EN    EN EN 
 
EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 3.8.2009 
SEC(2009) 1100 
  
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 
 
Accompanying the 
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION 
  
on the implementation in 2005-2006 of  Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 on the 
harmonisation of certain social legislation re lating to road transp ort (24th report from 
the Commission on the implementation of th e social legislation relating to road  
  
{COM(2009)416} 
 
EN 2   EN TABLE OF CONTENTS 
1. National Initiatives....................................................................................................... 3  
1.1. Administrative Measures ............................................................................................. 4 1.2. Regulatory and other Measures.................................................................................... 4 2. Penalties ................................................................................................................... .... 5 
2.1. Scales.................................................................................................................... ........ 5 
2.2. Tables of Penalties ....................................................................................................... 7 
2.3. Additional information on penalties............................................................................. 8 3. Comments from the Member States............................................................................. 9 4. Other Statistical Data ................................................................................................. 12 4.1. Reference Period ........................................................................................................ 12  
4.2. Annex B Calculation of minimu m checks to be carried out ...................................... 12 
4.3. Checks.................................................................................................................... .... 13 
4.3.1. Number of checks at the roadside .............................................................................. 13 4.3.2. Number of drivers checked at the premises of undertaking....................................... 17 
4.3.3. Number of working days checked at the roadside ..................................................... 17 4.3.4. Number of working days checked  at premises of undertaking.................................. 21 
4.4. Offences; Number of offences recorded .................................................................... 23 4.4.1. Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85: driving period....................................... 23 
4.4.2. Article 7 of Regulation ( EEC) No 3820/85: breaks................................................... 27 
4.4.3. Article 8 of Regulation (EEC ) No 3820/85: rest periods........................................... 34 
 
 
EN 3   EN 1. N ATIONAL INITIATIVES  
Austria reported about the following regulatory national initiatives: Arbeitszeitgesetz BGBl. 
Nr. 461/1969 idF BGBl. I Nr. 175/2004 , Arbeitszeitgesetz BGBl. Nr. 461/1969 idF BGBl. I 
Nr. 138/2006 (Working Time Act); Arbeitsruhegesetz BGBl. Nr. 144/1983 idF BGBl. I Nr. 
175/2004, Arbeitsruhegesetz  BGBl. Nr. 144/1983 idF BGBl. I Nr. 138/2006 (Act on rest 
Times); Kraftfahrgesetz 1967 (Vehicles Act). 
Malta reported the enactment of the following regulations: Motor Ve hicles (Weights, 
Dimensions and Equipment) Regulations, Moto r Vehicles (Carriage of Goods by Road) 
Regulations and Motor Vehicles (Carri age of Passengers by Road) Regulations. 
In Germany  the relevant legislation consists of the Fahrpersonalgesetz (Law on Driving 
Personnel) and the Fahrpersonalverordnung  (Regulation on Driving Personnel). The Third 
Law to change the Regulation on Driving Personnel was about to be passed on the 9th of 
November 2007 in order to implement Directive 2006/22/EC1 on minimum conditions for the 
implementation of Regulations (EEC) No 3820/852 and (EEC) No 3821/853. Drivers of 
vehicles between 2.8 and 3.5 tons are required to keep records of driving times and rest 
periods. This is a procedural requirement which is governed by §1 of the above Regulation on 
driving personnel and which applies both to Germ an and foreign drivers. Failure to comply 
with this legislation is punishable by a fi ne. National driving ti mes and rest periods 
correspond to those in Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85.  
Denmark passed Decree No. 328 of 28 of March 2007 on driving time and rest period 
provisions in road transport, which entered into force on 11 April 2007 and repeals Justice 
Ministry Decree No. 688 of 29 June 2005. 
Slovenia informed about the following legislative national initiatives: Act on working time 
and compulsory rest periods of persons perfor ming mobile road trans port activities and on 
recording equipment (tachograph) in road transport (Ul. RS 64/2007); Regulation on 
enforcing the regulations on working time and com pulsory rest periods of persons performing 
mobile road transport activities and on recording equipment (Ul. RS 34/2006). 
The United Kingdom reported that there were several amen dments made to Part Vi of the 
Transport Act 168 and the Passenger and G oods Vehicles 5Recording Equipment) 
Regulations (NI) 1996 to introduce the requirements regarding the fitment of digital recording 
equipment as set out in Regul ation (EC) No. 561/2006 on drivi ng times and rest periods. 
Ireland informed about the’ establishment of th e Road Safety Authority, which had been 
tasked with the enforcement of EU- and national legislation dealing with driver’s hours, rest 
periods and breaks. 
                                                 
1 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum 
conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 
concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 
88/599/EEC, OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35 
2 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 of 20 Decembe r 1985 on the harmoniza tion of certain social 
legislation relating to road transport, OJ L370, 31.12.1985, p. 1 
3 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipm ent in road transport, 
OJ L 370, 31.12.1985, p. 8 
 
EN 4   EN In Portugal , Decision C.M. 189/05 of the 16 May 2005 designates the Directorate General for 
Land and River Transport / Institute for Mobility  and Land Transport as the national authority 
responsible for the intr oduction of digital tachographs. La w No. 13/06 of 17 April 2006 on the 
collective transport of children was introdu ced too. Order No. 23721/06 of 21 November 2006 
defines the requirements to be met by traini ng courses and the knowledge assessment and the 
certification of safety advisors and drivers of dangerous goods. 
Cyprus enacted the following legislation: The In spection of Driving and Rest Time of 
Drivers of certain Vehicles Law of 2004 (Law  137(I)/2004), The Organisation of the Working 
Time of Persons Performing Mobile Road Tran sport Activities Law of 2005 (Law 47(I)/2005 
and The Authorised Body Shops  and Issuance of R ecording Equipment Cards Law of 2004 
(Law 192(I)/2004). 
1.1. Administrative Measures 
The United Kingdom  reported that no changes were made  to the operator licensing regime, 
requiring all operators to undertak e regular checks of drivers' hour s and to have administrative 
systems for such purposes. 
In Cyprus , due to the technical nature of the s ubject and to the difficulties faced by the 
Minister of Labour and Soci al Security in implementi ng Laws 137(I)/2004 and 47(I)/2005, 
the Minister exercised powers conferred to him by the said laws and authorised the 
Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry  of Labour and Social Security to implement 
the provisions of the aforementioned laws. The competent authority for managing the 
legislative framework remained the Department of Labour Relations. 
Acting pursuant to this authoris ation, the Department of Labour  Inspection established a unit 
comprising one labour inspection officer and thr ee labour inspectors. Checks are being carried 
out from the regional office in Nicosia on the prem ises of undertakings and on the roadside in 
several regions of Cyprus. Additionally, the C yprus Police's Vehicle Mechanical Inspection 
Team, carries out additional check s in cooperation with the depa rtment of Labour Inspection.  
Furthermore, Cyprus has established a system  to check exemptions of vehicles from 
Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85.  
In the 1st quarter of 2005, Belgium tested the introduction of the new digital tachograph. 
Member States not mentioned under this chapter did not submit sufficient data. 
1.2. Regulatory and other Measures 
In the United Kingdom the main operator agency - The Vehicle and Operator Services 
Agency (VOSA) – practices a risk-based appro ach to enforcement with the aim of minimising 
the burden of compliant operators. During th e reporting period VOSA carried out 17 large 
scale roadside checks – three of these specially targeted passenger vehi cle operations; all were 
carried out in combination with other enforcem ent agencies and concentrated on traffic on 
international journeys; and five Pan-European Check, carried out in co mbination with other 
Member States, specifically focused on vehicles carrying dangerous goods. 
 
