• Tachograph Analysis
  • Digital Analysis
  • Analogue Analysis
• Tachograph Training

Tachograph analysis and fleet management information gives you control, pays dividends and helps you fulfill your legal requirements.

Digital and Analogue analysis, we supply card readers and download software. If you have a vehicle with Digital-Tacho, you require the download equipment.

A new style digital tachograph has been developed to make the tachograph system more secure and easier to check.

The EU Commission adopted the technical specifications Annex 1b for construction, installation, use and testing of the digital tachograph on 5 August 2002. Therefore digital tachographs will be required in most goods vehicles, a llowing data to be downloaded via smart cards. Digital tachographs will be required to be installed in all new HGV vehicles from the beginning of May 2006.

Description and Use

The new tachograph consists of: 

• a digital in-vehicle unit
• a personal driver card, i.e. smart card. (This will be issued by the DVLA following full identity checks similar to those connected with photocard driving licences, therefore drivers should be in possession of the latest photocard licence).

The unit works as follows:

1. It automatically registers driver activity and retains the information for one year.
2. The personal microprocessor card, which drivers will be required to use, records and stores information for 28 days.
3. The unit is installed in the vehicle's dashboard and records the time, speed and distanced travelled.
4. A menu offers different activities, such as driving, work and rest, for drivers to select as appropriate.
5. The registration number of the vehicle is stored in the memory.
6. The data stored in the unit is then downloaded (transferred electronically) into a portable computer. There is also a small screen and a printer.
7. It will warn drivers if they exceed the continuous driving limit.
8. The card is personal to the driver who is responsible for its safety and proper use.

Only "type approved" tachographs may be fitted to vehicles. Vehicle operators will need to have the necessary computer equipment available to download the information from the smart card into drivers' hours records. Drivers will need to be instructed on how to use the new system.

We also provide training courses for digital tachographs. These are available for drivers as well as Fleet Managers and provide the necessary skills to be able to use the tachograph systems.

Course Content:- Using the digital tachograph, smart cards; mode switch use; manual entries; print-outs; mixed driving - digital and analogue; also hands on practice on a simulator; universal time co-ordinate (UTC); a short film covering all aspects talked about.

Course Content:- This provides the requirements and knowledge for the management to handle the drivers needs plus data handling; understanding the print outs; locking- in and locking-out; use of company cards; downloading smart cards; downloading the vehicle unit; storing the data and sending the data for analysis.

These courses enable you to be able to monitor your vehicle data which enables the data to be sent to ourselves for analysis. Our report structure produces clear and precise information. We also provide support to help you understand the data which we produce.

For more information on how we can help you and your business, call 01484 604 615.