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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.
What you need to know about the digital tachograph driver card.
A manual about becoming and operating an Approved Tachograph Centre (ATC) and a list of equipment that can be used.
How you should fit digital tachograph units in cars and vans if the manufacturer didn't supply instructions.
Information about digital tachograph company cards.
Includes updates on tachograph exemptions for zero emission vehicles and when vehicles need to use a smart tachograph 2.
Includes updates on smart tachographs 2, tachograph software and equipment calibration.
Use this poster template to display your Approved Tachograph Centre's opening hours.
The approved tachograph centre special notice for August 2014
How bus, coach and HGV drivers should record the hours they spend on 'other work'.
The approved tachograph centre special notice for December 2013.
The approved tachograph centre special notice for July 2014
The approved tachograph centre special notice for January 2016.
The introduction of ‘smart’ tachographs and training on them, retrofitting or replacing tachograph vehicle units and senders, and approved training providers.
The approved tachograph centre special notice for April 2015
The approved tachograph centre special notice for October.
Includes updates on 2025 payments, tachograph retrofit rules, 2025 workshop cards and speed limiter calibrations.
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