Uber Says UK Drivers Will Take Mandatory Breaks (cnet.com)

Uber is introducing a new policy on drivers' hours across the UK next week, which it says will help to increase safety for drivers and passengers. From a report: Drivers for the ride-hailing service will have to take a continuous six-hour break after the time spent on trips with passengers and on their way to pickups reaches 10 hours. The company announced the decision Tuesday, saying it believes this move is an industry first in the UK. The company has been criticized in the past over its handling of workers' rights and has faced resistance in the UK. Uber lost its license to operate in London in September. In October, a London court ruled that its drivers should be classified as employees instead of as contractors

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industry first?

[Cederic]

It is an industry first indeed. The rest of the UK taxi industry obey the fucking law.
https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hou...

10 hours a day, not 10 hours then a 6 hour break. Fucking uber.

Re:2 set's of logs just like truckers

[Computershack]

Here in the UK we did away with paper logs and trucks are fitted with digital tachographs which record all vehicle movements. The driver has a digital smartcard they use with the tachograph which records all data and the tachograph will continue to record data itself if used without a card. The card stores at least 28 days of data, usually a few months, and the tachograph up to a year. Both can be read at the roadside.