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Tachograph Legislation

An approved tachograph is the required instrument by which the activities of drivers subject to the EU or AETR drivers' hour's rules, and the vehicle's speed, distance and time are recorded.

Legislation

The legislation that tachographs and there use and the links to the relevant information which you may find useful are as laid out below. These regulations are applicable to this section, and also the section on EC Hours Rules.

It should be noted that the last government update for this information was 4th October 2016.

EU Hours

  • EC Regulation 561/2006 on drivers’ hours and tachographs
  • EU 165/2014 on tachographs and drivers’ hours (repealing Council Reg. (EEC) 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Reg (EC) 561/2006)
  • The Transport Act 1968 (Part VI as amended)
  • The Road Traffic (Drivers’ Ages and Work) Act 1976
  • The Transport Act 1978
  • The Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1457)
  • The Drivers’ Hours (Harmonisation with Community Rules) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1458)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 1989 (SI 1989/2121)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Tachograph Card Fees) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1140)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1904)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Tachograph Card) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1937)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Fitting Date) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1117)
  • The Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1819)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Downloading and Retention of Data) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/198)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Community Recording Equipment Regulations) 2010 (SI 2010/892)
  • The Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1502)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicle (Recording Equipment)(Downloading of Data) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/502)
  • The Passenger and Goods Vehicle (Tachographs)(Amendment) Regulations 2016

AETR Rules

European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews on Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) (Cm 7401) (as amended by Cmnd 9037)

Domestic Rules

  • Transport Act 1968 (Part VI as amended)
  • The Drivers’ Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Modifications) Order 1970 (SI 1970/257)
  • The Drivers’ Hours (Passenger and Goods Vehicles) (Modifications) Order 1971 (SI 1971/818)
  • The Drivers’ Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Modifications) Order 1986 (SI 1986/1459)
  • The Drivers’ Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Exemptions) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1492)
  • The Drivers’ Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Keeping of Records) Regulations 1987 (SI 1987/1421)
  • Drivers’ Hours (Harmonisation with Community Rules) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1458)

For reference to the text of the relevant legislation the following links are useful: