Covid spread leads to temporary relaxation of driving and resting time rules

The derogation, which was described as “urgent” by the RSA, will be in respect of certain provisions of the EU driving and resting time rules. File picture: Collins

A temporary relaxation in driving and resting time rules for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers has been agreed by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Department of Transport.

The derogation comes due to a driver shortage caused the spread of the Omicron variant.