HGV Hours, Tachograph & Rest Guides

Plain-English compliance resources for UK drivers. When you want to check your own hours, use HGV Time Pilot V3.

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HGV Time Pilot V3

Time Pilot lives on its own site and Android app. This site is the compliance guides — not the old V1/V2 web tracker.

Latest HGV Compliance Articles

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HGV Drivers' Hours Rules 2025: The Complete UK & EU Guide

Daily and weekly driving limits, 45-minute breaks, and daily rest under assimilated rules. Last reviewed September 2026.

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HGV Tachograph Rules 2025: UK & EU Compliance Guide

Driver card, modes, manual entries, lost-card printouts and calibration. Last reviewed September 2026.

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HGV Weekly Rest Period Rules 2025: UK & EU Legal Requirements

Regular 45-hour rest, reduced rest, compensation, and where weekly rest may be taken. Last reviewed September 2026.

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Tools

Usual-case checkers for which rulebook applies, and when reduced weekly rest must be compensated. They are guides, not legal verdicts.

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