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Q) Are we allowed to keep our tachograph, working time and vehicle maintenance records at a location other than the operating centre?

A) Yes. There is no place specified in the regulations or operator’s licence conditions for these records to be kept. However, you must be able to produce such records for any enforcement officer within a reasonable amount of time. Tachograph charts must be retained for at least 12 months, working time records for two years (following the period in question) and vehicle maintenance records for at least 15 months.

Cat issues

Q) Our vehicle maintenance contractor, who daily delivers passenger and goods vehicles, to/from various sites to their maintenance deport/garage, have expressed that their technicians can drive a Category D vehicle on their HGV licence as long as there are no passengers on board at the time of driving, is this correct?

A) There has previously been a concession for holders of a category C licence to be able to drive a category D (passenger carrying) vehicle, provided the entitlement had been held for at least two years and that the vehicle was either defective or damaged and being driven to a place of repair or on a road test following a repair or inspection provided no passengers were carried that were unconnected with such work. The Third EU Driving Licence Directive removed this concession completely. A consultation has been sought to reinstate this concession which will allow for a driver holding category C entitlement for two years to drive PCVs for maintenance and repair purposes. This closed on the 28th October 2022, awaiting further information.

Published On: 18/04/2024 16:49:20