EN 5   EN In addition, VOSA routinely target ed vehicles on long distance or  international journeys. This 
was in response to relatively hi gh level of involvement by thes e vehicles in serious road 
accidents.  
VOSA now has the power to stop vehicles across considerable parts of the country, as does 
the Driver and vehicle Agency (DVA) in Northern  Ireland (NI). This enab les the authorities to 
show considerable flexibility in how checks can be conducted, which improves their effectiveness. 
VOSA and DVA continue to visit new operators to  advise and educate them to help prevent 
offences from being committed through i gnorance and misunderstanding and publish a 
number of guidance documents. Direct contact with groups of operators is also seen as 
essential. 
Equipment that enables staff to download and anal yse digital data generated or stored within 
digital recording equipment has been purchased and provided to all staff across the United 
Kingdom. 
In Ireland , proposals for a fixed penalty charge system have been submitted to the 
Department for Transport. The adoption of such a system is expected to enable enforcement 
officers to sanction out of st ate drivers for breaches of  the relevant legislation. 
The Netherlands hope to increase their amount of ch ecks by digitalising their systems and 
increasing the control period. 
Cyprus engaged in training its office rs on how to implement nati onal legislation and how to 
operate analogue and digital tachographs. Furthe rmore a checking system was introduced in 
order to assure the achievement of the mi nimum number of cont rols under Directive 
88/599/EEC on standard checking procedures. 
In December 2006 Cypriot received  their equipment as specified  in Annex II of Directive 
2006/22/EC on minimum conditions for the im plementation of Regulations (EEC) No 
3820/85 on the harmonization of certain social legi slation relating to road  transport and (EEC) 
No 3821/85 on recording equipment. 
In Belgium the digital tachogra ph became compulsory as of 5 August 2005 by Royal Order of 
14 July 2005. 
Member States not mentioned under this chapter did not submit sufficient data. 
2. P
ENALTIES  
The information in this chapter concerns the period of 2005-2006. There might have been 
changes in the Member States after the entry into force of  Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 on 
driving times and rest periods. 
2.1. Scales 
Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Hungary, Ireland,  Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania,, Slovenia 
and United Kingdom provided information on the scale of penalties imposed for violations 
 
EN 6   EN to the Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 on the harmonizat ion of certain social  legislation relating 
to road transport. A wide range of fine s among Member States is still apparent. 
Austria applies penalties ranking from € 36 to € 5000 . The sanction of imprisonment for up 
to 6 weeks is available for infringements concerning driving time and breaks, with additional limitations arising from Title no 102, paragraph 12 of the law concerning circulation of the Heavy Goods vehicles ( Kraftfahrgesetz ). The date of last modification to Arbeitzeitgesetz  
BGBl., no 461/1969 was published in  BGBl. I Nr. 138/2006 and to Arbeitsruhegesetz BGBI 
No 144/1983 was published in BGBl. I Nr. 175/2004. Cyprus applies penalties for infringements of the provisions of the Inspection of Driving and 
Rest Time for Drivers of Certain Vehicles Law of 2004 and the Organisation of the Working 
Time of Persons Performing Mobile Road Tr ansport Activities Law of 2005 of up to six 
months of imprisonment or a fine of up to € 3417 or both 
The Transposition of Directive 2006/22/EC on mi nimum conditions for the implementation of 
Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/ 85 as well as the im plementation of the 
provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 561/2006 on driving times and rest periods were carried 
out by the Inspection of Driving and Rest Time for Drivers of Certain Vehicles Law of 2007 
(Law 86(I)/2007), entering into force on 13
 June 2007 and repealing Law 137(I)/2004 and the 
Authorised Body Shops and Issuance of Reco rding Equipment Cards Law of 2004 (Law 
192(I) /2004). 
In Finland penalties are imposed either on the dr iver or the employer depending on the 
offence. A day fine is imposed for an offe nce, the number of day fines depending on the 
gravity of the offence. In the case of drivi ng and rest periods offen ces, the penalties range 
from 4 to 12 day fines per offence. For example, 8 day fines are imposed for failure to use the tachograph, and 6 day fines for non-compliance w ith the provisions regarding its use. The 
value of one day fine in euros varies dependi ng on the income and the number of dependants 
of the person. 
Hungary applies fines between € 187 (HUF  50000) and € 2992 (HUF 800000). 
In Ireland , the maximum penalty amounts to a fine of € 5000. 
Latvia applies a standard fine for drivers of € 70.60 – 141.19 (LVL 50 - 100). 
In Malta , there is a fixed Penalty  of € 60 per offence. 
Poland applies fines as from € 12 (PLN 50 and) depending on the duration of the 
infringement. 
In Romania the scale of fines ranges from € 186 (RON 735) to €2530 (RON 10000). 
Slovenian fines range from € 150 to € 3300. A differen ce is being made, whether the offence 
is committed by driver or employer. 
In the United Kingdom  there has been no change to the maximum fines for drivers' hours and 
tachograph related offences and for those wh o cause or permit them. The fines therefore 
 
