The Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007

UK Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 1819 — creates 1 criminal offence.

Made

25 June 2007

In force from

2 July 2007

Extent

Not stated

Subject

Road traffic and vehicles

Made under

European Communities Act 1972, In accordance with section 101(3A) of the Transport Act 1968, Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972, Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972, Transport Act 1968

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations facilitate compliance with the new Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 561/2006), which had full effect as from 11th April 2007, replacing the former Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85). These Regulations revoke the Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 1986, as amended, that implemented certain discretionary, national exemptions allowed under Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85; and make consequential amendments to Part VI of the Transport Act 1968, as amended, which sets out the drivers’ hours enforcement penalties (in relation to both the EC and domestic drivers’ hours rules). These Regulations make provisions to implement the new enforcement measures contained in the new Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation that: make transport undertakings automatically liable for infringements committed by their drivers, although a defence is provided; make undertakings, consignors, freight forwarders, tour operators, principal contractors, sub-contractors and driver employment agencies responsible for ensuring that contractually agreed transport time schedules respect the new Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation; and enable enforcement authorities in Great Britain to take action in respect of infringements detected there but committed outside Great Britain. These Regulations define “historic status” for the purpose of a new automatic exemption in the new Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation for commercial vehicles which have a historic status according to the legislation of the Member State in which they are being driven and which are used for the non-commercial carriage of passengers or goods. These Regulations give effect to those discretionary national derogations contained in the Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation that have been adopted in Great Britain. They exempt certain types of operation from the Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation and, in most cases, from the application of the Community Recording Equipment Regulation (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85). These Regulations also continue to exempt certain operations that were exempted after a special authorisation was granted by the European Commission in 1987. A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect this instrument will have on costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from Freight and Logistics Division, Department for Transport, Zone 1/33 Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR. The regulatory impact assessment may also be accessed on the Office of Public Sector Information website at www.opsi.gov.uk. A copy has also been placed in the Library of each House of Parliament. A transposition note is available and can be obtained from the Department for Transport as above. A copy of the Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation can be obtained from the Office of Public Sector Information.

Offences created by this instrument

• A person who— a is subject to the requirement imposed by Article 10(4) of the Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation… regulation 7(c) · Status not determined · Objective fault

What Parliament said about it

Contributions, debates and written statements mentioning this instrument by name. Parliamentary material is reused under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

• Mental Health Bill [Lords] Commons · Commons Chamber · 18 June 2007

  That the draft Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007, which were laid before this House on 14th May, be approved.—[Mr. Watts.]

• Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007 Lords · Lords Chamber · 19 June 2007 · Lord Bradshaw

  rose to move, as an amendment to the above Motion, to leave out all the words after that and insert, “this House, having regard to the cost implications for rural bus services and the social exclusion that will result and the lack of response of Her Majesty’s Government to the facts put forward at consultation, declines to approve the Draft Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007”. The noble Lord said: My Lords, the speech I shall make is not political or anti-European. I find it fairly objectionable that a regulation is already in force by the time it reaches this…

• Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007 Lords · Lords Chamber · 19 June 2007
• Local Bus Services (Dorset) Commons · Commons Chamber · 28 April 2008 · Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con)

  I beg to present a petition signed by well over 1,000 residents of West Moors in my constituency who are bewildered by the reductions in bus services, including the loss of the direct service between West Moors and the Royal Bournemouth hospital. Specifically, they express a concern that one of the justifications for the rescheduling is the requirement of the Bus Company to reduce the length of its routes to less than 31 miles so that it can use vehicles without tachographs which would otherwise be required under the Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007. The…

• Draft Goods Vehicles (Testing, Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Commons · General Committees · 10 March 2026 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Simon Lightwood)

  I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Goods Vehicles (Testing, Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Alec. We both know a thing or two about changing weight categories— [Laughter.] I could not resist. Might I say you are looking very well for it? The draft regulations will be made under powers in the Road Traffic Act 1998 and the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. They will alter in three ways the rules that apply to zero emission vans weighing over 3.5 tonnes, up to and…

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