VDO DTCO 4.1, Instruction Manual

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■ Legal requirements
ATTENTION
Legal requirements of other coun-
tries
This instruction manual does not list the
legal requirements of individual coun-
tries, and these must also be observed.
The use of tachographs is regulated by
the following regulations and directives:
• Regulation (EU) 165/2014
• Regulation (EC) 561/2006
• Directive 2006/22/EC
The most recent versions apply.
By means of these Regulations, the
European Parliament assigns a number
of duties and responsibilities to the driver
of the vehicle as well as to its owner
(contractor).
In addition, the respective national laws
must also be observed.
Without any claim to completeness or
validity, the following key points can be
highlighted:
► Driver card: Obligations of the
driver
• The driver must ensure that the driver
card and the tachograph will be used
properly.
• Behaviour in the event of malfunctions
of the tachograph:
– Continuing the journey is possible
in exceptional cases.
The driver must write down on a
separate sheet or on the back of
the printout any details about the
activities which are no longer prop-
erly recorded or printed by the
tachograph.
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– If a return to the contractor's site
cannot occur within a week, the
tachograph must be repaired dur-
ing the journey by an authorised
specialist workshop.
• Documents to be carried during mixed
operation (use of vehicles with record
sheet and digital tachograph):
– Driver card
– Daily printouts
– Tachograph charts
– Hand-written records
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IMPORTANT
A printable version of the form is avail-
able in the Internet.
• In case of loss, theft, damage or mal-
function of the driver card:
The driver must create a daily printout
at the start and at the end of the jour-
ney and include personal details. If
necessary, the availability and other
working times must be amended by
handwritten entries.
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