Driver Certificate of Professional Competence

Course One

Drivers, Hours & Tachographs

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Subjects Covered1. Daily Walk-around Checks2. Licence Entitlements (What Can You Drive)?

3. Driving Breaks4. Daily Rest5. Weekly Rest6. Two Driver Operation7. Domestic Rules8. Working Time Directive (Road Transport

Directive)

PART 1

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Subjects Covered

1. Analogue Tachographs2. Digital Tachographs

3. Graduated Fixed Penalties

PART 2

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Licence EntitlementsMedicals

From 19 January 2013 new rules will apply to drivers of LGVs & PCVs. Drivers who pass their test after this date will only be

issued a licence that is valid for 5 years. Upon renewal a medical declaration will be required.

For existing licence holders once the licence is due for renewal

or has any other alteration made to it;

the new 5 yearly medical rule shall apply. For those drivers over the age of 45 there are no changes to the existing rules.

The medical form D4 is available from;

https://www.gov.uk/become-lorry-bus-driver/applying-for-a-bus-or-lorry-provisional-entitlement

Reminders are normally sent out for all of these requirements

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12. Unique Identifier

13. Not Used

14. Not Used

15. Category Pictogram

16. Validity Date for Category

17. Information Codes for any Restrictions

18. Security Feature

Driving Licence-Rear (Pre 19 Jan 2013 change)

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Driving Licence-Rear (Post 19 Jan 2013 change)

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Examples for a

4 week period

Week 1Rest taken

Week 2Rest taken

Week 3Rest taken

Week 4Rest &

compensation

Weekly rest

Example 1

31 hoursReduced

restperiod

45 hours 45 hours45 hours

+14 hours

compensation

Weekly rest

Example 245 hours

28 hoursReduced

restperiod

45 hours 45 hours

+17 hours

compensation

Weekly rest

Example 345 hours 45 hours

24 hoursReduced

rest period

45 hours+

21 hourscompensatio

n

You must comply with the EU driver’s hours regulations at all times to ensure that;

3. Your days journey will not exceed your driving or

duty time

4. If you are not returning to your base you have located somewhere to stop for your daily rest

period and that you can reach that place ingood time

The Daily Schedule

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Driving & Duty limits The maximum driving time in any working

day is 10 hours A day is defined as a 24 hour period which

begins at the start of that particular duty period

The maximum daily duty limit is 15 hours • A driver is exempt from the daily duty limit on any

working day when he/she does not drive• A driver is also exempt from the daily duty limit if

he/she does not drive for more than 4 hours on each day of the week

Domestic Rules

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How does it work ? The WTD calculations start on or after 00.00 hours Monday This is exactly the same time as the EU Drivers’

Hours calculation

Your travelling time to and from work is not included in any calculations for these regulations

The recording of WTD time begins when you start recording your duty time for payment purposes, such as;

• Daily pre-driving checks, washing or cleaning of the vehicle, any other duties in the depot

• The calculations stop when you finish your duty and have ceased paid work

Working Time DirectiveRoad Transport Directive

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Emergency Exemption & Temporary Relaxation of Drivers’ Hours and Working

Time Rules

There are a number of exemptions to all of the rules mentioned during this course. For full clarification and to help you understand in your own time your trainer may issue you

with a copy. You can also download it for free in a PDF format from;

https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours

All Rules

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What do you know about the wax chart?

Analogue Tachograph

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Speed trace Mode traceDistance trace

Name of driver

Start & finish place

Start & finish date

Registrationnumber

Start & finish mileage

Total mileage

Driver Card - storageDATA ABOUT THE VEHICLES

USED: The date & the VRN The odometer value

DATA ABOUT DRIVER ACTIVITIES:

Mode activity changes The date The total distance travelled Withdrawal & insertion of card Driving status for the crew and solo

drivers How many times the card has been

used

DAILY WORKING DATA: The date & time Start & finish time Which country was entered The odometer value© Les Kelly

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Driver - Log on Switch on your ignition & insert your Driver Card.

Note that the display for the Stoneridge, Actia & Siemens units will vary quite considerably in their display presentationsUpon insertion of the card the display will show the drivers name which is taken from the Driver CardThe display will show when the card was last withdrawn (from any unit) with date & time

The unit will ask (visual display) if the driver wishes to make a manual entry

You will then have to confirm the country in which you started your shift (in Spain you must also select a region (Stoneridge)

The standard display will then appear

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Manual Entries

EDR 05.20 Faulty Tachograph Repaired @ ABC Fixit Tachograph centre 07.15 Card reinserted @ 08.15 to record normal duties

The BodyDrivers activities

Manual entries and unknown time

Driver activities with card inserted

Time card was removed from the unit

The daily summary & locations entered into the unit

The daily summary (concise)

Printouts

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Depending upon your employers preference: It may be easier to work on the 5 week rule as follows;

Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Keep all charts and printoutsWeek 6 begins. Hand in week 1 keep 2, 3, 4, 5, Week 7 begins. Hand in week 2 keep 3, 4, 5, 6, Week 8 begins. Hand in week 3 keep 4, 5, 6, 7, and so on ad-infinitum

V.O.S.A. Tachograph checks

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End of Course

Any Questions?

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