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Volkswagen Crafter 2011 UK Launch
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Ford Transit Connect Electric Brief Test
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FTA welcomes new tachograph proposals
Publication of the European Commission's new tachograph proposals has been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association (FTA). It believes that the focus on making tachographs more driver-friendly will cut down on unintended driver hours errors and the use of new technology will reduce tachograph fraud among rogue operators.Tachographs are required to be fitted to all commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 3.5 tonnes and have been digital since 2006. Among the proposals are an improved user-interface, inclusion of a GPS chipset, remote reading capability, combining the Driver and Driving Licence Cards, and standardising the interface so that tachographs can be integrated into fleet management telematics systems.
Chris Yarsley, manager of road freight, enforcement and EU affairs at the FTA, said: “These new proposals introduce some genuinely helpful technological improvements which will improve the way tachographs are used by commercial vehicle operators. The proposed technology will improve targeted enforcement of rogue operators and make it more difficult for tachograph tampering to take place. This is great news for the vast majority of UK operators which operate to the highest levels of legal compliance and safety and it will reduce the need for manual recordings and unnecessary roadside checks for compliant drivers.
“However, the FTA does have questions over the Commission’s claim of €500 million annually in savings and will be demanding answers as to their calculations.”
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