Annex 1. Legislation

The legislation about drivers' hours rules.

Assimilated rules

Both Regulation (EC) 561/2006 and Regulation (EU) 165/2014 were incorporated as retained direct EU legislation by Section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (which is now known as 鈥榓ssimilated direct legislation鈥� by virtue of section 5 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.

  • Regulation (EC) 561/2006, as it has effect in the UK (known as assimilated drivers鈥� hours rules) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/1054 and domestic regulations SI 2019/453, SI 2020/1658, SI 2021/135 and SI 2022/1260
  • Regulation (EU) 165/2014, as it has effect in the UK (known as assimilated tachographs rules) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/1054 and domestic regulations SI 2019/453, SI 2020/1658, 2021/135, SI 2022/1260 and SI 2023/739
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799, as it has effect in the UK, implementing Regulation (EU) No 165/2014, as it has effect in the UK, laying down the requirements for the construction, testing, installation, operation and repair of tachographs and their components
  • Regulation (EU) 2020/1054 (amending EC 561/2006 and EU 165/2014), as they have effect in the UK
  • Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and EU (of 30 December 2020)
  • The Transport Act 1968 (Part VI as amended)
  • The Road Traffic (Drivers鈥� Ages and Work) Act 1976
  • The Transport Act 1978
  • The Community Drivers鈥� Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1457)
  • The Drivers鈥� Hours (Harmonisation with Community Rules) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1458)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 1989 (SI 1989/2121)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Tachograph Card Fees) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1140)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1904)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Tachograph Card) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1937)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Fitting Date) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1117)
  • The Community Drivers鈥� Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1819)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Downloading and Retention of Data) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/198)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Community Recording Equipment Regulations) 2010 (SI 2010/892)
  • The Community Drivers鈥� Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1502)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicle (Recording Equipment)(Downloading of Data) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/502)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicle (Tachographs)(Amendment) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/248)
  • The Community Drivers鈥� Hours Offences (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/24)
  • The Drivers鈥� Hours and Tachographs (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/453)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/1379)
  • The Drivers鈥� Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1658)
  • The Drivers鈥� Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/135)
  • The Drivers鈥� Hours, Tachographs, International Road Haulage and Licensing of Operators (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1260)
  • The Drivers鈥� Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/739)

AETR rules

  • European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews on Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) (Cm 7401) (as amended by Cmnd 9037)

Domestic rules

  • Transport Act 1968 (Part VI as amended)
  • The Drivers鈥� Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Modifications) Order 1970 (SI 1970/257)
  • The Drivers鈥� Hours (Passenger and Goods Vehicles) (Modifications) Order 1971 (SI 1971/818)
  • The Drivers鈥� Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Modifications) Order 1986 (SI 1986/1459)
  • The Drivers鈥� Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Exemptions) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1492)
  • The Drivers鈥� Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Keeping of Records) Regulations 1987 (SI 1987/1421)
  • Drivers鈥� Hours (Harmonisation with Community Rules) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1458)

For reference to the text of the relevant legislation the following links are useful:

United Kingdom The National Archives, The Stationery Office,

European Union