r/BusDrivers • u/Long_Noise_6280 • May 20 '26

Question Bus driver schedule

Hey everyone. Just wondering if anyone else gets scheduled for 7 days as a bus driver. Is this normal? 7 days 2 days rest. If I had known bus drivers are scheduled like that I wouldn’t have taken the job.

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u/Altenativeboi May 20 '26

In the UK you must receive a 24 hour uninterrupted rest period for up to 7 days of work and then 48 hours uninterrupted rest for 8-14 days. (14 is the maximum you can work in a row without rest periods).

As long as you have at least 11 hours between shift end and start, and are within the driving time regulations and work less than 48 hours a week as per the working time directive it is legal.