Drivers Hours and Tachographs

Drivers Hours and Tachograph Rules
Links to UK and EU legislation and handbooks on drivers hours and tachographs.

Digital tachograph information for drivers
Details on the digital tachograph scheme and how it affects lorry and bus drivers.

Reporting drivers hours breaches
Details on how to report drivers hours breaches, and advice for drivers if they are pressured into breaking the rules.

Analogue tachograph records management
Details on how digital tachograph cards record driver hours, and how operators can access the information.

Tachograph chart diagram
Diagram showing how a analogue tachograph chart should be completed.

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News

8 July 2008 Gallagher review calls for Biofuels use to slow down Links to another website.
The Renewable Fuels Agency's Gallagher review into the indirect effects of biofuels is released today (7 July). [This information is held on an external site]

17 July 2008 Kelly announces £6bn motorway improvements Links to another website.
London will receive £2.1m through the Urban Congestion Performance Fund [This information is held on an external site]

17 July 2008 Revised implementation dates for EU directive 2000/56/EC regarding minimum test vehicle requirements Links to another website.
On 27th June EU officials agreed that Member States could delay until 30 September 2013 the use of heavier vehicles/vehicle-trailer combinations for driving tests [This information is held on an external site]