EN 7   EN continue to range from € 223 (£ 200) to € 5590  (£ 5000). Similarly, in addition to a fine, the 
offences of falsifying a chart and altering or fo rging a seal on a tachograp h continue to carry a 
prison sentence of up to two years. 
The most recent change was increasing the maxi mum fines in Great Britain in October 1992. 
In Northern Ireland, the maximum £5000 fine cam e into effect in June 1996. The power of 
prohibition for drivers’ hours a nd tachograph offences by driver s of UK registered vehicles 
was introduced in February 2001. 
The Criminal Justice Act 1991 lays down the maxi mum amount for each level of fine in Great 
Britain. Reference to the level of  fine appropriate to each category of drivers’ hours offence 
(i.e. Level 1 or Level 2) is contained in Part VI of the Transport Act 1968, as amended.  
In Northern Ireland the fine levels in operation in 2001 and 2002 are contained in the Road 
Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order and the Europ ean Communities Road tr affic and Vehicles – 
Passenger and Goods Vehicles – (Recording E quipment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 
1996. 
The Transport Act 2000 inserted a new sect ion 99A into the Tran sport Act 1968, which 
empowers an authorised person to prohibit the driving of a ve hicle where it appears to him 
that there has been a contravention of the requirements in Regulation (EEC) 3820/85. 
2.2. Tables of Penalties 
Type of Penalty Member State  
   Minor Offences Serious Offences 
Austria  Up to € 5000 or arrest up to 6 weeks; € 72 - € 1815 working 
time Act and € 36 - € 2180 Working Break Act 
Belgium4  
Cyprus Articles 6, 7, 8 and 14 (1) Imprisonmen t of up to 6 months or a fine of 
up to €3 417 or both. Article 14(4)(a) 3
rd subparagraph Imprisonment of up to 2 years or a 
fine of up to £4 000 (€6 834) or both. Article 14(5) fine of up to £3 000 (€5 125). 
Czech Republic1  
Denmark5 Fine of at least € 67 for the driver and € 135 for the company, 
the amount depending on the nature  and gravity of the offence. 
Estonia1  
Finland Penalties are imposed using th e "day-fine" criterion, the amount of 
which depends on the type of offences.  
                                                 
4 Member State did not supply data 
5 Figures for France, Denmark, Germ any and Italy are those registered in the previous report as these 
countries did not comm unicate any change in their legislation 
 
EN 8   EN France2 € 1517 maximum Severe infringements may 
attract a fine up to € 30489 
 Serious of repeated infringement s can lead to the temporary or 
permanent revocation of the Community licence or of the transport authorisation. The immobilisation of the vehicle up to three months is also an administrative sanction. 
Germany2 The infringements are punished acco rding to the type of offences and 
persons involved. Fines fro infringe ments of the provisions on driving 
times, rest periods and breaks range from € 15 to € 31 for the driving 
personnel and by a fine of € 61 (minimum) for employer. Fines for drivers who do not respect the provisi ons on recording of driving times 
range from € 15 to € 53 and for em ployer’s range from € 153 to € 1534. 
Breaches of provisions on the servi ce time table and duty roster are 
punished with a fine ranging from € 51 to € 128 for the driver and by a 
fine of € 511 (minimum) for the employer) 
Greece1  
Hungary € 186 € 2980 
Ireland Maximum 5000 
Italy2 € 16 minimum  € 4447 
Latvia € 70.50 – 141.18 for drivers and € 570 – 1415 for undertakings 
Lithuania € 30-60 
Luxembourg1  
Malta € 60 
Netherlands There are set fines for each breach of a provision of the Regulation 
ranging from € 45 to € 1365 (total amount of fines collected is € 
2671074). 
Poland € 12 minimum fine; higher fines ac cording to duration of infringement 
Portugal1  
Romania € 365 – 1215 depending on type of infringement 
  
Slovakia1  
Slovenia € 150 – 2900 depending on type of infringement and whether it is 
placed upon the company, the person responsible in the company or the driver 
Spain1  
Sweden € 273 per offence; + 50% for 2nd offence of same kind 
 
2.3. Additional information on penalties 
Germany  informed that amendments necessary to adapt to amendments in the law 
concerning driving personnel and in the Order concerning driving pe rsonnel are currently 
being made. 
In total, the following punishments were imposed in Germany: 
 
EN 9   EN  Passenger transport  Goods transport  
Cautions with 
cautionary fines  5241 139102  
Fines (regardless of whether 
or not they are legally 
binding)  2540 140410  
In total  7781 279512  
Cases of drivers not 
allowed to continue 
their journey  1111 57838  
France submitted the following table: 
Year 2005 2006 
Number of undertaking 
sanctioned in France 247 292 
Complete 
withdrawal 15 57 Certified 
Copies 
Suspension 310 261 
Complete 
Withdrawal 0 0 Authorisations 
Suspension 0 0 
Number of immobilised 
vehicles 173 207 
 
3. C OMMENTS FROM THE MEMBER STATES  
In Denmark  the Justice Ministry’s circular no tice of 30 March 2007 changing practice 
concerning penalties in the driving times and re st periods sector intr oduced a new fine for 
contravention of the uninterr upted driving time rule (Artic le 7 of Regulation (EC) No 
561/2006 on driving times and rest periods). The rule entered into fo rce on 11 April 2007. 
After the period under examination, Cyprus transposed Directive 2006/22/EEC and has 
implemented the rules in Regulations (EC) No  561/2006 on driving times and rest periods via 
the Inspection of Driving and Re st Time for Drivers of Certai n Vehicles Law of 2007 (Law 
86(I)/2007) which took effect on 13.7.2007 and th e Authorised Body Shops and Issuance of 
Recording Equipment Cards Law of 2004 (L aw 192(I)/2004). Law 86(I).2007 repealed the 
 
EN 10   EN Inspection of Driving and Rest Time for Dr ivers of Certain Vehicles Law of 2004 (Law 
137(I)/2004). 
Apart from that Cyprus also pointed out the fo llowing reasons for its lo w number of controls: 
1. During roadside checks carried out by the Po lice at the start of 2005, it became clear that 
there was a need to focus efforts on implem entation of the legislation, and on briefing 
professional drivers and affected undertakings. 
2. The work which arose from examination of a pplications for exemption from the tachograph 
installation / usage requiremen t during the reporting period. 
3. Procedural and technical difficulties in i ssuing memory cards for digital tachographs. 
4. The adjustment period of pr ofessional drivers in complying with the requirements of 
Regulation (EEC) No 3820/ 85 and Directive 2002/15/EC6 on the organisation of the working 
time of mobile workers in road transport. 
5. The extension granted in the Cyprus Accession Agreement to the European Union (see 
Article 24(6) of Annex VII) on the implementation of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 
3821/85 which caused confusion among the owners of  affected vehicles about the extent to 
which the extension also related to implem entation of Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 on the 
harmonization of certain social legisl ation relating to road transport. 
For these reasons it was considered necessary to prepare the information campaign for owners 
of affected vehicles about the provisions of the said Regulation. 
Checks recommenced in March 2007. Lithuania  reported that a draft amendment to the Administrative Offences Code, providing 
for increased penalties in respect of infringe ments of the rules on driving times and rest 
periods, had been submitted to the Parl iament for the second time in 2007. 
Finland reported improvements in the compilation of statistics and that th e Occupational Safety 
and Health Inspector's data can be acce ssed directly from a computer terminal. 
In Lithuania a draft amendment to the Administrative Offences Code, providing for 
increased penalties in respect of infringements of  the rules on driving times and rest periods, 
has been submitted to the Parliament for the second time in 2007. 
Germany  reported to have exceeded the minimum control level of 1%, while at the same 
time the number of relevant vehicles had almost doubled.  
Concerning the ratio of controls and infri ngements detected in Germany, no significant 
change was reported.  
In comparison with the 2003-2004 reporting peri od, the number of fines/cautions with 
                                                
