TACHOGRAPHS
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When do we need to have a tacho fitted?
We run some four-wheel drive vehicles, which occasionally pull trailers loaded with mini-diggers and the like. This takes them over 3.5 tonnes GVW. We had one stopped at a VOSA roadside check and it was noticed that the vehicle did not have a tachograph itted. We were advised to get one if we were going to use the vehicle grossing at over 3.5 tonnes. Is this right? Yes. This is a common problem for operators who run vans, pick-ups and crew-cab vehicles with trailers and they gross at over 3.5 tonnes. If the vehicles are being used in connection with a business, they come into tachograph and O-licence territory. There are exemptions, but they are very speciic. Younger drivers may also require an LGV C1 licence category to drive the vehicle and trailer combination.