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Recording Data
Since May of 2006, all newly licensed HGV’s of more than 3.5t and vehicles for the conveyance of more than 9 passengers including the driver must be equipped with a digital tachograph, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 561/2006.
All vehicle data from digital tachographs and driver data from driver cards must be archived in accordance with legislation. At least one company card must be available per company and every driver who drives a vehicle equipped with a digital tachograph must have his own driver card. Card validity and archiving time limit regulations are country-specific and must be adhered to accordingly.
VDO delivers next to the Digital Tachograph DTCO 1381 a complete Tachograph System. Click the product names for further information.
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The following table shows you the tasks and new responsibilities which are requiredsince the introduction of digital tachographs.
| Analogue tachograph | Digital tachograph |
| - Company preparations - | - Company preparations - |
| A sufficient number of the relevant tachograph charts must be on hand in each vehicle. | The digital tachograph is activated before the vehicle is commissioned. An authorised workshop must then calibrate the digital tachograph for the vehicle within 14 days and enter the vehicle registration number. |
| A secure filing location on company premises must be made available for the tachograph cards. | Every company must have at least one company card. |
| Every driver must have his driver card on hand. | |
| Printing paper must be inserted in the digital tachograph. We recommend that you keep sufficient replacement rolls of pritning paper in the vehicle. | |
| - Archiving data - | - Archiving data - |
| The tachograph charts must be stored for at least two years. | Driver card data must be downloaded and electronically archived every 28 days at the latest. |
| Digital tachograph data must be downloaded and electronically archived every 3 month at the latest. | |
| Archived data must be stored for at least 1 year. Backup copies of data must aslo be made - and, if necessary, proof must be provided that backup copies exist. | |
| In accordance with the pertinent regulation for driving crews, the data must be deleted upon expiry of the data storage time limit. |
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