Buying a tachograph
- How much does a tachograph cost?
- Where can I obtain details of companies in my area who are approved tachograph installers/repairers?
- Where can I buy tachograph charts?
- Should I be using more than one tachograph chart, if I drive a number of vehicles during the day?
- What can I do if I have lost or ruined a chart, or had my chart(s) stolen?
This section is designed to help answer any questions about the Tachograph, how to use it and how the legislation works. Additional information can be found in Drivers Hours and Tachograph Rules for Road Passenger Vehicles
and Drivers Hours and Tachograph Rules for Goods Vehicles
How much does a tachograph cost?
It costs approximately £200 to fit a tachograph to a "new" vehicle, not yet in service, but up to £500 if you are retro-fitting to a vehicle already in service.
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Where can I obtain details of companies in my area who are approved tachograph installers/repairers?
A list of tachograph centres and addresses can be found by clicking on the following link:
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Approved Tachograph Centres & Seals
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Where can I buy tachograph charts?
You can buy charts from the Freight Transport Association on 01892 526171 or the Road Haulage Association on 01932 841515. Alternatively, details of appropriate companies are provided in trade magazines, such as "Commercial Motor", "Motor Transport" or "Truck", for example.
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Should I be using more than one tachograph chart, if I drive a number of vehicles during the day?
If the tachograph devices in each vehicle are compatible, the same chart should be used for the whole of the day. If not, then separate charts will need to be used and then clipped together at the end of the day, as a complete record of the day's work.
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What can I do if I have lost or ruined a chart, or had my chart(s) stolen?
A note should be produced for your employer's files explaining the circumstances for the loss/damage of the charts in question. It may also help your case if you can produce some paperwork proving, for instance, that the theft of the charts had been reported to the police. Depending on the circumstances involved you may also wish to contact your local area office of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency about the loss/damage of the chart(s).
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(See Annex 4 of the “Rules on Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs for Goods Vehicles and Annex 3 of of the Rules on Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs for Passenger Vehicles for contact details)
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Page last updated: 21/08/2008