Straight-talking guidance on working time, tachographs, pay pressure, route decisions, parking and life on the road – without the hype.
The 4 pillars every driver should understand
Clear guidance for new drivers learning what the job is really like after the test.
Understand the rules that protect your licence, your
job, and your livelihood.
Understand pay, deductions, expenses, and how to make the job pay properly.
Life out of the cab, Health, routines, fitness, rest, and balance while doing the job.
Night work under the Working Time Directive is simple once you understand one rule: If you work at any point between midnight and 04:00, your whole day is treated differently. Most confusion comes from thinking the limit only applies inside the night window. It doesn’t. The One Rule That Matters
The Rolling 24-Hour Rule is not a separate limit. It is how Working Time limits are measured. The law does none of those. The One Rule to Understand First Working Time limits are assessed over a rolling 24-hour period, starting when your Working Time begins. That 24-hour window: What “Rolling”
I’ve walked the Brecon Beacons plenty of times, but the town itself never crossed my mind. No idea why—Brecon is a lovely place. I parked only a stone’s throw from the canal basin, so I followed my feet that way.
My aim for the day was to make it out to Clive’s Fruit Farm, but I also wanted to “get lost” a bit on the way and see what turned up. I had a rough loop in mind: a walk with plenty of photos, some proper local scenery and, as I later found out, a box full of cider, fruit, veg and pasties bursting with filling.