Your Tachograph Data Was Checked. Now What?

Your Tachograph Data Was Checked. Now What? Downloading and analysing tachograph data is only the first step. Once the data has been checked, operators need to understand what it is telling them, identify any infringements, speak to drivers where needed and keep evidence of the actions taken. A clean process shows that driversโ€™ hours are…

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2026 Van Tachograph Rules: What Operators Need to Know

Tachograph for Commercial Vehicles

2026 Van Tachograph Rules: What Operators Need to Know From 1 July 2026, light commercial vehicles over 2.5 tonnes that are used for international hire and reward journeys will need to have a Smart Tachograph 2 fitted. For operators who have been running vans across borders without ever having to think about tachographs, this is…

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Tachograph Rules and Smart Tachograph 2 Deadlines: What Operators Need to Do Next

Smart Tachograph 2

Tachograph compliance is one of those areas where the rules rarely change overnight, but enforcement expectations do. As we progress into 2026, Smart Tachograph 2 deadlines are no longer a future issue for operators involved in international work. They are already shaping roadside checks, audits and regulatory decisions. From a compliance point of view, this…

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Unveiling the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in DVSA Earned Recognition: A Comprehensive Overview

In the realm of DVSA Earned Recognition, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) serve as vital metrics to gauge an operator’s compliance in maintenance and driving activities. These KPIs encompass all records associated with the operator’s licenses included in the scheme, aiming for a thorough evaluation of performance. Let’s delve into the intricacies of DVSA Earned Recognition…

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Demystifying DVSA Earned Recognition Audit Sampling: A Closer Look

In the world of DVSA Earned Recognition, audit sampling plays a crucial role in assessing an operator’s compliance and ensuring the integrity of the program. But how does this sampling process work? In this blog post, we’ll delve into the intricacies of DVSA Earned Recognition audit sampling, shedding light on the areas of measurement and…

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What is DVSA Earned Recognition?

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme is a comprehensive and robust initiative established by the governing body to enable organisations to demonstrate their adherence to the highest standards of driver and vehicle compliance. By participating in the DVSA earned recognition scheme, participants engage in a continuous process of self-monitoring, diligently tracking…

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๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซย ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐žย ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌย –ย ๐•๐ž๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌย ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐žย ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐งย ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ž๐ย ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ

Speed Limits

Like any part of Road Traffic Law, speed limits are important as they are set to ensure road safety. The Traffic Commissioners do, specifically, list ensuring that the vehicles held under an operators licence adhere to speed limits as one of the twelve operator licence undertakings. There are 2.4M speeding tickets issued every year and…

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๐“๐ก๐žย ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌย ๐จ๐งย ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌโ€™ย ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌย ๐š๐ง๐ย ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ฌย ๐š๐ซ๐žย ๐จ๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ย ๐š๐ง๐ย ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซย ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌย ๐š๐ซ๐žย ๐ค๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ,ย ๐š๐ง๐ย ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญย ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐žย ๐š๐ซ๐žย ๐ฆ๐š๐๐žย ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐žย ๐จ๐งย ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญย 

This undertaking relates to the EU hours rules, the use of tachograph, domestics hours rules, written records and mixed driving rules, along with record keeping. The drivers hours rules are often an area whereby a driver thinks they know all the rules, however often attend a driver CPC course and we have some questions lined…

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General Driver CPC Training…relating training to the operator licence undertakings

Driver Training

๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐๐‚ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ โ€ฆ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ

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