Tachographs: rules for drivers and operators

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1. Overview

Tachographs record information about driving time, speed and distance. They바카라 사이트™re used to make sure drivers and employers follow the rules on drivers바카라 사이트™ hours.

When you need a tachograph

You must use a tachograph if the vehicle you바카라 사이트™re driving comes under assimilated rules (previously called EU rules) or AETR rules.

Find out if assimilated or AETR rules apply to the passenger carrying vehicle or goods vehicle that you바카라 사이트™re driving.

Exemptions

You do not have to use a tachograph if your vehicle is not covered by assimilated rules or if it바카라 사이트™s exempt from assimilated rules on drivers바카라 사이트™ hours.

Types of tachograph

There are 2 types of tachograph - analogue and digital.

All commercial vehicles first registered on or after 1 May 2006 must be fitted with digital tachographs. Otherwise you can use an analogue tachograph.

Information from digital tachographs is saved on smart cards so it can be checked later. There are different types of card for:

Further information

Read the guides on drivers바카라 사이트™ hours and tachographs for goods vehicles and passenger service vehicles (PSVs). They include the rules on:

  • analogue tachographs - including proper record keeping and filling in 바카라 사이트˜centrefield바카라 사이트™ entries
  • digital tachographs - including using drivers바카라 사이트™ cards, lost, stolen or faulty cards, setting the time and manual record keeping
  • common rules for all tachographs - including 바카라 사이트˜multi-manning바카라 사이트™ and keeping 2nd driver records, recording other work, rest-days and days off
  • responsibilities of operators - including calibrating and maintaining tachograph equipment
  • what happens if you don바카라 사이트™t follow the rules

There are specific rules for tachographs and horse boxes or trailers and tachographs and recovery vehicles.

2. Tachographs in light vehicles

You need to use a tachograph if you are driving a smaller vehicle (such as a 4x4) for towing and both of the following apply:

Fitting a tachograph

Read the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) guidance on where you can fit a tachograph unit in a vehicle.

Buying or leasing a vehicle

If you buy or lease a vehicle and it comes under the assimilated (previously called EU rules) or AETR rules on drivers바카라 사이트™ hours you바카라 사이트™ll need to make sure it바카라 사이트™s designed to have a tachograph fitted.

Phone DVSA if you바카라 사이트™ve already bought a vehicle and are having problems fitting it with a tachograph. They can tell you where your nearest Approved Tachograph Centre is.

The Tachograph Centre can give you advice and help you get it fitted. It바카라 사이트™s not always possible to fit a tachograph, however.

DVSA
0300 123 9000
Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 6pm
Find out about call charges

Further help

For further information about fitting tachographs in light vehicles email the DVSA tachograph section.

DVSA tachograph section
tachosection@dvsa.gov.uk