digital tachograph hours

[royzart]

could anyone tell me how many driving hours
i am allowed to do per week with a digi card
and do i need to put it to other work if im unloading
or loading...thank you

[Buenchico]

Maximums:
Per day: 9 hours. (Can be extended to 10 hours on 2 days per week)
Per week: 56 hours (but subject to a maximum of 90 hours across any 2 consecutive weeks).

Loading and unloading activities count as "other work".

Chris

[royzart]

cheers chris...do i need to change the mode switch to other work if unloading/loading

[Panic Button]

Put it on cross hammers (other work) even when you are driving.

It will automatically record driving when you move, and default back to other work when you are stationery for a couple of minutes.

[Panic Button]

Sorry. Stationary.

I must be getting older, as I always used to get those words right.

[sddsddean]

1) The rules are exactly the same as for an analogue (disc) tacho.
2) Presumably you have never been taught these basic rules, so get your employer to send you on a course. That way, when you know the rules, you can use them to you advantage. If you don't know the driving period rules, do you know the rest rules? A course will also count towards your 35 hours training for your Driver CPC even though these do not come into force until September this year.
3) Beware with digital tachos. If you are in a queue or something where you are just edging along, the digital tacho will 'assume' you have driven for 2 minutes for each little nudge forwards. Recently a lot of drivers have found the digitacho reckons they have done alot more driving than they really have.

[Panic Button]

September this year sddsdean?

I thought I didn't need an HGV CPC until 2014 (or 2013 for my PCV licence)

[sddsddean]

They come into force this Sept PB (last year for the PCV), but you will get one under grandfather rights. It has to be renewed in 5 years (2014), but you have to do 35 hours of 'training' in that 5 years to qualify for your new CPC. A session must be a minimum of 7 hours to count. This is why loads of 50ish drivers say they will give up driving in 2014 as they will have to be 'taught' by some jumped up spotty geek how to do do the job they've been doing for 30 odd years... and pay him for the privilege!!