Hours, tachographs and the WTD
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Digital tachographs
What’s it all about?
EC regulation No 561/2006, published in April 2006, replaced the regulation (3820/85) on EU drivers’ hours and made the fitment of digital tachographs mandatory in … more
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Compliance and record-keeping
What’s it all about?
Truck operators are legally required to comply with drivers’ hours rules and the working time rules incorporated in the UK in The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations … more
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Records required in the cab
Why are cab records needed?
At any time while driving or working, drivers need to be able to prove compliance with drivers’ hours rules. The particular records required depend on whether the … more
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Offences, infringements and penalties
Drivers’ hours law
Drivers’ hours and working time laws incorporate many different offences that may apply to both drivers and their employers.
UK regulations include a number of … more
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Defences and exemptions
What are the main exemptions and defences under UK domestic drivers’ hours law?
Drivers’ hours and working time laws together incorporate many different exemptions and defences.
UK … more
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Unite says long-hours culture is putting overworked HGV drivers at risk
The Unite union has accused road transport bosses of operating on “the edges of legality”, suggesting the industry’s long-hours culture is putting overworked drivers and other … more
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MC Truck & Bus Witham Take on Tacho’s
This October MC Truck and Bus Witham opened their combined tacho and brake roller testing facilities. The move sees them taking another step nearer becoming a true one-stop-shop for local commercial … more
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Working time rules for owner-drivers delayed
Owner-drivers face a further period unfettered by the Working Time Directive as the draft regulations have been delayed.
They remain outside the average 48-hour working week, maximum 60-hour week and … more
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Landmark directors disqualified after tacho investigation
An investigation into tachograph fiddling at Northern Irish operator Landmark Haulage has led to two of its directors being disqualified from holding a company directorship for 11 years. Craigavon … more
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Portuguese tacho forgery driver sent to prison
A truck driver from Portugal has been sent to prison after he admitted forging his tachograph readings.In a hearing at Carlisle Crown Court, Joaquim Lopes Mello, 33, a driver with Transportes Pepe El … more