A not uncommon scenario for professional drivers is being caught up in the aftermath of an accident on the motorway. They are struck in a queue of traffic waiting for the motorway to re-open or to pass the cause.
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Category Archives: Tachographs and Driver’s Hours
Do drivers’ hours rules assist with animal welfare?
Should an exemption from the requirement to comply with the tachograph and drivers' hours rules be extended to cover livestock wholesalers who collect animals from farms and take them to slaughter? That was the question recently put to the European.
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No escape from tachograph infringements
Can a company or an individual be prosecuted for failing to undertake a download of the driver's card or undertake downloads from the company card if that offence comes to light at a road side check in another EU member.
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DVSA to start issuing fines for taking a weekly rest in a vehicle.
With effect from 1 November 17, DVSA will start to fine drivers up to £300 if they spend their full weekly rest break in their vehicle, if their vehicle is in a place where it causes a problem. This may.
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EU members states in disarray over weekly rest
The EU advocate general has recently published an opinion on whether or not a regular weekly rest can be taken in a vehicle. The case involves interpretation of EU Regulation 561/2006. A recent study indicated that of 24 member states,.
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Who is responsible for tachograph infringements?
In a couple of recent cases that have come before the European Court, employers and drivers have argued over which one of them was liable for tachograph rule infringements.
In one case, Bulgarian drivers were stopped at a check point and.
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Family hobbies – could they end up costing you more than money?
Many parents are keen to help their children make the most of their spare time. For a lot of parents this involves driving. However for some the implications could be more than just spending the weekend taxiing the children from.
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DVSA to allow more time for tachograph downloads
Many operators are still falling foul of the requirement to download from the vehicle units, thinking that it is only a download from the driver’s card which is important. If DVSA are doing an investigation they will ask for.
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Changes to the tachograph rules
Changes to the tachograph and drivers’ hours rules will come into effect next year and will affect the construction and farming sectors. The EU has published a new regulation, part of which will come into force on 2 March 15.
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Tightening of tachograph rules for the civil engineering sector.
Some sections of the industry, who have relied upon an exemption from the requirement to use tachograph equipment, may find that they now need to install and use tachograph equipment in their vehicles, due to tightening of tachograph rules for.
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Government reduces red tape and proposes making changes to tachograph rules.
As part of the Government’s incentive to reduce the burden on small businesses, it is proposing to changes to tachograph rules, including the maximum length of time between which an operator must take a download from the digital tachograph.
The current.
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European court gives ruling on sponsorship and the use of a tachograph.
The European court has given a preliminary ruling on whether there is an obligation to install and use of a tachograph when a vehicle is being used for the non commercial carriage of goods, particularly taking a rally car.
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EU ruling on tachograph fines
The European Court has given a preliminary ruling on the legality of tachograph fines and offences. The case involved a driver who had failed to enter his odometer reading at the end of his working day.
Mr Urban is a Hungarian.
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Stuck in traffic – no joke
Although the government have made limited provisions for the relaxation of drivers' hours rules, if stuck in traffic during this severe weather it is worth remembering the Article 12 provisions that allow deviation from the drivers' hours rules
The provisions state.
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Being green – but still need a tachograph
In a recent case looking at the exception from the requirement to comply with the EU drivers’ hours rules and use a tachograph, the European Court has given a preliminary ruling that it is not willing to extend the exemption.
It.
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Tachograph offences – what constitutes driving?
A recent court case has clarified the position about what a driver needs to record on his tachograph to avoid tachograph offences.
Drivers are often confused about what the position is if they go out to take over a vehicle, fitted.
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