 
6 Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the 
organisation of working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities, OJ L 80, 
23.3.2002, p. 35 
 
EN 11   EN cautionary fines in passenger transport fell by 45% and the number of cases of drivers not 
being allowed to continue their journey fell by 32%. In goods transport there was a 35% 
reduction in the number of fines/cautions with  cautionary fines. The number of cases of 
drivers being banned from continuing  their journey fell by a mere 3%. 
Overall there was no significant change in terms of respecting driving times and rest periods 
in Germany and it remains to be seen, wh ether Regulation (EC) No. 561/2006 on driving 
times and rest periods leads to an improvement  of the situation. Some optimism seems to be 
appropriate because of the intr oduction of the digital tachograph. 
Portugal reported to have transposed Directive 2002/15/EC into its national law by Decree-
Law No. 237/2007 of 19 June 2007. The same Decree-Law would also regulate certain 
aspects of the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport 
activities and covered by Re gulations (EEC) No. 3820/85 and (EC) No. 561/2006 respectively 
or by the AETR-Agreement. 
France  reported that the number of vehicles cont rolled diminished because of the increased 
time span controls require, due to the longer period to be controlled. Furthermore, a lot of 
time had to be dedicated to the training of officers on automatic data processing systems 
related to the di gital tachograph.  
Concerning administrative sanctions, after a decr ease in 2004 due to a legal reorganisation, in 
2005 and 2006 France returned to normal cy with an increase in 2005 and 2006. 
Austria reported an increase of the number of vehicles falling under Regulation (EEC) No 
3820/85 on the harmonization of cert ain social legislation relati ng to road transport in 2006, 
especially during the period January-March. Th e reason for this is the introduction of the 
digital tachograph for vehicles originally re gistered after 1 May 2006. The increase in the 
working days controlled was explained by th e obligation of drivers under Regulation (EC) 
No. 561/2006 on driving times and rest periods  to have record sheets with them. 
In Austria compliance with the said legislation is controlled in motorway lay-bys and along 
transit routes.  
There are two automated systems in Austria for the inquiry of driving times and rest periods 
(ADAS and DAKO); in order to guarantee a consis tent procedure at one and the same level. 
Both systems adapted to the needs of controls of the di gital tachograph.  
In 2006 numerous training measures for officials we re carried out with a view to the digital 
tachograph.  
As a member of Euro Control Route (ECR), Au stria took part in coordinated controls. 
Concerted controls were also carried out with the German authorities. 
Latvia  reported the detec tion of 705 other infringements of  Regulation (EEC) No. 3820/85 on 
the harmonization of certain social legislation re lating to road transport, which do not concern 
Articles 6, 7, 8 and 14. 
United Kingdom reported that it is possible to see an  increase (14.6%) in the number of 
offences recorded despite a decrease in the number of working days  (tachograph charts) 
checked at the roadside and at the premises. Th e authorities believe that the increase in the 
 
EN 12   EN number of offences recorded can be attributed to the effectiveness of the targeting policy. In 
2003-2004, enforcement authorities recorded 1 offe nce for every 89 charts checked, compared 
with 1 every 103 charts in 2001-2002 and 1 in every 243 charts in 1999-2000. 
The non-compliance of by foreign drivers remain ed a problem. While the ration of charts 
checked against offences detected is lower than in the previous reporting period (1 offence for every 18 charts checked in 2003-2004 compared to  1 offence for every 27 charts checked in 
2005-2006), this ratio is still c onsiderably higher than for UK nationals with 1 offence 
detected on every 99 charts checked in 2005-2006.  
As well as directing enforcement effort in th is direction, the UK is developing a graduated 
fixed penalties and deposit system similar to that  used in some other Member States. This will 
allow VOSA and the Police to issue Fixed Penalty  tickets to all offenders. Those with a UK 
address, where legal proceedings can be safely se rved will be given 28 days to pay the penalty 
amount. Those without such addres s will need to pay a deposit equal to the level of penalty 
immediately and can ask to have the case brought  before a court. This is currently passing 
through the legislative process and should be introduced dur ing the next reporting period. 
Like in previous reports, the UK included offe nces recorded for exceeding 6 daily driving 
periods in the weekly rest offence total an the 'b reaks too short' in the 'driving for more than 
four and a half hours without a break' section. 
The UK continues to have concerns about the la ck of requirement to provide any information 
about tachograph offences. 
Member States not mentioned under this chapter did not submit sufficient data. 
4. O
THER STATISTICAL DATA 
4.1. Reference Period 
1.1.2005 – 31.12.2006 
4.2. Annex B Calculation of mini mum checks to be carried out 
(Article 2 of Directive 88/599/EEC and Article 2 of Directive 2006/22/EC) 
 - a - - b -  - c -  - d -  
Member State Minimum 
number of 
working days 
to be checked Number of 
working days 
checked 
(nationals) Number of 
working days 
checked (non-
nationals) Total number of 
working days 
checked 
Austria  470736 875914 510678 1386592
Belgium 726000 965414 152065 1117479
Cyprus7 77589 4738  4738
Czech Republic 265491 1159843 219308 1379151
Denmark 220000 284455 27985 312440
Estonia 61160 37189 2290 39479
                                                 
7 The'rr'''e'eee report does not include controls of non-nationals 
 
EN 13   EN Finland 334000 379920 79033 458953
France 2505000 8958405 2073646 11032051
Germany 5717462 7571798 5586304 13158102
Greece 6402 29646 917 30563
Hungary 560000 639530 132494 772024
Ireland 904700 632710 89 632799
Italy 3268176 7441167 934095 8375262
Latvia 305662 485697 73915 559612
Lithuania 251660 237567 78807 316374
Luxembourg 51201 72091 15923 88014
Malta 103 1001 65 1066
Netherlands 595405 471571 59831 531402
Poland 1286126 5063096 3479674 8542770
Portugal 585 077 99613 518 100131
Romania 410106 428043 72680 500723
Slovakia 164027 202278 1519 203797
Slovenia 80000  81059
Spain 1912819 4138122 438912 4577034
Sweden  528000 414891 96227 511118
United Kingdom 2254506 3157534 484546 3642080
Switzerland 412040 1646858 331930 1978788
 
4.3. Checks 
4.3.1. Number of checks at the roadside 
EU Member State Type of 
Transport 
Nationals Non-
Nationals Third Countries Total Non-
Nationals 
Austria  Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Not distinguished  
Total 1091
5017112164
634261250
29753
5001
360242097 
 
