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On
March 26th 2006, Truck drivers visiting Scotland will
have to stub out their cigarettes before Gretna and
display an A5-sized "no smoking" logo in the
cab while on Scottish roads.
Van drivers are also
banned from smoking in their vehicles even if they are
on their own, as are cabbies, but company car drivers
are exempt if they are sole users of the vehicle.
Smoking,
Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005
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Drivers
Hours Regulations from 11th April 2007 |
Regulation (EC) No
561/2006 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of
15 March was published in the European Journal and
came into force on the 11th of April
2007..
Regulation
(EC) No 561/2006 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of
15 March
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Regulation
in full
here
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Roadside
checks and checks at the premises of
undertakings |
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DIRECTIVE
2006/22/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE
COUNCIL of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the
implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85
and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation
relating to road transport activities and repealing
Council Directive 88/599/EEC.
This
directive lays down the requirement for authorised
inspecting officers to carry out roadside and checks
at the premises of hauliers in relation to drivers
hours and statutory holidays.
Directive
in full
here
In
brief
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use of digital tachographs |
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If you are using clock
cards, worksheets or any other method to record
working time you may be guilty of making a false
record if you do not use the digital tachograph
correctly! Details
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From
the 1st of May 2006, with the introduction of Regulation
(EC) No 561/2006