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edd1974:
How long can vosa go back on your tacho for any imfrimgements if your stopped.
As one of our drivers last week drove for almost 11.hours. he was called In office signed a form.
His reason was he was 40.mims.from.the yard and did,nt really want a night out as he didn’t feel to good.
Just curious if he was stopped how far can vosa go back issue a fine.
And 2nd
Would he of been better off just ejecting his card and driving back?
Which one would be the best to do ?
The DVSA can issue a fixed penalty for infringements in the previous 28 days.
One of the most serious offence you can commit is deliberately driving without a card.
Going over your driving time will get you a fixed penalty, withdrawing the card will get you tea and biscuits with the TC and potentially a court appearance.Sent from my mobile.
Didn’t our very own Dozy get done for exactly this not so long ago? Rather than simply chugging on and potentially getting a Fixed Penalty hit for exceeding his 9/10 hour drive or 13/15 hours “duty” he pulled his card and ended up with a court appearance, £700+ quid fine and also tea + biscuits with the TC…