Bus Driver Driving Hours

[enrag2000]

RE: Bus Driver Driving Hours
The determining factor is the route length on a regular service. If the route is less than 50km long (not as the crow flies or on any radius, just the actual route length covered) then domestic rules apply. If the route length is greater than 50km, then EU rules apply (including use of tachographs).

The 15 mile limit is nothing to do with driving hours. The 15 mile limit (measured in a straight line) determines if a public bus service has to be registered or not.

To take your example, a route 39 miles long would be covered by EU rules on driving limits but would only require registration if passengers were conveyed for any journeys of less than the 15 mile limit. If the route was split into two separate sections, each less than 50km (31 miles), the domestic rules could apply.

The X2 between Preston and Liverpool is split at Southport on this basis.