 
14566 
 
 
1794 
 
18457 3347
44319
6795
54481
Belgium Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Total 2881
32880357613278
5273056008207 
 
 
3049 
 
 
3256 3935
5577959264
Cyprus Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 1378
300900  0
 
EN 14   EN  
Total 
 4387
Czech Republic Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 Not distinguished 
 
Total 303
9563
31
9897104
2692
8
280456 
 
 
705 
 
 
1 
 
762 160
3397
9
4166
Denmark Not distinguished 75128 8485 844 9329
Estonia Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods  
Total 160
2180234060
4405005 
  
70 
  
75 65
510575
Finland Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods  
Not distinguished 
 Total 2707
57655
5
60367333
11224
0
11557328 
  
7489 
  
0 
 
7817 661
18713
0
19374
France8 Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 Total 63405
1242632130603726555
174610187781 26555
174610187781
Germany Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 Total 71729
2421937249366654857
1954202200905920709 
 
 
311418 
 
 
332127 75566
22656202341186
Greece Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 Not distinguished 1449
1655
150000014
37
019 
 
 
104 
 
 
0 33
141
0
                                                 
8 Differentiation only between residents and non-residents 
 
EN 15   EN  
Total 1503104 51 
123 174
Hungary Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 Total 2753
6547168224864
16862177261538 
 
 
14718 
 
 
16256 2402
3158033982
Ireland Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 Not distinguished 
 
Total 5861
26664
75
32600810
1195
2
2007112 
 
 
27 
 
 
2 
 
141 922
1222
4
2148
Italy Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Not distinguished  
Total 56961
474374
82305
6136405789
50210
4740
607392672 
 
 
11396 
 
 
2135 
 
16203 5461
61606
6875
76942
Latvia Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods  
Total 927
1361714544116
34663582 116
34663582
Lithuania Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods  
Not distinguished 
 Total 4667
23547
385
28599741
9878
84
10713519 
  
9035 
  
97 
 
9651 1260
18913
181
20364
Luxembourg Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 Total 114
18551969642
4349499111 
 
 
149 
 
 
160 653
44985151
Malta Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of 
Goods 
 Total 0
775
13180 
 
 
0 
 
 
0 5
1318
Netherlands Not distinguished 36065 24470 1712 26182
Poland Transport of 85903 7360 32 669 40029
 
EN 16   EN Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Not distinguished  
Total 255349
14434
35568696954
1611
105925 
 
240 990 
 
 
352 
 
273659 337944
1963
379936
Portugal Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Not distinguished  
Total 68
2415
4
24871
108
1
1100 
 
 
0 
 
 
0 
 
 1
108
1
110
Romania Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of 
Goods  
Total 23632
54562
781940
0
01015 
 
 
6097 
  
7112 1015
6097
7112
Slovakia Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 
Total 11
3143
315466
1123
119911 
 
 
708 
 
 
719 77
1831
1918
Slovenia Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 Total 711
1065177666
1406147284 
 
 
1246 
 
 
1330 150
26522802
Spain Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 Total 217837
1185783140362029680
1732762029567098 
 
 
19147 
 
 
26245 36778
192423229201
Sweden Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 Not distinguished 
 
Total 4930
65127
75
70132571
23620
21
2421284 
 
 
2095 
 
 
0 
 
2179 655
25715
21
26391
United Kingdom Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of 20255
1957631165
66818101 
 
 
9605 1266
76423
 
EN 17   EN Goods 
 
Total 216018 67983 
 
9706 77689
Switzerland Total 107374 107904 3578 111482
 
4.3.2. Number of drivers checked at the premises of undertaking 
Member State Carriage of 
passengers Carriage of 
goods Carriage for own 
account Carriage for hire 
and reward 
Austria  1308 18248 2367 16970
Belgium9 2007 941 25403
Cyprus 0 10 17 0
Czech Republic 739 6801 215 7325
Denmark 596 3076 315 2761
Estonia 13 110 3 120
Finland 5355 6935 90 8504
France 18672 71560 1163 89069
Germany 11363 75231 10192 
Greece 557 584 82 237
Hungary 336 2948 245 3039
Ireland 906 6613 698 7005
Italy 717 7026 1058 6789
Latvia10 2210 42211  
Lithuania 466 2313 162 2617
Luxembourg5 250 1501  
Malta5 04 3  
Netherlands11 2061 1489
Poland 48409 144192 49770 142831
Portugal 519 3442 581 3380
Romania 4400 13789 580 17609
Slovakia5 3486 74330  
Slovenia 112 639 84 667
Spain 503 33383 3670 39743
Sweden 768 3927 113 2123
United Kingdom 1329 6086 908 5178
Switzerland 1325280 0
 
4.3.3. Number of working days checked at the roadside 
Member State Type of 
Transport EU Third Countries Total Non-
Nationals 
                                                 
9 No data submitted for carriage of goods 
10 No differentiation between carriage for ow n account and carriage for hire and reward 
11 No differentiation between carriage of passengers and goods 
 
EN 18   EN Nationals Non-
Nationals 
Austria  Transport of 
Passengers 
Transport of 
Goods 
 Not distinguished 
 
Total Number 2503
94783
31068
1283542718
64307
14992
820174095 
 
 
27065 
  
5427 
 
36587 6813
91372
20419
118604
Belgium Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods  
Total Number 11373
91361
1027348613
136170144783368 
  
6914 
  
7282 8981
143084152065
Cyprus Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods  
Total Number 1360
303343930
000 
  
0 
  
0 0
00
Czech Republic Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods  
Not distinguished 
 Total Number 24397
591604
482
6164834945
183547
91
1885831747 
  
28972 
  
6 
 
30725 6692
212519
97
219308
Denmark Not distinguished 229851 25454 2531 27985
Estonia Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Total Number 320
43604680120
880
100010 
 
 
140 
 
 
150 130
10201150
Finland Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods 
 
Not distinguished  
Total Number 11211
234075
16
2452861363
44854
0
462171329 
  
31487 
 
 
0 
 
32816 1692
76341
0
79033
France12 Transport of 
Passengers 
 263281 166763  166763
                                                 
12 Differentiation only between residents and non-residents 
 
EN 19   EN Transport of 
Goods 
 Total Number 6567182
69212631906883
20736461906883
2073646
Germany Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Total Number 163287
56404282493666118947
4673898479284443398 
 
 
750062 
 
 
793460 162345
54239605586305
Greece Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Total Number 2603
8220882333
5487143 
 
 
687 
 
 
830 176
741917
Hungary Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Total Number 8620
2205852292054324
67646719706517 
 
 
54007 
 
 
60524 10841
121653132494
Ireland Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Total Number 3011
316553466632
52842 
 
