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Smart hours on the cards soon
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• The European Commission is poised to announce a date for the introduction of digital 'smart card' tachographs.
The much-delayed official publication of the regulations governing smart-card tachos is due to be made in the European Journal before the end of the month. And when that happens, says Siemens VDO managing director Nick Rendell: "They've got to be fitted to all new vehicles within 24 months.
"Suppliers will have to ramp up production over the next year to meet demand," he adds. "And we've still got to get Type Approval on the first system within the first year of the regulations being published. If that isn't delayed we'll effectively need only one system to be approved."
Under the proposed switch to smart card tachos there will be no less than four types: • A 'driver' card holding 28 days of driving data. This will be issued by the DVLA; • A 'control' card which will be used by the police and VI for enforcement purposes; • A 'company' card which will be used by the traffic office to download data; • And a 'workshop' card which allows a fitter to calibrate the in-cab tacho/card reader.
New EU drivers' hours laws are being developed in parallel with the regulations that will govern smart card tachos. Under these rules drivers will have to download their records every 21 days.
The main 'mass' memory in the truck, which will hold 365 days of driver data, will have to be downloaded every three months.
Outstanding issues that have yet to be resolved include what happens if a driver loses his smart card.