When do tachographs need to be used?
Whenever driving under EC rules. [[Back To Top]] • Who issues record charts? The employer must give drivers sufficient charts for the whole journey, plus spares for damage/loss. [[Back To Top]] • How should tachographs be used? Drivers must enter their surname and forename; the date(s) and place(s) where the use of chart begins and ends; the registration of the vehicle(s); their odometer readings at the start and end; and the time of any change of vehicle. [[Back To Top]] • 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
