Do I need to insert a digi card
as I’m not getting paid and doing no work.
When I did an assessment I didn’t need to use my card, the assessor just made a note of the mileage.
You don’t need a card for training,testing or assessments.
In short mate, if you are driving a HGV on the public highway you must insert a valid tacho disc or digicard. It’s the law mate.
Training still counts as work for the WTD mate
Copied from the DVLA website regarding tacho exemptions.
driving instruction or exams - vehicles used for driving instruction and examination. Includes instruction for renewal of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
I don’t see what the WTD has to do with it?
A driving assesment is not classed as instruction or exam/ test, it is as it says an assesment of your driving for a future employer, you are not on instruction nor are you having a test. The WTD relates to other work training within a structured company / environment, a driving assesment is none of these.
1968kg:
Copied from the DVLA website regarding tacho exemptions.driving instruction or exams - vehicles used for driving instruction and examination. Includes instruction for renewal of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
I don’t see what the WTD has to do with it?
That is an exemption to which driver assessments do not fit in
If the assessment is for a job then it is not for licence acquisition or for dcpc hours
If you’re driving you’re working aren’t you? Payment is irrelevant, If you’re out on public roads you will need it in, anything else is open to abuse.
The place I work insist on putting it in. One chap didn’t want to as he says his boss would find out hed been for a new job when he downloaded it, they just said put it in or go home.
It’s a grey area
Not being paid
not employed
no goods be carried
I’m confused
Hiring a LGV over 7.5 for moving house or for simply ‘going for an empty jolly’ is under EU regs and RTD
Not grey at all , you could say its bright red for danger, no tacho/ digi card ,accident or collision ,police say tacho drive?? The rest is academic.
dangerousdan:
It’s a grey areaNot being paid
not employed
no goods be carried
I’m confused
Not grey at all - the law is very clear
Being paid to drive or not has nothing to do with commercial driving
Tacho exemptions go on what the vehicle is being used for not what the driver gets for doing it or not
Empty or loaded = makes no difference
If you got stopped on a driving assessment by vosa what will happen.
dangerousdan:
If you got stopped on a driving assessment by vosa what will happen.
They will check the driver and vehicle comply with the laws
ROG:
dangerousdan:
If you got stopped on a driving assessment by vosa what will happen.They will check the driver and vehicle comply with the laws
so to keep legal
do you or do not insert digi card for a uk driver assessment.
dangerousdan:
so to keep legal do you or do not insert digi card for a uk driver assessment.
Legally you need to use your driver card for driver assessments in vehicles fitted with digital tachographs.
Exemptions from EU law
driving instruction or exams - vehicles used for driving instruction and examination. Includes instruction for renewal of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
So whats the answer digi in yes or no
dangerousdan:
ROG:
dangerousdan:
If you got stopped on a driving assessment by vosa what will happen.They will check the driver and vehicle comply with the laws
so to keep legal
do you or do not insert digi card for a uk driver assessment.
Yes , or you ( that is the person driving the vehicle ) will be breaking the law if the tacho / digi card not in.
A digi card is for a vehicle and driver, so if you are not in a vehicle, you cannot possibly or physically put one into the slot, unless you want to lose it by putting it into an orrifice 
so if your in a classroom, the answer is NO…if your in a vehicle over 3.5 ton the answer is YES.