Where a driver accompanies a vehicle that is being transported by ferry or train, the daily rest requirements are more flexible.

A regular daily rest period may be interrupted no more than twice, but the total interruption must not exceed 1 hour in total. This allows for a vehicle to be driven on to a ferry and off again at the end of the crossing. Where the rest period is interrupted in this way, the total accumulated rest period must still be 11 hours. A bunk or couchette must be available during the rest period.

For example, a qualifying regular daily rest period could be interrupted in the following manner:

• Rest - 2 hours
• Driving/other work (embarkation) - 30 minutes
• Rest (on ferry or train) - 7 hours
• Driving/other work (disembarkation) - 30 minutes
• Rest - 2 hours

For more information on drivers' hours, read our Drivers' Working Hours - The Facts and Using Ferry Mode on a Digital Tachograph articles.