• KNOWLEDGE HUB
Drivers' hours and tachograph legislation applies to all HGV and PSV operators - but the rules play out differently depending on how your fleet actually runs.
Browse by sector for guidance and analysis written around your working environment.
• WHY IT MATTERS
Tachograph legislation doesn't change by sector. The same rules on driving time, rest periods and record-keeping apply whether you're running scaffold lorries out of Preston or curtainsiders out of Felixstowe. What changes is how those rules collide with the way your fleet actually works.
Enforcement focus, exemption eligibility and typical infringement patterns all vary by sector. A scaffolding contractor with early starts and short local journeys faces genuine uncertainty over which exemptions apply. A concrete operator running tight back-to-back shifts may be breaching working time rules its drivers don't even know exist. A general haulier with drivers on split duties has a completely different records challenge to a waste operator running local rounds.
Tacho Agent's analysis and guidance reflects that. We don't apply a generic reading of the legislation and call it done - we work from how your operation actually runs, which is where most compliance failures begin.
Non-compliance with drivers' hours is normally the tip of the iceberg and can demonstrate that there are systemic issues with systems.
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• OUR COVERAGE
Each hub brings together the guidance, common risks and FAQs most relevant to operators in that field.
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