German term
Germany
Native EN|PhD|Parmaceuticals|Medical
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: German to English, Danish to English, English, and 1 more.
nicht selbstgelenkten PKW
Sollte absehbar sein, dass Arbeits- und Reisezeit insgesamt die 10h-Grenze überschreiten, wird empfohlen, entweder vor Ort zu übernachten oder mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln bzw. einem nicht selbstgelenkten PKW zurück zu fahren.
Do they mean:
• a non-self-driving car
or
• that the employee shouldn’t drive home herself/himself (for safety reasons?)
If it’s the second, what would be the most elegant way of saying this.
| 3 +5 | a car/vehicle driven by someone else |
Jennifer Caisley
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| 3 | (make use of) a chauffeur-driven car |
Wendy Streitparth
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| 3 -1 | not driving on his own |
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
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Sep 9, 2020 20:15: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Flawless translations of corporate texts
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: German to English, English
a car/vehicle driven by someone else
Saying that the car/vehicle has to be "driven by someone else" (or "by someone other than the employee in question" - I'm not sure how formal your document needs to be!) sounds like a natural solution, to my ear!
Austria
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
BDÜ Law Marketing Med Techn - since 1990
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian, and 11 more.
not driving on his own
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Note added at 35 mins (2020-09-09 16:18:46 GMT)
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They mean that the employee shouldn’t drive home herself/himself (for safety reasons?) - da die Arbeits- und Reisezeit insgesamt die 10h-Grenze überschreiten
| disagree |
Sarah Bessioud
: You have the right explanation in your note, but your suggestion could mean the employee is driving the car with a passenger beside him.
2 hrs
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Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
(make use of) a chauffeur-driven car
‘He arranged to be taken by chauffeur driven limousine and the chauffeur was required to remain for the duration of the visit.’
‘He was being driven by a chauffeur when the vehicle was stopped by traffic officers in Hertfordshire travelling at 97 mph.’
https://www.lexico.com/definition/chauffeur
Reference comments
United States
Literary|kidlit|Translation|Proofreading
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
They mean Taxi, Uber, Lift, maybe use ride share options
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Björn Vrooman
: Not sure. "Be very careful of driving home, especially if you have worked overnight. It may be better to use public transport or have someone come and pick you up." https://www.fullyfocusedsolutions.co.uk/resources/FFsolution...
14 hrs
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