Rijbewijs C - Vakbekwaamheid - English - Rij- en rusttijden - Driving and rest times

May you interrupt a weekly rest period?

A. Yes, but not a reduced weekly rest period.
B. No
C. Yes, but only to drive onto or off a ferry or train.

Which statement about working time is correct?

A. Working time is equal to driving time.
B. Working time does not always include loading and unloading time.
C. Driving time is always less than working time.

In multi-manning, if drivers switch, must they also switch driver cards?

A. Yes, but only abroad.
B. Yes, always
C. No, never

Who must apply for a driver card?

A. All truck drivers.
B. Only drivers who drive a vehicle with a digital tachograph.
C. Only drivers who drive more with digital tachograph than with an analogue tachograph.

Where does the EC regulation on driving and rest times apply?

A. Only within European Union.
B. Between the EEA and Switzerland.
C. Within and between the EEA, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

May you spend a daily rest period in the vehicle while your colleague is driving?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Yes, if you are laying in the bunk.

According to the Working Hours Act, what is the maximum working times per working day?

A. 9 hours
B. 11 hours
C. 12 hours

How is a 10-minute interruption counted?

A. As rest time.
B. As a driving break.
C. It is not counted.

When must you download the data from the driver card?

A. Every 21 days
B. Every 28 days
C. Every 56 days

You must take a rest period every 24 hours. From when do you start ounting?

A. From 00:00 on the day of departure.
B. From the end of your last full rest period.
C. As soon as you start driving.

Two drivers drive with a truck from Wednesday 08:00 to Thursday 04:00. When they drive again?

A. Thursday at 13:00
B. Thursday at 14:00
C. Thursday at 15:00

How long are the driver card and the company card valid respectively?

A. 3 years and 5 years.
B. 5 years and 5 years.
C. 5 years and 1 year.

You are taken by passenger car to a location where you will relieve another driver. How is this time recorded?

A. As rest time.
B. As other work.
C. As a driving break.

After violating the rules on driving and rest times, you may receive a driving ban. How long does such a ban last?

A. As long as a break or a rest period.
B. Only as long as a break.
C. Only as long as rest period.

What is included in availability time?

A. The time a driver must wait in the cab until customs has completed an inspection of the road.
B. The time a driver spends next to a driving colleague until he takes over the wheel again.
C. Both A and B.

In case of driving ban, the vehicle must sometimes be moved to another location. Who does this and at whose expense?

A. By the offender, at his own expenses or that of his employer.
B. By another driver, at the expense of the offender (or their company).
C. By the authorities, at the expense of the offender's employer.

You accompany a vehicle by ferry. How many times may the normal daily rest be interrupted according to EC regulations?

A. Twice for fifteen minutes.
B. Twice with a total maximum of 1 hour.
C. Twice for 1 hour each.

You may sometimes take shorter rests than the normal daily rest. How often is that allowed?

A. 2 times per week.
B. 3 times per week.
C. 5 times per 2 weeks.

During a full weekly rest period, may you leave the driver card in the tachograph?

A. Yes
B. No

What is considered rest time?

A. The time during which a driver waits at a border crossing.
B. The time a driver spends next to a co-driver.
C. The period during which a driver can freely dispose of their time.

How many charts must a driver who always uses an analogue tachograph be able to show?

A. all charts from the current month.
B. The chart of the current day and of the previous 28 days.
C. The chart of the current day and of the previous 56 days.

If you drive from Istanbul to Manchester with a vehicle registered in Belgium, must you adjust the time on your tachograph during the trip?

A. Yes, you must set the time according to the place of departure.
B. Yes, you must set the time according to the destination.
C. No, you must leave the time as it is.

You lose your driver card. May you continue driving after reporting the loss?

A. Yes, you may continue driving for 25 days, but you must keep all driving and rest times using completed paper printouts.
B. Yes, you may continue driving for 15 days, but you must keep all driving and rest times using completed paper printouts.
C. No

In which case may you remove the driver card during the working day?

A. When you start a split daily rest.
B. When you want to check your driving and rest times.
C. When you change vehicles.

Do you have to stop when your allowed driving time is up, even if half an hour further there is a more suitable parking place?

A. Yes, expect if safety or the safety of the road is at stake.
B. Yes, because the rules are for safe maximum driving times and not for anything else.
C. No, because you are not allowed to just stop on the hard shoulder (pechstrook).

How many hours is the maximum daily driving time over the course of one week?

A. 8 hours per day and once per week 10 hours.
B. 9 hours per day and twice per week 10 hours.
C. 8 hours per day and 3 times per week 9 hours.

The analogue tachograph breaks down during a trip. What should you do?

A. Use the back of the printer paper to write down the required data.
B. Replace the tachograph with a digital one.
C. Have the tachograph repaired as soon as possible and in the meantime record the required data manually.

How many a 45-minute break be split according to EU regulations?

A. 3 times 15 minutes.
B. 15 minutes and 30 minutes.
C. 30 minutes and 15 minutes.

Can a daily rest period be reduced?

A. Yes, to a minimum of 9 hours.
B. Yes, to a minimum of 8 hours.
C. That is not possible.

You are doing domestic transport and take a weekly rest period of 24 hours. What must the next weekly rest rest period be at minimum?

A. 45 hours
B. 24 hours
C. 56 hours

What is the minimum reduced weekly rest period?

