Added 'Temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules: transport of pigs from Scotland to abattoirs in England'. You can apply by phone if you’re the registered keeper on the V5C that’s gone missing or is damaged.

Note: A driver who is not in possession of a driver card cannot drive a vehicle equipped with a digital or smart tachograph when the vehicle is in scope of EC/ AETR rules. Recording other work Published 'Temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules: closure of Forth Road Bridge, 12 January to 15 February 2016' New temporary relaxations of drivers' hours take effect from 12:01am on 12 January 2022 until 11:59pm on 10 February 2022, subject to review.When you book your test, say if you have a reading difficulty, health condition or disability. When you do not need a theory test not remove the chart from the tachograph before the end of their duty period unless authorised to do so. The rules do not specify who can authorise removal of the chart, but cases where charts can be removed include: Added 'Temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules: Port of Calais industrial action' to the collection. If you have a trailer, you may need to register it to take it abroad. If your new log book does not arrive

One attestation form should cover each activity. For example, in a period where there was no in-scope driving, a driver would need one attestation to cover other work, and another for weekly rest. verify, before using the tachograph, that it is correctly calibrated via the attached plaques and ensure that the time displayed is set to the official time of the country in which the vehicle is registered

your vehicle is registered abroad, including the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey), Isle of Man or Ireland A driver who is at the disposal of more than one operator must provide each undertaking with sufficient information to allow them to make sure the rules are being met. Rest and other days off use a second chart if a chart is damaged while in use and attach this one to the first chart on completion - there are other occasions when use of a second chart in a 24-hour period is unavoidable, namely when a driver changes to a vehicle with an incompatible tachograph to the chart in use or they change vehicle so many times that all the details cannot be accommodated on one chart The Learner Driver’s Manual is a comprehensive guide to help you not only gain your driving licence; but to serve as a handy reference to help keep you safe and on the right side of the law throughout your driving career. It is a legal requirement for a driver to use a driver card when driving a vehicle that is in scope of EU/ AETR rules and which is equipped with a digital or smart tachograph.

Covers all activities defined as work other than driving in scope of EU/ AETR rules. Includes any work for the same or another employer, within or outside the transport sector Any work-related activity can impact on a driver’s fatigue levels. The EU regulation defines any work activity as being ‘other work’. This includes work that falls outside of the scope of EU drivers’ hours rules. For example, a part time driver who has a second job working in a bar, must count the bar work as ‘other work’ regardless of when that work takes place.Manual entries may also be needed at other times – for example, if the tachograph develops a fault, or in the event of an emergency see ‘Unforeseen events’. Employers may also ask drivers to indicate on a chart where their duty (or rest) begins and ends, so that they can ensure that a full record has been submitted. ensure that the tachograph is calibrated by inspecting the calibration plaque or interrogating the tachograph