In several countries, there is currently a considerable fine on keeping the weekend rest in the cabin. Also in the Netherlands the "warning period" is over and fines are handed out.
Our experience was that penalties were only issued for violations that were found in "the act" or for violations that were committed in the country in question. However, fines have now also passed for keeping the weekend rest in the cabin in another country. For example, a transport company had a fine in Belgium of € 1,800.-, because the driver would have had the weekend rest in the cabin in Germany. A transport company also received two fines in France of € 750.- each, because the drivers had rested for 45 hours in the cabin in Spain.
It appears that these fines are issued if the driver can not prove that he has slept in a different location than the cabin. If you do not spend the weekend rest at home, make sure that it can be proved that the rest is not kept in the cabin. The invoice of the guest house or hotel have to be sufficiënt. If you are resting abroad with acquaintances or friends, take care of a picture with a location and time stamp or something similar to prove that you were not spendng the weekend in the cabin. With our app Legal Control you can take a photo that adds a time and GPS stamp.
The shortened weekly rest is still allowed in the cabin. Our experience in England shows that the normal weekend rest at a care facility with sufficient facilities is allowed/tolerated.