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K · 27-03-2008, 06:04 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Sacha writes
On 27/3/08 14:32, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:
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The reason there is legislation is that workers are obliged to agree if they
want to work.

It's 2008 not 1908 everybody is entitled to a rest of two days a week.

I don't think anybody's arguing about that.
This is a quote from the article and below is the link to the whole article
"Bus passengers on some rural routes are being forced off their vehicles
part way through their journey because of EU rules.

Legislation forbids bus drivers from travelling for more than 30 miles in
one go.

This is incorrect. The legislation does not forbid bus drivers from
travelling more than 30 miles'

The EU rules lay down rest breaks and require tachographs. However, to
make life easier, they have exempted vehicles travelling less than 50km
(31 miles) in one go. So what may be happening is that bus companies are
cutting route lengths in order to avoid having to monitor drivers' hours
and ensure rest breaks.

The EU legislation can be found at
http://tinyurl.com/2jqzfo
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Kay