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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
Type of card
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
Vehicles that must have a digital tachograph installed are:
•Vehicles with a maximum permissible mass exceeding 3.5 t
•Vehicles with a maximum permissible mass with a trailer of more than 3.5 t
•Buses with a capacity of more than 9 passengers, including the driver

Employers are required to keep records. Employers are also required to issue AETR certificates
to drivers
 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
bed, 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.
Tachohraph rules
MINIMUM REST EACH WEEK
•Each week, a driver must be given a rest of at least 45 (regular weekly rest) or 24 hours (reduced
weekly rest)
•This must begin no later than the end of 6 consecutive 24-hour days from the end of that
driver’s last weekly rest. In any 2-week period, a driver must get at least one 45 hour rest and
one 24 hour rest. A rest that stretches across two 1-week periods may be counted towards
either week, but not both.
•Any reductions in weekly rest must be compensated for by adding the missed hours to another
rest block (which started at no less than 9 hours) and must be given before the end of the third
week.
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.

Analog tachograph records:

•Speed
•Distance travelled
•The driver’s activity (known as the ‘mode’)
The inner part is used by the driver to write
details of their name, location of the start of
the journey, end location, date and odometer
readings. Tachograph card
Digital tachograph
Digital tachographs work by digitally recording all data on the driver and vehicle in both its
internal memory and also separately on the driver's smart card.
Information must be downloaded every 90 days from the digital tachograph; and every 28 days
from the driver card. The tachograph data then needs to be analysed.
There are four types of smart cards that can be used with the digital tachograph: the driver card,
the company card, the workshop card and control card.
Driver card
The driver card identifies the driver and allows for storage of
driver activity data.
The card can store all relevant driver data required for EU
Drivers’ Hours regulations including break and rest times.

Features of driver card:

•Unique to the individual driver and valid for five years
•Contains information about the driving activity for the last 28
days
Company card
A tachograph card issued by the authorities of a Member
State to the owner or holder of vehicles fitted with
recording equipment.

The company card identifies the company and allows for

displaying, downloading and printing the data stored in the
recording equipment which has been locked by this
company.
Workshop card
A workshop card is a predominantly red smart card issued to,
basically, approved workshops and/or their fitters to install,
activate, calibrate, check and download digital tachographs.

The workshop card is the only one issued with a PIN and has a
validity of one year.
Control card
Law enforcement officers must be able to monitor the correct
use of the digital tachograph, and so they need a control smart
card when they carry out checks to enforce the legislation such
as the Working Time Directive and the Road Transport
Regulations.
The driving and rest times can be read out with the control card
in order to verify compliance. This can be done either by
reading the data on the driver card or by reading the retrieved
data from the digital tachograph.