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Rules on drivers’ hours and tachographs for vehicles used for the carriage of goods in Great Britain and abroad.
Rules on drivers’ hours and tachographs for passenger vehicles in Great Britain and abroad.
A summary of working time regulations for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) drivers and crew ('mobile workers').
1. Who these rules apply to These rules apply to mobile workers - drivers…
Simplified rules for drivers of large goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles, including how long you can drive and work, and the breaks you should take.
How you should fit digital tachograph units in cars and vans if the manufacturer didn't supply instructions.
A manual about becoming and operating an Approved Tachograph Centre (ATC) and a list of equipment that can be used.
How bus, coach and HGV drivers should record the hours they spend on 'other work'.
Information about digital tachograph company cards.
The approved tachograph centre special notice for July 2014
Update on replacement rules for smart tachographs, approved 1C seals and quality control checks.
Includes updates on nominated technician training certificates, Stoneridge SE5000 Smart V2 tachographs, removal of workshop cards and newly approved equipment.
Update on annual fee renewal, annex 1C tachograph centres and amended DVSA notices.
The introduction of ‘smart’ tachographs and training on them, retrofitting or replacing tachograph vehicle units and senders, and approved training providers.
Update on annex 1C smart tachograph requirements, new approved initial calibration courses, mandatory CITO2 update, tachograph continuation training and more.
A manual for potential tachograph repairers containing the rules you must comply with to become approved repairers.
The approved tachograph centre special notice for December 2013.
Update on periodic inspections, initial calibrations, the extension of current training certificate expiry dates, periodic checks, DVSA examiner visits and more.
Update on 1C smart tachograph seals, training certificates, mandatory quality control checks, and fee renewals.
Update on the use of unauthorised calibration plaques and 1C seals, calibration certificate signatures, and the restart of enforcement visits of centres.
Special notice for approved tachograph centres issued August 2015.
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