Bus Driver Driving Hours

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RE: Bus Driver Driving Hours
At Stagecoach, Gillmoss anyway, minimum breaks are 38 minutes (with union agreement) but legally it is still 30 minutes.

Cumulative breaks, by our rules have to be at least 15 minutes each to count (not sure what the legal minimum to count is) however I'm not aware of any duties at Gillmoss that actually use cumulative breaks, the 15 minutes rule is from the driver handbook. The break has to be off the bus too, at either the depot or one of the canteens at Liverpool ONE, Liverpool South Parkway or I think Bootle Bus Station (for the 53) though I never do route 53 myself to be sure.

Almost all our duties are based on driving so long (rarely up to the maximum which would be 5 hours 30 minutes, usually under 5 hours by some way), then a break of at least 38 minutes (again, often this is longer than the minimum break), then some more driving.