 
3 
 
 
5 34
5789
Italy Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Not distinguished  
Total Number 254000
1670639
171081
209572020830
161425
10034
1922896221 
 
 
39613 
 
 
3171 
 
49005 27051
201038
13202
241291
Latvia13 Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of 
Goods  
Total Number 3708
54468
58176464
13864
14328 464
13864
14328
Lithuania Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 
Not distinguished 
 15449
17366
477664
12602
85710 
 
 
12090 
 
 
172 
 1374
24692
257
                                                 
13 No differentiation between other Member States and third countries 
 
EN 20   EN Total Number 33292 133351 12972 146323
Luxembourg Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Total Number 203
536955721915
134971541220 
 
 
491 
 
 
511 1935
1398815923
Malta Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods 
 
Total Number 0
545410
55650 
  
0 
 
 
0 10
5565
Netherlands Not distinguished 82849 55924 3907 59831
Poland Transport of 
Passengers 
 Transport of 
Goods 
 Not distinguished 
 
Total Number 897829
3827715
144951
4870495624086
637446
19146
1280678376189 
 
 
1818627 
 
 
4180 
 
2198996 1000275
2456073
23326
3479674
Portugal Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Not distinguished  
Total Number 1208
15728
12
169486
512
0
5180 
 
 
0 
 
 
0 
 
0 6
512
0
518
Romania Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods  
Total Number 68102
1368932049950
002889 
  
13770 
  
16659 2889
1377016659
Slovakia Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods  120
35753463
124458 
  
1511 
  471
13956
 
EN 21   EN Total Number 35873 12908 1519 14427
Slovenia14 Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
 Total Number  7112
32698
39810
Spain Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of 
Goods 
 Total Number 468488
2500236296872464365
31794038230515271 
 
 
41336 
 
 
56607 79636
359276438912
Sweden Transport of 
Passengers 
 
Transport of Goods 
 
Not distinguished 
 
Total Number 12580
256239
414
2692331378
87230
101
88709250 
 
 
7267 
 
 
1 
 
7518 1628
94497
102
96227
United Kingdom Transport of 
Passengers  
Transport of 
Goods  
Total Number 119407
102845911478669193
4245784337711079 
  
49696 
  
50775 10272
474274484546
Switzerland Not distinguished 321’578 321’978 9’952 331930
 
4.3.4. Number of working days checked at premises of undertaking 
Member State Carriage of 
passengers Carriage of 
goods Carriage for own 
account Carriage for hire 
and reward 
Austria  23934 320821 45724 294561
Belgium15 43036 21882 797762
Cyprus 0 345 499 0
Czech Republic 123734 434757 55566 502925
Denmark 4388 50126 4431 45785
Estonia 5105 19874 230 24749
Finland 24978 109640 2422 114004
France 412506 1624636 15262 2021880
Germany 241783 1384398 141902 
Greece 6896 11927 675 2650
Hungary 53146 357179 13426 370605
                                                 
14 No differentiation between nationals and non-nationals 
15 No data on transport of goods available 
 
EN 22   EN Ireland 52536 545508 58835 539194
Italy 107100 779882 77496 802570
Latvia16 2210 42211  
Lithuania 9958 54858 3116 61700
Luxembourg11 9280 57239  
Malta13 0 947  
Netherlands17 348835 39887
Poland 48409 144192 49770 142831
Portugal 10012 72653 3885 78780
Romania 74367 147006 5303 216070
Slovakia11 3486 74330  
Slovenia 6139 35110 4605 36644
Spain 107324 1082072 98705 1070691
Sweden 14537 131121 2396 66989
United Kingdom 224411 1785257 278180 1507077
Switzerland11 0 1325280
 
                                                 
16 No differentiation between carriage for ow n account and carriage for hire and reward 
17 No differentiation between transport of goods and transport of passengers 
 
EN 23   EN 4.4. Offences; Number of offences recorded 
4.4.1. Article 6 of Regulation (EEC ) No 3820/85: driving period 
Passengers Goods Member State Type of offence 
Nationals EU Third 
Countries Total Non-
Nationals Nationals EU Third 
CountriesTotal Non-
Nationals Total 
Passengers 
and Goods 
Austria  Daily driving 
period  
Six days 
maximum  
Fortnight 306
62
2370
26
2129
42499
30
48055
1293
4004002
507
28956
191
54958 
  
698 
  
33 13818 
  
2083 
  
439 
Belgium Not distinguished 128 66 8 74 1007 3153 278 3431 4640 
Cyprus Daily driving 
period  
Six days 
maximum  
Fortnight 13
200
000
000
004
220
000
000 
  
0 
  
0 17 
  
4 
  
2 
Czech Republic Daily driving 
period 
 
Six days maximum 
 
Fortnight 235
54
030
702
0032
701649
237
2623
86
789
18
0712 
 
 
104 
 
 
7 2628 
 
 
402 
 
 
9 
Denmark Daily driving 
period and six 
days maximum 
 Fortnight 9
00
00
00
0460
00
00
00 
 
 
 
0 469 
 
 
 
0 
Estonia Daily driving 
period 
 4 0 0 0 42 16 1 17 
 
 63 
 
 
 
EN 24   EN Six days 
maximum 
 Fortnight 0
00
00
00
02
10
00
00 
 
 
0 2 
 
 
1 
Finland Daily driving 
period 
 Six days 
maximum 
 Fortnight 97
000
000
000
003026
582613
005
0018 
 
 
0 
 
 
0 3141 
 
 
58 
 
 
0 
France18 Daily driving 
period  
Six days 
maximum  
Fortnight 27432
610
09812
96
0 37244 
  
 
  
706 
Germany Daily driving 
period  
Six days 
maximum  
Fortnight 5165
274266156
00112
0
21168
0
21127715
3525599510498
120
801323
272011821 
  
147 
  
100 144869 
  
3946 
  
387 
Greece19    
Hungary Daily driving 
period  
Six days 
maximum 
 
Fortnight 24
004
1034
2038
301393
79
5466
27
0559
52
01025 
  
79 
 
 
0 2480 
  
161 
 
 
68 
                                                 
18 No differentiation between other Member States and third countries and between transport of passengers and goods 
19 Member State did not submit data 
 
EN 25   EN Ireland Daily driving 
period 
 Six days 
maximum 
 Fortnight 48
011
000
001
002643
84
21717
030
0017 
 
 
0 
 
 
3 2709 
 
 
84 
 
 
221 
Italy Daily driving 
period 
 Six days 
maximum 
 
Fortnight 680
371
72292
240
4803
0
095
240
48011343
606
2102491
301
600128
0
0619 
 
