Revision question · Drivers' hours and rest periods

Under EU rules, your daily rest can be reduced to 9 hours. For how many times between weekly rest periods is this allowed?

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Under EU rules, you must have a minimum daily rest of 11 consecutive hours. However, you may reduce this to 9 hours up to three times between weekly rest periods.

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Distinguish daily rest from the fixed working weekReviewed guidance summary · These separately test 11/9-hour daily rest, three reductions between weekly rests, 45-hour weekly rest, fixed-week boundaries and 56-plus-34 within a 90-hour fortnight.

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