Tachograph Help Needed
Discussion
If anybody could please give me a clear answer I would be grateful 
I am setting up a vehicle relocation business and will be driving a VW Amarok or similar, along with a trailer. GVW with loaded trailer will exceed 3500kg and, of course, this will be for business use.
It appears that I will need to fit the vehicle with a tachograph but Google isn't quite answering all of my questions. A 9 hour daily driving limit would not be ideal when trying to serve clients, especially on UK motorways. When unladen, my vehicle/trailer weight will fall short of the 3500kg limit, so would I only be committed under EU regs when carrying a vehicle?
Also, the tow vehicle would act as a personal vehicle as well as business, so where would I stand with that?
Thank you in advance for answering my most basic of questions. Word from somebody in the industry would be perfect.
I am setting up a vehicle relocation business and will be driving a VW Amarok or similar, along with a trailer. GVW with loaded trailer will exceed 3500kg and, of course, this will be for business use.
It appears that I will need to fit the vehicle with a tachograph but Google isn't quite answering all of my questions. A 9 hour daily driving limit would not be ideal when trying to serve clients, especially on UK motorways. When unladen, my vehicle/trailer weight will fall short of the 3500kg limit, so would I only be committed under EU regs when carrying a vehicle?
Also, the tow vehicle would act as a personal vehicle as well as business, so where would I stand with that?
Thank you in advance for answering my most basic of questions. Word from somebody in the industry would be perfect.
NorfolkInClue1 said:
Not sure where to begin but I fear you would be DVSA's dream come true if pulled!
I fear you'd be correct! Thank you very much for your advice, it has really cleared things up It's a good job I checked- I hadn't even considered train weight and just assumed a GVW of <3500kg meant I didn't need a tacho...!
Thanks again.
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