I see Working time as possibly the most brilliant piece of legislation -EVER. Consider this.... Everyone, absolutely everyone knows something about it. AFAIK, no one has every been prosecuted for it No agency is specifically responsible for its enforcement Yet, everybody, individuals and employer are fearful of breaching it Everybody tries to comply with its requirements. Now compare it to something like mobile phone while driving Heavily enforced with high prosecution numbers Multiple agencies have enforcement responsibilities Individuals blasé about compliance Employers (allegedly) set rules but breaches are accepted Generally accepting of non-compliance. I wonder what it is /was that made WTD so successful where others fail!