TruTac reminds operators of 28-day rule on recording drivers’ hours

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Compliance specialist TruTac is warning businesses about the often forgotten but stringent tachograph compliance rules that require commercial vehicle operators to record and show evidence of drivers’ timetables – both during and outside of working hours – for the past 28 days.

The majority of EU Mobility Package rules were introduced on 20 August 2020 and apply to every driver undertaking any EU-regulated driving, including both HGVs and PSVs. It requires operators to be able to provide at the roadside a 24/7 record of drivers’ activities for the previous 28 days, which must be documented via a tachograph chart, the driver’s digital card or a printout from the digital device. This is the case even if the driver only undertook one EU regulated driving duty in the prior 28 days.
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