In a truck that must be fitted with and use the tachograph, what is the maximum continuous driving time permitted before taking a break, as a general rule?

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In accordance with Regulation (EC) 561/2006 governing driving and rest times in road transport, after a period of uninterrupted driving of four and a half hours (4 hours and 30 minutes), the driver must take an uninterrupted break of at least 45 minutes, unless they begin a rest period. This 45-minute break may be replaced by a break of at least 15 minutes followed by another of at least 30 minutes (in that order: 15 30 minutes), taken throughout that block of 4 and a half hours. Therefore, five hours of continuous driving exceed the limit of four and a half hours, and four hours is not the maximum limit set by the regulation either.

In a truck that must be fitted with and use the tachograph, what is the maximum continuous driving time permitted before taking a break, as a general rule?

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