KregRS

My digi card has malfunctioned. I spoke to a Vosa bloke earlier about it, I know I can drive for upto 15 calender days without it, while waiting for a new one, doing printout at end of duty and signing it, but I'm sure he said to do a printout at beginning as well. Now, am I being thick, or is it going to be nigh on impossible to printout at start, as there's going to be no data. Also, do I just drive as normal, or do I need to do anything to tacho?

white2lsr

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Im sure it will need to be put out of scope will it not?

Sinbad

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We have drivers at our place who don't have Digi Cards and all they do is a manual Tacho. Obviously doing a manual means you can lie when you have your breaks.

ajamesc

if u do a print out in the morning it will show that the truck has,ent done any work at the start of the day i.e no driveing will have been recorded at that date and early time so u will have a complete record of the day and can account for all you have done in your hours

ajamesc

Its illigal to drive a truck with a digi card tacho on the road with out a tacho card in it

Fast Guy

Is it? What about people who are tacho exempt and just use a log book?

orionmojo

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But that depends on the type of truck, use, and the load carried.

i.e i dont have to use any tacho in gritters when i'm on them, you run until you get a call on the radio to come in; And i was told in conversation motorway recovery vehicles dont run on tachos either, and one guy used to work 12 hour days regular.

its all bollocks though imo. i'm still on paper, have no probs with it either.

ajamesc

hes on about in a work way mate! i work for daf and also fit / calibrate tachos and only a few are exempt if being used for hire a reward purpose like goverment owned / military some council run trucks / trucks that dont do over 40 kph or not used for hire and reward!

Sinbad

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Its not mate as not all our drivers have them. If you are correct though then I work for the biggest Food Distributor in the Country who is breaking the law every day.

I would hope they know the law.

ajamesc

i fit and calibrate tachos mate u cannot drive a tacho card truck on a daily basis without a card fact lol! we have the vosa man round every six mounths and i asked the question about driveing them on the road for road test as i work for daf as a fitter and u carnt even road test with out a card!

s1 rst project

i lost mine once you get 15 days but have to do print out every day mornin and night still have breaks etc but you can go up to 15 days without it

ajamesc

Yeah as a temp measure as your card is lost or damaged as u say for 15 days but not like the other guy is saying all the time as they dont have cards lol

hitchwest

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i work at a tacho centre and you are on a sticky wicket if you drive without a digicard in unless you can prove that your card isnt working

KregRS

I can prove my card isn't working, the local test station/Vosa office stuck it in their machine and it refused to read it! As for the printouts, just to confuse matters, i'm not the only one to drive the truck. I start at 15.30, someone uses the truck before me, so the printout shows his daily duty as well. Any way round this? Also, I finish anytime between 01.30 and 03.30 so my daily duty carries me into the next day, so do I need to do 2 printouts, 3 if you count beginning of shift, as to get all my data i had to print yesterdays 24hrs and todays 24hrs at the end of shift, so is there anyway of getting the tacho to just give me a print of my duty on 1 print at the end, if you get what I mean.

Sinbad

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Andy I owe you an apology mate, our place is corrupt I double checked this morning and you are spot on but then again Ive just done a 15 hour shift without a break so I should of known better.

I do Multi drop so you put it on break while you work or you don't get home

ajamesc

ha ha no worrys all companys try to beat the rules lol just dont get court or have a ding as its your neck on the line!