246Counting periods of less than 15 minutes—written work

246 Counting periods of less than 15 minutes—written work diaries (1) This section applies if a driver uses a written work diary. (2) Work time must be counted in 15 minute periods.

(3) A period of work time of less than 15 minutes counts as 15 minutes work time. Examples for the purposes of subsection (3)— 1 A period of working for 14 minutes counts as 15 minutes work time. 2 A period of working for 17 minutes counts as 30 minutes work time. 3 A period of working for 53 minutes counts as 1 hour work time. (4) Rest time must be counted in blocks of time of no less than 15 minutes. (5) A period of rest time of less than 15 minutes must be disregarded. Examples for the purposes of subsection (5)— 1 A period of not working for only 14 minutes does not count as rest time, because 14 minutes is less than 15 minutes. 2 A period of not working for 17 minutes counts as 15 minutes rest time, because 17 minutes is more than 15 minutes, but is less than 2 lots of 15 minutes (30 minutes).