What is the tachograph is damaged or broken?
If there is anything wrong with a tachograph, get it repaired by an approved repairer as soon as possible. If a vehicle can’t return to its base within a week of the discovery of failure, repair must be carried out en route. In between, manual records must be kept. [[Back To Top]] • When don’t these rules apply? The following exemptions are common across the EU. In addition, there are other exemptions specific to the UK, which are detailed below. In almost all cases where a vehicle is exempt from EC rules it is still subject to UK Domestic Regulations. The common EU exemptions are: • Goods vehicles with maximum permissible gross weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes, including any trailer or semi-trailer. • Goods vehicles with a maximum authorised speed not exceeding 30km/h. • Goods vehicles used by armed forces, civil defence and emergency services. • Goods vehicles used in connection with sewerage, flood protection, utility services, highway maintenance, refuse collection/disposal, telegra
