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* European Parliament moves on smart tachographs
Brussels,Belgium-HGV UK -July 18, 2012: -- More efficient recording devices in trucks and adequate equipment for inspectors will help ensure stricter compliance with rules on driving and rest times for lorry drivers, the European Parliament believes... A regulation tabled by the European Commission in July 2011 sets new technical standards for digital tachographs, which have been mandatory for heavy goods vehicles of more than 3.5 tonnes since May 2006. It lays down detailed rules for their use, type approval, installation and inspection with a view to combating tampering which is too widespread, according to an assessment carried out for the Commission... The Parliament is now proposing in a resolution drawn up by Silvia Adriana Ticau (S and D, RO) to extend the applications linked to global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to include recording the beginning and end of a trip. Linked to receivers, the tachograph could even record the weight of a vehicle. In the long term, these more user-friendly tachographs will be able to combine multiple functions, Mrs Ticau believes... According to Parliament, the new tachograph should become mandatory for all trucks weighing over 2.8 tonnes...
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