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STRUČNI STUDIJ PROMETNA LOGISTIKA

Tachograph

I VA N K O Ž I Ć
V E L E U Č I L I Š T E H RVAT S K O Z A G O R J E
KRAPINA
PROMETNA LOGISTIKA, 1.GODINA
CONTENT
Tachograph
Tachograph Rules
Analogue Tachograph
Digital Tachograph
Tachograph
A tachograph is a device that is put in vehicles such as lorries and coaches in order to record
information such as how fast the vehicle goes, how far it travels, and the number of breaks the
driver takes.

A tachograph system comprises a sender unit mounted to the vehicle gearbox, the tachograph
head and a recording medium. Tachograph heads are of either analogue or digital types. All
relevant vehicles manufactured in the EU since 1 May 2006 must be fitted with digital
tachograph heads.
 Tachograph rules
MAXIMUM DRIVING HOURS
•The daily maximum driving hours is set to 9 hours but this can be exceeded to 10 hours twice
each week.
•The weekly maximum driving hours can total no more than 56 hours, and the maximum two-
weekly driving limit is 90 hours over any 2 week period.
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BREAKS
•The driver must take at least 45 minutes of breaks every 4.5 hours of driving unless he takes a
rest period. This may be a single 45-minute break, or a single 15-minute break followed by a
single 30-minute break.
Tachograph rules
MINIMUM REST EACH DAY
•A driver must be given at least 11 consecutive hours of rest each day. If a vehicle is equipped with a
compliant bunk, some or all of this rest may be taken in the vehicle if it is stationary.
•Alternatively, the rest period may be split into two periods, one of at least 3 hours followed by
another of at least 9 hours.
•Up to 3 times each week, this daily rest may be curtailed to only 9 hours in total.
•All daily rests must be completed within 24 hours of the end of the previous daily or weekly rest.
•A daily rest period may be taken on a train or ferry journey of not less than 11 hours, but it may be
interrupted not more than twice by activities not exceeding a total of one hour. The driver must have
access to a couchette or bunk for the entire period.
•If double-manning, a driver must take a new daily rest of not less than 9 hours within 30 hours of the
end of the last daily or weekly rest period. The presence of the back-up driver is only optional for the
first hour of driving; after that, it is compulsory.
Analogue Tachograph
An analogue tachograph disc gradually rotates throughout the day, with a stylus marking the
wax-coated surface and one full rotation taking place over a period of 24 hours. As a result of
this, the discs need to be changed manually when they have run their course, otherwise the
system will continue to draw lines over the initial trace.