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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.
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.
A summary of working time regulations for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) drivers and crew ('mobile workers').
How you should fit digital tachograph units in cars and vans if the manufacturer didn't supply instructions.
What you need to know about the digital tachograph driver card.
Includes updates on 2025 payments, tachograph retrofit rules, 2025 workshop cards and speed limiter calibrations.
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.
Includes updates on tachograph seals and annual test failures and a review of the Tachograph Scheme disciplinary process.
Includes updates on new tachograph centre application criteria, tachograph calibration, rules for replacing faulty tachograph units and payment notices.
Update on annual fee renewal, annex 1C tachograph centres and amended DVSA notices.
Includes updates on the end of the transitional smart 2 tachograph period and annual fee renewal for approved tachograph centres.
An update on the availability of equipment for 1C 'smart' tachographs, and approved equipment.
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.
A manual for potential tachograph repairers containing the rules you must comply with to become approved repairers.
Update on the use of unauthorised calibration plaques and 1C seals, calibration certificate signatures, and the restart of enforcement visits of centres.
Update on Kissling seals, quality control checks conducted by training staff, distance learning re-certification courses and more.
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