It all counts as duty time even if passengers are not on board as it is still being driven for ‘hire or reward.’
A drivers duty might look something like:
- 75 service 0500 depot - 1000 Cathcart road
- Break 1000-1045
- 38 service 1045 Eglinton Toll - 1600 Eglinton Toll
If they receive a message saying they have no relief at 1000 hours they will drive the bus to the relief point of Cathcart Road and drop passengers off there. If they carried on to town then they would not get the required rest break to go pick up the next part of duty at 1045 and the 38 would need to come off the road too. |