Tachograph Legislation

Legislation requires that tachographs need to be inspected every two years following the initial date of calibration, and are re-calibrated at six years or following any alteration in calibration factors. Click here to learn how to check tachograph calibration dates

*Driver's Hours Regulation 3820/85* Valid until 10 April 2007 then

New Regulations 561/2006 come into force

The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Downloading and Retention of Data) Regulations 2008

*Drivers’ Hours and Tachograph Rules for Goods Vehicles in the UK and Europe*

*Drivers’ Hours and Tachograph Rules for Road Passenger Vehicles in the UK and Europe*

Guidelines for Working Time Regulations  (See note 1 below).

*Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations*

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