# Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on tachographs in road transport, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport (Text with EEA relevance), Article 29: Stolen, lost or defective driver cards

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The Secretary of State shall keep records of issued, stolen, lost or defective driver cards for a period at least equivalent to their period of validity.
2. If a driver card is damaged or if it malfunctions, the driver shall return it to the Secretary of State. Theft of the driver card shall be formally declared to the Secretary of State.
3. Any loss of the driver card shall be reported in a formal declaration to the Secretary of State.
4. If the driver card is damaged, malfunctions or is lost or stolen, the driver shall, within seven calendar days, apply for its replacement to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall supply a replacement card within eight working days after ... receipt of a detailed request to that effect.
5. In the circumstances set out in paragraph 4, the driver may continue to drive without a driver card for a maximum period of 15 calendar days or for a longer period if this is necessary for the vehicle to return to the premises where it is based, provided that the driver can prove the impossibility of producing or using the card during that period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/165/article/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-165/article-29
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