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£10 million financial support package for families of children and young people with cancer to cover travel costs to and from appointments.

• Updated: 3 February 2026

Check what type of drivers' hours rules you need to follow if you drive a goods vehicle or a bus or coach.

• Overview

  If you drive a goods vehicle or a bus or coach you must follow the rules…

• Rules for employers

  If you employ drivers and other mobile workers, you need to: keep drivers’…

• Goods vehicles

  The rules that apply to goods vehicles depend on the weight of your…

• Buses, coaches and minibuses

  If you’re driving a vehicle that carries passengers, the rules that apply…

• Exemptions from assimilated drivers’ hours rules

  Some types of vehicle are exempt from assimilated rules (previously called…

• Assimilated rules

  Assimilated rules (previously called EU rules) apply if the maximum weight…

• GB domestic rules

  The domestic drivers’ hours rules in Great Britain (GB) apply to most…

• AETR rules

  The European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in…

• Driving under both assimilated or AETR rules and GB domestic rules

  If you work partly under assimilated (previously called EU rules) or AETR…

The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions

• Hours and limits

  Staff who regularly work at least 3 hours during the ‘night period’ are…

• Exceptions to night work limits

  The limits on night working hours do not usually apply: in the armed…

• Health assessments

  Employers must offer workers a free health assessment before they become a…

Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.

Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.

Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu

Apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if you've been offered a job in a faith community - eligibility, extend or switch, knowledge of English, bring your family

Rules for lorry, bus and coach drivers on how many hours you can drive, exemptions from the rules, and when the rules can be relaxed temporarily.

• Updated: 23 April 2022

FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 29 December 2025

Find out what you need to do when making a full declaration to send goods from the UK.

• Updated: 13 May 2025