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Q. Is the GNSS transponder in the new ‘smart’ tachograph, a tool for enforcement bodies to spy on a vehicle’s movement?

A.The GNSS (global navigation satellite system) is a significant development for the new Gen 2 Tacho, which will take a GPS reading of a vehicle’s position at the start and end of duty to an accuracy of 200 metres, and again after every three hours of accumulated driving. If the satellite is obscured, then this will also be recorded by the tachograph. The enforcement bodies will have no remote access to this information, but if a vehicle is stopped the information can be accessed as part of a routine check.