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13. Electronic driver‘s logbook
The HFCK possesses a GPS receiver for registering vehicle positions based upon GPS coordinates. Us-
ing road map data, these coordinates can then display a specific route along which the vehicle has
travelled. This serves the purpose of setting an electronic log book which you can then subsequently
edit or supplement with a special PC software (BURY Time Suite) programme. You can find this soft-
ware on the DVD.
Important:
Many German tax offices recognise this electronic log book as being proof of profes-
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sional mobility. If problems with such recognition should occur within the scope of either
German or international laws however, the company BURY GmbH & Co. KG is not able to
accept an obligation for the provision, rectification or adaptation of the software that is
provided, or other software, in as far as you, as the user, present its data for settlement
/ as proof of your professional activity at a tax office.
We are, however, prepared to assist you with any problems you experience with the tax
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authorities in this context. Please contact us.
You can choose from three different types of journey for the log:
Private Journey:
Basically, purely private journeys without any occupational aspect.
Business Journey:
Basically, purely occupational journeys without any private aspect.
Commute to work:
Simple journey to the workplace. The journey back can run as a private journey, because this e.g. is
not taken into account by German legislation.
The internal memory capacity of the system is sufficient to save approx. 1 million separate sets of log-
data. The saving of this information occurs on a dynamic basis and is based on, for e.g., the speed
travelled by, or the stationary nature of the vehicle. The advantage of this is that you don’t have to
complete a read-out of the data of the system on a daily or weekly basis. The storage capacity in this
context is sufficient for approx. 10,000 kilometres driven or for a minimum of 3 months. The following
data is saved:
- Date and time
- Vehicle position
- Speed
- Height above sea level
- The number of satellites located.
