Hi Rob, apologies, you're question had been missed. A driver can take a break from driving as long as they are not doing the loading or unloading. They must be able to freely dispose of their time. Therefore, they can take a break providing they are not involved with the loading, unloading or monitoring of somebody else performing the task
If this is supposed to be a masterclass in planning its no wonder planners spend their lives getting up drivers noses. You're trying to plan a delivery with a degree of accuracy to a massive county. Where in Cornwall? It can take you 2 hours to get from one end to the other. Lets call it Falmouth for the sake of argument. And lets get shot of that 70km/h limiter as well, 45mph on the motorway is dangerous. Thats why the heavy stuff has an escort. Newcastle to Solihull is 335km. Solihull to Falmouth is 420km. Take a 15 min break before setting off. You'll do Solihull in 4.5 hours easy plus 30 mins break owed at Donnington is 5 hours 15 minutes. Arrive at Solihull at 01:05, load and back out at 01:35 with 3.5 hours left on a 5 hour 15 drive. Overnight in a layby on the A30 probably near Okehampton at 3 hours 15 mins. So card out at 04:50. Break for 11 hours. 15:50 card in for the walk around and a smoke, push off at 16:05. Arrive at Falmouth at 18:05 and you've still got a reduced daily rest for the trip home.
The video is aimed at those taking the Transport Manager CPC exams. There's a massive difference between "exam world" and "real world". I totally agree with you that there are any number of variables that are not taken into account for the exam.
"we can get there WITHOUT A PROBLEM..."😂😂😂😂😂 Sorry. Every night maintainance road closures makes I mean all roads not just one or two.....makes journey unplanable.....😉😁
