The Directorate-General for Mobility (DG Move) of the European Commission has informed Member States about the implementation of the new regulation requiring drivers of industrial vehicles equipped with an analogue or digital tachograph to present, during roadside checks, records of their activities for up to the previous 56 days, instead of the current 28 days. This new provision is part of the measures adopted under the first European Union Mobility Package, with an amendment to Article 36 of Regulation (EU) 165/2014.
Driver cards approved from July 2023 onwards are already compliant with the new rules, being equipped with enhanced memory capable of recording 56 days of activity. However, drivers still using older generation cards will be able to meet the requirement by supplementing the missing data with paper printouts of the previous 28 days, which must always be available on board the vehicle. Alternatively, they will need to obtain a new generation card. In such cases, from 1 January 2025, drivers must still have printouts to demonstrate 56 days of activity, accounting for the transition period to the new card.
DG Move has clarified that the aim of the regulation is to improve safety and transparency in the road transport sector, contributing to greater uniformity in controls across Europe. Indeed, this measure is part of a broader project aimed at ensuring fair competition and enhanced safety for all road users.
