On my way to Portsmouth for the Caen boat, how and when do I put the tacho on ferry mode.
With a digital tacho, scroll through the menu to “entry vehicle” (or whatever it is in English 
) then through to “Ferry”. On an analogue tacho you will have to do a manual entry after you remove the card at end of shift.
Do the entry just before you move the truck to board the boat.
First thing, there is no such thing as ferry mode. The modes available on a tacho are Driving, which unless you have a really old one you cannot select manually, Other Work, POA and Break/Rest.
You only use the ferry option if the crossing will be part of your daily rest period otherwise you just use the tacho as normal.
If it will be part of your daily rest you arrive in the port and book on and join the lane to wait for boarding and put your tacho on rest, and go into the menu and set the end country to UK. Just before you board go into the menu and select the ferry option, this will mark the data with the reason you are interrupting your rest period. When you move to board the mode will change to driving. Once on board select rest mode again.
When you come to disembark, if you have completed your 11 hour rest go into the menu and set begin country to F and change mode to other work. If you will be completing your rest once ashore then go into the menu and select the ferry option, again it will mark the data with the reason you are interrupting your rest. Disembark and when parked up change the mode to rest. When you have completed your rest set begin country to F and change mode to other work.
That’s it. The ferry option is the digital equivalent of writing on the back of a chart the reason for interrupting your rest and isn’t used every time you are on a ferry, which unfortunately some of the drivers at our place, and agency drivers who work with us, think. They use it every time they get on the ferry to and from Dublin even though we are not using the crossing as part of our daily rest.
Thanks, do I have to put back to normal rest when I get off and park up again
Ignore last post didn’t see all the replies till after
Very good reply coffee, I usually go Dover Calais and have never used it before, the crossing will be part of an 11 rest, now I know I have to have 11 rest and not include time driving on and off. Say that totals 15 mins can I start after 11 1/4 of arriving at Portsmouth or do I have to have extra 15 mins break as well making 11 1/2 if you know what I mean?
russell2587:
Very good reply coffee, I usually go Dover Calais and have never used it before, the crossing will be part of an 11 rest, now I know I have to have 11 rest and not include time driving on and off. Say that totals 15 mins can I start after 11 1/4 of arriving at Portsmouth or do I have to have extra 15 mins break as well making 11 1/2 if you know what I mean?
You just need the 11 hours rest and whatever the time is for the two interruptions, so if those two add up to 15 minutes you can resume 11¼ hours after beginning your rest in Portsmouth.
One thing to be aware of is that the rest must, as with all daily rest periods, completed within the 24-hour period which began when you started work today. This means that in the case of the rest and interruptions totalling 11¼ hours your shift today can not be more than 12¾ hours, 12¾ + 11¼ = 24.
Started 0600 in brum down to Portsmouth and start break so should be ok. Thanks again for good information well written.
Well I managed to do the ferry mode thing and I’m now parked up in Caen port till midnight.
russell2587:
Well I managed to do the ferry mode thing and I’m now parked up in Caen port till midnight.
Did you read any of the replies regarding the ferry mode thing?
I just tried ferry mode, the bloody truck sank…
switchlogic:
I just tried ferry mode, the bloody truck sank…
I hope you managed to rescue the really important stuff in time, like your booze supplies. 
Simon:
switchlogic:
I just tried ferry mode, the bloody truck sank…
I hope you managed to rescue the really important stuff in time, like your booze supplies.
He let the booze sink but saved the hair products
pete-b:
russell2587:
Well I managed to do the ferry mode thing and I’m now parked up in Caen port till midnight.
Yes why ?
billybigrig:
Simon:
switchlogic:
I just tried ferry mode, the bloody truck sank…
I hope you managed to rescue the really important stuff in time, like your booze supplies.
He let the booze sink but saved the hair products
Yes you’ve got it, got to get priorities right. Hair products, Tom Ford fragrances, phone, iPad.
switchlogic:
billybigrig:
Simon:
switchlogic:
I just tried ferry mode, the bloody truck sank…
I hope you managed to rescue the really important stuff in time, like your booze supplies.
He let the booze sink but saved the hair products
Yes you’ve got it, got to get priorities right. Hair products, Tom Ford fragrances, phone, iPad.
You, you, you HEATHEN you.
Simon:
switchlogic:
billybigrig:
Simon:
switchlogic:
I just tried ferry mode, the bloody truck sank…
I hope you managed to rescue the really important stuff in time, like your booze supplies.
He let the booze sink but saved the hair products
Yes you’ve got it, got to get priorities right. Hair products, Tom Ford fragrances, phone, iPad.
You, you, you HEATHEN you.
Agreed but a well groomed heathen, at least
Luke’s a heathen? what for simon? the ipad or the Tom Ford fragrances
who’s Tom Ford?