 
301 
 
 
600 12737 
 
 
1518 
 
 
3904 
Latvia Daily driving 
period  
Six days 
maximum  
Fortnight 1
000
000
000
009
191
000
001 
  
0 
  
0 11 
  
1 
  
9 
Lithuania Daily driving 
period  
Six days 
maximum  
Fortnight 4
110
004
004
0064
3212
1240
2252 
  
3 
  
4 124 
  
7 
  
7 
Luxembourg Daily driving 
period  
Six days 
maximum 
 
Fortnight 5
000
000
000
0031
0050
000
0050 
  
0 
 
 
0 86 
  
0 
 
 
0 
Malta Daily driving 
period 
 00 0 0000 0  
 
 0 
 
 
 
EN 26   EN Six days 
maximum 
 Fortnight 0
00
00
00
00
00
00
00 
 
 
0 0 
 
 
0 
Netherlands Not distinguished 2 0 0 0 541 118 11 129 672 
Poland Daily driving 
period 
 Six days 
maximum 
 
Fortnight 3292
0
109141
0
035
0
0176
0
010873
0
1765682
0
841159
0
06841 
 
 
0 
 
 
84 21182 
 
 
0 
 
 
369 
Portugal Daily driving 
period  
Six days 
maximum  
Fortnight 5
407
000
007
00107
33
30
010
000 
  
0 
  
1 119 
  
37 
  
4 
Romania Daily driving 
period  
Six days 
maximum  
Fortnight 292
24
50
003
003
002424
99110
00105
90105 
  
9 
  
0 2824 
  
132 
  
16 
Slovakia Daily driving 
period  
Six days 
maximum 
 
Fortnight 486
0
1067
001
008
006899
0
564297
0150
02347 
  
0 
 
 
3 7740 
  
0 
 
 
673 
Slovenia20 Daily driving 128 45 369 414  542 
                                                 
20 No correct differentiation between transport of passengers and transport of goods 
 
EN 27   EN period 
 
Six days maximum 
 
Fortnight 5
131
113
84
19 
 
9 
 
 
32 
Spain Daily driving 
period 
 
Six days maximum 
 
Fortnight 169
0311
0010
0021
0010248
0
3011232
0092
001324 
 
 
0 
 
 
0 11762 
 
 
0 
 
 
304 
Sweden Not distinguished 127 19 1 20 925 247 12 259 1331 
United Kingdom Daily driving 
period 
 Six days 
maximum 
 Fortnight 152
0211
001
0012
003024
0
441928
0
34153
022081 
 
 
0 
 
 
36 5269 
 
 
0 
 
 
82 
Switzerland21 Daily driving 
period 
 Six days 
maximum 
 Fortnight 931
3450704
18
411
02715
18
6 1646 
 
 
52 
 
 
56 
 
4.4.2. Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85: breaks  
Member State Type of offence Passengers Goods Total 
                                                 
21 No differentiation between transport of passengers and goods 
 
EN 28   EN Nationals EU Third 
Countries Total Non-
Nationals Nationals EU Third 
CountriesTotal Non-
Nationals Passengers 
and Goods 
Austria  Driving more than 
4.5 hours without break 
 
Breaks too short 422
135362
19244
20606
396991
40313797
5851451
2285248 
  
 
813 16307 
  
 
1978 
Belgium Not distinguished 14 22 4 26 264 631 65 696 1000 
Cyprus Driving more than 
4.5 hours without 
break 
 
Breaks too short 52
00
00
00
012
00
00
00 
 
 
 
0 64 
Czech Republic Driving more than 
4.5 hours without break 
 
 Breaks too short 357
12629
87
236
101323
983517
17158
34575 
  
 
205 2291 
  
 
1324 
Denmark Driving more than 29 0 0 0 1307 0 0 0 1336 
 
EN 29   EN 4.5 hours without 
break 
  
Breaks too short 00 0 0000 
 
 
0  
 
 
0 
Estonia Driving more than 
4.5 hours without break 
 
 Breaks too short 1
10
00
00
075
226
30
06 
  
 
3 82 
  
 
26 
Finland Driving more than 
4.5 hours without 
break 
 
Breaks too short 348
 00 0
 1286 0
 00  
 
 1634 
 
 
 
EN 30   EN 126 0 0 0 963 0 0 0 1089 
France22 Driving more than 
4.5 hours without 
break 
 
Breaks too short 31334
 
04894
04894
0 36228 
 
 
0 
Germany Driving more than 
4.5 hours without 
break 
 
Breaks too short 2863
417195
16161
61156
232127952
1452716854
65541046
9347900 
 
 
7488 138871 
 
 
157162 
Greece23    
Hungary Driving more than 
4.5 hours without 
break 
 
Breaks too short 44
 
5628
 
1043
 
2871
 
382031
 
913536
 
291579
 
2831115 
 
 
574 3261 
 
 
1581 
Ireland Driving more than 
4.5 hours without break 22 1 0 1 1043 11 0 11 
 1077 
 
                                                 
22 No differentiation between other Member States and third countries and between transport of passengers and goods 
23 Member State did not submit data 
 
EN 31   EN  
Breaks too short 63 0 0 0 1531 1 0 
1  
1595 
Italy Driving more than 
4.5 hours without break 
 
Breaks too short 751
 
1253
 
00
053
08437
536224
3861
5285 
  
43 9526 
  
591 
Latvia Driving more than 
4.5 hours without break 
 
Breaks too short 0
00
00
00
030
20
00
00 
  
 
0 30 
  
 
2 
Lithuania Driving more than 
4.5 hours without 
break 
 
Breaks too short 4
02
02
04
075
05
037
042 
 
  
0 125 
 
  
0 
Luxembourg Driving more than 
4.5 hours without break 3 0 0 0 17 37 0 37 
 57 
 
 
EN 32   EN  
Breaks too short  
00 0 0000 
0  
0 
Malta Driving more than 
4.5 hours without break 
 
Breaks too short 0
00
00
00
00
02
10
02 
  
1 2 
  
1 
Netherlands Not distinguished 18 5 0 5 1322 120 10 130 1475 
Poland Driving more than 
4.5 hours without break 
 
Breaks too short 3243
 
0416
074
0490
011573
08736
02680
011416 
  
0 26722 
Portugal Driving more than 
4.5 hours without 
break 
 Breaks too short 10
34
00
04
0136
244
00
04 
 
 
0 154 
 
 
27 
Romania Driving more than 
4.5 hours without 
break 
 2345 0 123 123 8931 0 836 836 
 
 12235 
 
 
 
EN 33   EN Breaks too short 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Slovakia Driving more than 
4.5 hours without 
break 
 