A. 45 hours
B. 24 hours
C. 56 hours

CASE 1

You are an international truck driver and have just taken a weekly rest period. You depart Monday at 8:00 am from your base in Antwerp heading to Liège, where you must load a batch of electronics. You arrive in Liège at 9:30 am. After loading, you leave to Spain. After unloading in Spain, you drive back to southern France, where you must load furniture destined to Austria, without a stop in Belgium. In total, you will be on the road for nine days. At none of the loading or unloading locations do you need to load or unload the truck yourself.

CASE 1

You are an international truck driver and have just taken a weekly rest period. You depart Monday at 8:00 am from your base in Antwerp heading to Liège, where you must load a batch of electronics. You arrive in Liège at 9:30 am. After loading, you leave to Spain. After unloading in Spain, you drive back to southern France, where you must load furniture destined to Austria, without a stop in Belgium. In total, you will be on the road for nine days. At none of the loading or unloading locations do you need to load or unload the truck yourself.

On which day must you take your daily weekly rest at the latest? On the following day?

A. Saturday
B. Sunday
C. Monday

CASE 1

You are an international truck driver and have just taken a weekly rest period. You depart Monday at 8:00 am from your base in Antwerp heading to Liège, where you must load a batch of electronics. You arrive in Liège at 9:30 am. After loading, you leave to Spain. After unloading in Spain, you drive back to southern France, where you must load furniture destined to Austria, without a stop in Belgium. In total, you will be on the road for nine days. At none of the loading or unloading locations do you need to load or unload the truck yourself.

What activity must the tachograph show during loading and unloading of the goods?

A. steering wheel symbol (see book)
B. Crossed hammers symbol (see book)
C. Square symbol (see book)

-- see picture if book page 81

CASE 1

You are an international truck driver and have just taken a weekly rest period. You depart Monday at 8:00 am from your base in Antwerp heading to Liège, where you must load a batch of electronics. You arrive in Liège at 9:30 am. After loading, you leave to Spain. After unloading in Spain, you drive back to southern France, where you must load furniture destined to Austria, without a stop in Belgium. In total, you will be on the road for nine days. At none of the loading or unloading locations do you need to load or unload the truck yourself.

The tachograph breaks down on the first day while driving. Can you continue driving?

A. Yes, you must keep a manual record and secure the tachograph is repaired along the way.
B. Yes, you must keep a manual record and the tachograph must be repaired as soon as possible at home.
C. No, it is forbitten to drive abroad with a defective tachograph.

CASE 1

You are an international truck driver and have just taken a weekly rest period. You depart Monday at 8:00 am from your base in Antwerp heading to Liège, where you must load a batch of electronics. You arrive in Liège at 9:30 am. After loading, you leave to Spain. After unloading in Spain, you drive back to southern France, where you must load furniture destined to Austria, without a stop in Belgium. In total, you will be on the road for nine days. At none of the loading or unloading locations do you need to load or unload the truck yourself.

At what time must you take your first driving break at the latest on the first day?

A. 12:30 pm
B. 1:00 pm
C. 1:30 pm

CASE 1

You are an international truck driver and have just taken a weekly rest period. You depart Monday at 8:00 am from your base in Antwerp heading to Liège, where you must load a batch of electronics. You arrive in Liège at 9:30 am. After loading, you leave to Spain. After unloading in Spain, you drive back to southern France, where you must load furniture destined to Austria, without a stop in Belgium. In total, you will be on the road for nine days. At none of the loading or unloading locations do you need to load or unload the truck yourself.

You decide on the first day to extend your driving time from 9 hours to 10 hours. How many more times can you do that in the first week?

A. 1 more time
B. 2 more times
C. No more

CASE 2

You are a truck driver and have just taken three days of vacation. On Thursday morning at 9:00 am, you depart with your truck loaded with perishable goods.

CASE 2

You are a truck driver and have just taken three days of vacation. On Thursday morning at 9:00 am, you depart with your truck loaded with perishable goods.

When must your daily rest period start at the latest and how long must it last at minimum?

A. Friday morning at 9:00 am, a daily rest of 9 hours.
B. At midnight, a daily rest of 9 hours.
C. Thursday at 9:00, a daily rest of 11 hours.

CASE 2

You are a truck driver and have just taken three days of vacation. On Thursday morning at 9:00 am, you depart with your truck loaded with perishable goods.

At 10:00 am you feel a bit sleepy. You stop at a perking area, do some stretching exercises for 10 minutes, and then continue driving. After that, you drive another 3.5 hours before taking a break. How long must the break last at minimum?

A. 35 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 45 minutes

CASE 2

You are a truck driver and have just taken three days of vacation. On Thursday morning at 9:00 am, you depart with your truck loaded with perishable goods.

After the break, you depart again and drive for 4.5 hours. You now have to take a break, but you are only 15 minutes away from your destination and fear goods will no longer be fresh. Are you allowed to continue driving?

A. Yes, because it concerns perishable goods.
B. No

CASE 2

You are a truck driver and have just taken three days of vacation. On Thursday morning at 9:00 am, you depart with your truck loaded with perishable goods.

Immediately after stopping at the perking area, you check whether al goods are still safely secured. Does this time count as rest, availability time or other work?

A. As rest time
B. As availability time
C. As other work

CASE 2

You are a truck driver and have just taken three days of vacation. On Thursday morning at 9:00 am, you depart with your truck loaded with perishable goods.

During the trip, you are inspected for driving and rest times. Which tachograph data must you be able to print?

A. Those of the current day and the previous 28 days - always required.
B. None, because your tachograph is not defective and your driver card has not been lost.
C. Those of the current day and the previous 56 days - always required.