Division 2 Groups of infringements against Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council(Tachograph)
United Kingdom
| No | LEGAL BASIS | TYPE OF INFRINGEMENTS | LEVEL OF SERIOUSNESS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI | VSI | SI | |||
| Installation of tachograph | |||||
| F11. | Article 3.1, 1za, 1a and 1b and Article 22 | Not having type-approved tachograph installed and used | X | ||
| Use of tachograph, driver card or record sheet | |||||
| 2. | Article 23.1 | Using a tachograph not inspected by an approved workshop | X | ||
| 3. | Article 27 | Driver holding and/or using more than one own driver card | X | ||
| 4. | Driving with a driver card that has been falsified (considered as driving without driver card) | X | |||
| 5. | Driving with a driver card of which the driver is not the holder (considered as driving without driver card) | X | |||
| 6. | Driving with a driver card which has been obtained on the basis of false declarations and/or forged documents (considered as driving without driver card) | X | |||
| 7. | Article 32.1 | Tachograph not correctly functioning (e.g.: tachograph not properly inspected, calibrated and sealed) | X | ||
| 8. | Article 32.1 and Article 33.1 | Tachograph improperly used (e.g.: deliberate, voluntary or imposed misuse, lack of instructions on correct use, etc.) | X | ||
| 9. | Article 32.3 | F2Having in the vehicle or using a fraudulent device able to modify the records of the tachograph | X | ||
| 10. | Falsifying, concealing, supressing or destroying data recorded on the record sheets or stored and downloaded from the tachograph and/or the driver card | X | |||
| 11. | Article 33.2 | Undertaking not keeping record sheets, printouts and downloaded data | X | ||
| 12. | Recorded and stored data not available for at least a year | X | |||
| 13. | Article 34.1 | Incorrect use of record sheets/driver card | X | ||
| 14. | Unauthorised withdrawal of record sheets or driver card which has an impact on the record of relevant data | X | |||
| 15. | Record sheet or driver card used to cover a period longer than that for which it is intended and data is lost | X | |||
| 16. | Article 34.2 | Use dirty or damaged record sheets or drivers card and data not legible | X | ||
| 17. | Article 34.3 | Not using manual input when required to do so | X | ||
| 18. | Article 34.4 | Not using correct record sheet or driver card not in the correct slot (multi-manning) | X | ||
| 19. | Article 34.5 | Incorrect use of switch mechanism | X | ||
| Producing information | |||||
| F3A20. | Article 34.5, point (b)(v) | Incorrect use or non-use of the ferry/train sign | X | ||
| B20. | Article 34.6 | Required information not entered on the record sheet | X | ||
| C20. | Article 34.7 | Records not showing the symbols of the countries whose borders were crossed by the driver during the daily working period | X | ||
| D20. | Article 34.7 | Records not showing the symbols of the countries where the driver’s daily working period started and finished | X | ||
| 20. | Article 36 | Refusing to be checked | X | ||
| F4. . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| 23. | Article 36 | F5Unable to produce manual records and printouts made during the current day and the previous 28 days or 56 days, whichever is applicable | X | ||
| 24. | Article 36 | Unable to produce a driver card, if the driver holds one | X | ||
| Malfunctioning | |||||
| 25. | Article 37.1 and Article 22.1 | Tachograph not repaired by an approved fitter or workshop | X | ||
| 26. | Article 37.2 | Driver not marking all required information for the periods of time which are no longer recorded while tachograph is unserviceable or malfunctioning | X | ||
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Annex 1 Section 2 substituted (1.1.2026) by The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(8)
- F2
Words in Annex 1 Section 2 substituted (1.1.2026) by The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(9)
- F3
Words in Annex 1 Section 2 inserted (1.1.2026) by The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(10)
- F4
Words in Annex 1 Section 2 omitted (1.1.2026) by virtue of The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(11)
- F5
Words in Annex 1 Section 2 substituted (21.4.2025) by The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/402), regs. 1(1), 4(3)(b)
Footnotes
- f1
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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 (OJ L 60, 28.2.2014, p. 1).
Notes on Division Categorisation of serious infringements
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Annex 1 inserted (1.1.2026) by The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(2)