Breaks too short 1100
018
00
018
013725
23745
073
0818 
 
 
0 15661 
 
 
23 
Slovenia24 Driving more than 
4.5 hours without 
break 
 
Breaks too short 6
21
15
06
1 12 
 
 
3 
Spain Driving more than 
4.5 hours without 
break and breaks 
too short 194 14 20 34 5695 493 57 550 6473 
Sweden Not distinguished 313 31 0 31 1215 208 9 217 177§ 
United Kingdom Not distinguished 284 20 2 22 17074 9058 654 9712 27092 
Switzerland25 Driving more than 
4.5 hours without break 
 1856 1902 6 1908  3762 
  
                                                 
24 No correct differentiation between transport of passengers and transport of goods 
 
EN 34   EN Breaks too short 1789 1815 20 1835 3624 
 
4.4.3. Article 8 of Regulation ( EEC) No 3820/85:  rest periods  
Passengers Goods Member State Type of offence 
Nationals EU Third 
Countries Total Non-
Nationals Nationals EU Third 
CountriesTotal Non-
Nationals Total 
Passengers 
and Goods 
Austria  Daily 
 
Weekly 319
22407
32328
48735
806488
9913928
5041285
1935213 
 
697 12755 
 
1790 
Belgium Not distinguished 112 164 7 171 828 2859 218 3077 4188 
Cyprus Daily 
 
Weekly 37
00
00
00
02
00
00
00 
 
0 39 
 
0 
Czech Republic Daily 
 Weekly 168
525
22
07
21521
179329
4639
18368 
 
64 2064 
 
297 
Denmark Daily 
 
Weekly 82
00
 
00
 
00
 
01512
00
 
00
 
00 
 
0 1594 
 
0 
Estonia Daily 
 
Weekly 5
02
00
02
098
2128
23
131 
 
3 136 
 
24 
Finland Daily 
 
Weekly 209
80
00
00
05962
644
117
121 
 
2 6192 
 
74 
France26 Daily 
 Weekly 40141
17999875
09875
0 50016 
 
1799 
Germany Daily 
 5754 252 205 457 216315 21281 4009 25290 
 247816 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
25 No differentiation between transport of passengers and goods 
26 No differentiation between other Member States and third countries and between transport of passengers and goods 
 
EN 35   EN Weekly 712 45 20 65 5042 445 89 534 6353 
Greece27    
Hungary Daily 
 
Weekly 97
6716
834
2250
301781
593725
205923
2831648 
 
558 3576 
 
1248 
Ireland Daily 
 
Weekly 48
81
10
01
12645
33212
30
012 
 
3 2706 
 
344 
Italy Daily 
 Weekly 257
31714
720
014
725403
635203
11254
2257 
 
114 5931 
 
1138 
Latvia Daily 
 Weekly 0
 
00
 
00
 
00
024
10
 
00
 
00 
 
0 24 
 
1 
Lithuania Daily 
 
Weekly 20
1021
622
643
12150
3490
21124
25214 
 
46 427 
 
102 
Luxembourg Daily 
 
Weekly 4
00
00
00
020
012
00
012 
 
0 36 
 
0 
Malta22    
Netherlands Daily 
 Weekly 63
936
218
054
22416
41077
1108
01185 
 
1 3718 
 
16 
Poland Daily 
 
Weekly 5364
1583373
38148
0521
3822193
272110026
10293293
17513319 
 
1204 41397 
 
5546 
Portugal Daily 
 
Weekly 29
37
00
07
0188
1710
10
010 
 
1 133 
 
21 
Romania Daily 
 
Weekly 754
54220
07
2677
2673068
157530
081
191781 
 
1917 3910 
 
23359 
Slovakia Daily 397 28 0 28 11242 457 77 534 12201 
                                                 
27 No data supplied by Member State 
 
EN 36   EN  
Weekly 39 1 0 1 1187 6 0 
6  
1233 
Slovenia28 Daily 
 Weekly 111
084
0199
1283
1 394 
 
1 
Spain Daily 
 
Weekly 743
5370
0167
0237
011953
1821330
0185
01515 
 
0 14448 
 
235 
Sweden Not distinguished 357 54 10 64 1680 471 24 495 2596 
United Kingdom Daily 
 
Weekly 592
174543
1273
1046
1377564
14363611
1033377
1193988 
 
1152 12190 
 
4470 
Switzerland29 Daily 
 
Weekly 2187
7452019
78924
72043
796 4230 
 
1541 
                                                 
28 No correct differentiation between transport of passengers and transport of goods 
29 No correct differentiation between transport of passengers and transport of goods 
 
EN 37   EN 4.4.4. Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 3820/ 85: Service time table and Duty roster  
 
                                                 
30 Member State did not submit data 
31 No differentiation between other Member States and third countries Passengers Member State Type of offence 
Nationals EU Third 
Countries Total Non-
Nationals 
Austria  Faulty 
 
Incorrectly 
applied 126
3156
3142 
 
 
18 98
49
Belgium30   
Cyprus25   
Czech Republic Faulty 
 
Incorrectly 
applied 3
100
70 
 
 
0 0
7
Denmark Faulty 
 
Incorrectly 
applied 0
 
00
 
00 
 
0 0
 
0
Estonia Faulty 
 
Incorrectly 
applied 1
00
 
00 
 
0 0
 
0
Finland Faulty 
 
Incorrectly applied 133
00
 
00 
 
0 0
 
0
France31 Faulty and 
incorrectly 
applied 499 168  168
Germany Faulty 
 
Incorrectly 
applied 134
6435
6639 
 
49 74
115
Greece25   
Hungary Faulty 
 
Incorrectly 
applied 24
221
02 
 
 
1 3
1
Ireland Faulty 
 
Incorrectly 
applied 2
00
 
00 
 
 
0 0
 
0
Italy Faulty 
 
Incorrectly applied 970
4619
00 
 
3 
 19
3
 
EN 38   EN  Latvia Faulty 
 Incorrectly 
applied 0
20
00 
  
0 0
0
Lithuania Faulty 
 Incorrectly 
applied 12
20
00 
  
0 0
0
Luxembourg Faulty 
 
Incorrectly 
applied 0
00
00 
 
0 0
0
Malta25 Faulty 
 
Incorrectly 
applied  
Netherlands Faulty and 
incorrectly 
applied 0
00
00 
 
0 0
0
Poland Faulty 
 Incorrectly 
applied 55
250
00 
 
0 0
0
Portugal Faulty 
 Incorrectly 
applied 2
00
00 
 
0 0
0
Romania Faulty 
 Incorrectly 
applied 0
00
00 
 
0 0
0
Slovakia25   
Slovenia Faulty 
 
Incorrectly 
applied 0
40
10 
 
 
4 0
5
Spain Faulty and 
incorrectly 
applied 3751 350 298 648
Sweden Faulty and 
incorrectly applied 21 0 0  0
United Kingdom Faulty 
 
Incorrectly applied 
Faulty 2
00
00 
 
0 0
0
Switzerland Faulty and 
incorrectly applied 1103 1234 27 1261