Resting times violations for truck drivers - Fines

For the drivers and owners of passenger busses, trucks, and commercial vehicles in the German territory:

 

Fines for shortening breaks:

You shortened the break:

  • ...by less than 15 minutes: fine for the driver 30 euro, for the company 90 euro;
  • ...by more than 15 minutes and for every additional quarter hour: fine for the driver 60 euro, for the company 180 euro.

 

Exceeding the daily hour limit for driving:

You exceeded the limit by:

...about 1 hour: fine for the driver 30 euro, fine for the company 90 euro;

...about 2 hours and for every additional half an hour: fine for the driver 30 euro; for the company 90 euro;

...more than 2 hours and for every additional half an hour: fine for the driver 60 euro; for the company 180 euro.

 

Absence of the driver’s card:

You were unable to present the driver´s card during an inspection and thus:

...made the inspection impossible: fine for the driver 250 euro;

...complicated the inspection: fine for the driver 75 euro.

 

Shortening of the daily resting period:

You shortened the mandatory resting period by:

...about 1 hour: fine for the driver 30 euro;

...about 3 hours and for each additional hour: fine for the driver 30 euro; fine for the company 90 euro;

...more than 3 hours and for each additional hour: fine for the driver 60 euro; fine for the company 180 euro.