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Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros: what it is and when it steps in
What the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros does when the vehicle at fault is uninsured, unknown or stolen, and who supervises insurers in Spain.
Digital and smart tachograph: what it records
What the digital tachograph records, what the second version of the smart tachograph (G2V2) adds and which vehicles must have it, using verified data only.
Daily rest: 11 hours, reduced to 9 and split 3 + 9
What Regulation (EC) 561/2006 says about driver daily rest: regular, reduced and split duration, the 24-hour window and the limit on reduced rests.
Driving hours in the US and Australia
How the official bodies of the United States and Australia regulate truck driving hours, compared with European rules.
Penalties for driving and rest in Spain, France and Portugal
The penalties Spain, France and Portugal notified to the European Commission for excess daily driving and insufficient daily rest, with the limits of the sources.
Haulier financial standing: the requirements of Regulation 1071/2009
The four requirements of Regulation (EC) 1071/2009 to work as a road haulier and the capital that financial standing requires every year.
Professional diesel in Spain: how the refunds work
Who can claim the partial refund of the Impuesto sobre Hidrocarburos on professional diesel in Spain and how the AEAT procedure works.
Truck restrictions in France in 2026
Restrictions on trucks over 7,5 t in France in 2026: weekends, eves of public holidays, the All Saints bridge and winter and summer Saturdays.
Weekly driving: 56 hours, 90 in two weeks and exemptions
The daily, weekly and fortnightly driving limits of Regulation (EC) 561/2006 and the exemptions in Articles 12, 13 and 14.
Cabotage: three operations in seven days
What Regulation (CE) 1072/2009 allows on cabotage: three operations in seven days, one in three days after an empty entry, and four days of waiting.
Driving times and 45-minute breaks
Driving times under Regulation (CE) 561/2006 as summarised by the European Commission: daily and weekly limits and 45-minute breaks.
Regular and reduced weekly rest (Reg. 561/2006)
What Regulation (CE) 561/2006 says about weekly rest: 45 hours for the regular one, at least 24 for the reduced one, how it is compensated and where it is taken.