The regulations required drivers to keep tachograph records only for one week, and permitted them to retain them longer. It was not possible therefore to conclude that the employer had failed to institute an adequate system of supervision to ensure that drivers were not speeding by checking records only every three weeks.
Citations:
Times 15-Mar-2001
Statutes:
Road Traffic (Drivers’ Hours and Hours of Work) Act 1976 2 (1)(c), Criminal Justice Act 1981 38 46, Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 1986 no 1457
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Road Traffic
Updated: 16 September 2022; Ref: scu.90671
