturer to consumer’s home
  • stores / distribution centre to consumer’s home
  • supplier to consumer’s home
  • fulfillment centre to consumer’s home
  • retailer to consumer’s home
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-relaxation-of-the-enforcement-of-the-drivers-hours-rules-delivery-of-essential-items-to-consumers?utm_source=8cd91a4b-8389-47b4-bafc-afe47eeb739e&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=daily Join our Red-on-line discussion group on LinkedIn to share with EHS managers, our legal team and William Dab: Covid-19 – HSE Red-on-line Experts Forum  

On the same subject