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1.8 Working time

Under domestic driver hours rules you must have:

• A maximum average of 48 hours working time per week, however you may sign to opt
out of this limit.
• Adequate rest. This means you should have regular rest periods that are sufficiently long
and continuous to ensure you do not injure yourself, colleagues or others and that you
do not damage your health in the short or long term.

1.9 Roadside enforcement inspections

The Police, VOSA, Customs & Excise and Trading Standards are empowered to inspect your
vehicle at the roadside. Checks may be for mechanical defects, overloading or incorrect fuel
type.

Where a document is issued to you at a roadside inspection, you must immediately report the
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matter to the fleet manager to obtain advice on necessary repairs or actions to be aken.
1.10 Vehicle documents

When first allocated a vehicle, you should have:

• An electronic copy of this handbook.
• A vehicle manufacturer’s handbook.

Please ensure you have either paper or electronic copies of these documents so that guidance
is to hand whenever you need it.

1.11 Document production

If asked by the police to produce your driving licence or insurance certificate you must
comply with their request. If you do not have the requested document in your possession
you have 7 days to take them to a police station, if you fail to provide the requested
document(s) within 7 days of being stopped you are breaking the law.

Commercial Drive4Life Handbook – January 2022 (Glen Dimplex Fleet Assistance – 01604 747269) Page 11 of 37