This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Reduce lorry driving hours to 3x12 hours days and 2x10 hours days.
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Currently lorry drivers can work 3x15 hour days and 2x13 hour days in a week, this is a total of 71 hours a week.
I think this is far to many hours for anyone in the driving industry to be On the road.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
These rules are set by the EU. You can find out more here:
https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/eu-rules
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