Got my first commercial drive on monday start at 0800 delivering gas for flo gas 
very excited and nervous ! on that tacho simulator just hope i remember it on monday morning lol anyone have tips or advice on the vu ? thanks !!
Big shout out to diesel dave for your help and patience on my previous post thanks.
Nice one and good luck for Mon dont worry its very easy to use and just say to one of other drivers can urun through it with me first time out they will be more than happy to help just make sure you put it in the right way up I always make sure my thumb is on my picture and then the arrow points in right direction cant go wrong then 
have fun
jenx
Take your time , dont rush.
Dont be scared to ask for advice & let people know your new as they will help.
When you arrive at a drop just say, " sorry I’ve never been here before, where do I go?"
got there at 0800 had a brew and a chat, loaded the wagon with the small canisters and the big canisters (47kg) 45mins later then set off. i was the drivers mate and it was analogue tacho so i didnt have one in all that morning just him obviously. got shown how to do drops ie paper work, straps, unloading and loading all the good stuff. well that morning whent quick it was coming up for 1300 we had to go pick up a truck on our way back that was getting repaired at a garage, this truck was digi card in for the first time and i was driving it back, i put my card in (stoneridge) then set off back to the yard, got to the yard and pulled my card out as we werent using that truck for the afternoon deliverys. but i was told im going out first time on my own with that wagon i was in that morning. so had to fill out my very first analogue tacho with some help inserted it and spent half our unloading that wagon and loading for my delivery. back at the yard, unloaded the empty canisters parked up the wagon ejected my analogue tacho and that was me done happy days, amazing weather aswel realy enjoyed it.
Vernon1987:
got there at 0800 had a brew and a chat, loaded the wagon with the small canisters and the big canisters (47kg) 45mins later then set off. i was the drivers mate and it was analogue tacho so i didnt have one in all that morning just him obviously. got shown how to do drops ie paper work, straps, unloading and loading all the good stuff. well that morning whent quick it was coming up for 1300 we had to go pick up a truck on our way back that was getting repaired at a garage, this truck was digi card in for the first time and i was driving it back, i put my card in (stoneridge) then set off back to the yard, got to the yard and pulled my card out as we werent using that truck for the afternoon deliverys. but i was told im going out first time on my own with that wagon i was in that morning. so had to fill out my very first analogue tacho with some help inserted it and spent half our unloading that wagon and loading for my delivery. back at the yard, unloaded the empty canisters parked up the wagon ejected my analogue tacho and that was me done
Remember you need to keep all of your analogue tachos for 30 days. Good luck
Sam Millar:
Remember you need to keep all of your analogue tachos for 30 days. Good luck
28 days plus the current week is the accepted norm
Sam Millar:
Vernon1987:
got there at 0800 had a brew and a chat, loaded the wagon with the small canisters and the big canisters (47kg) 45mins later then set off. i was the drivers mate and it was analogue tacho so i didnt have one in all that morning just him obviously. got shown how to do drops ie paper work, straps, unloading and loading all the good stuff. well that morning whent quick it was coming up for 1300 we had to go pick up a truck on our way back that was getting repaired at a garage, this truck was digi card in for the first time and i was driving it back, i put my card in (stoneridge) then set off back to the yard, got to the yard and pulled my card out as we werent using that truck for the afternoon deliverys. but i was told im going out first time on my own with that wagon i was in that morning. so had to fill out my very first analogue tacho with some help inserted it and spent half our unloading that wagon and loading for my delivery. back at the yard, unloaded the empty canisters parked up the wagon ejected my analogue tacho and that was me doneRemember you need to keep all of your analogue tachos for 30 days. Good luck
Thanks mate will do.
you think il need to do manual entrys from 0800 to the point i inserted my digi at that garage as POA or other work? or will i just leave it mate ?
loopyjuice:
Sam Millar:
Remember you need to keep all of your analogue tachos for 30 days. Good luck28 days plus the current week is the accepted norm
“… the current day and the previous 28 calendar days…” is how it’s written in GV262.
Vernon1987:
Sam Millar:
Vernon1987:
got there at 0800 had a brew and a chat, loaded the wagon with the small canisters and the big canisters (47kg) 45mins later then set off. i was the drivers mate and it was analogue tacho so i didnt have one in all that morning just him obviously. got shown how to do drops ie paper work, straps, unloading and loading all the good stuff. well that morning whent quick it was coming up for 1300 we had to go pick up a truck on our way back that was getting repaired at a garage, this truck was digi card in for the first time and i was driving it back, i put my card in (stoneridge) then set off back to the yard, got to the yard and pulled my card out as we werent using that truck for the afternoon deliverys. but i was told im going out first time on my own with that wagon i was in that morning. so had to fill out my very first analogue tacho with some help inserted it and spent half our unloading that wagon and loading for my delivery. back at the yard, unloaded the empty canisters parked up the wagon ejected my analogue tacho and that was me doneRemember you need to keep all of your analogue tachos for 30 days. Good luck
Thanks mate will do.
you think il need to do manual entrys from 0800 to the point i inserted my digi at that garage as POA or other work? or will i just leave it mate ?
You should have done a manual entry when you put your card in, don’t think you can go back now and do it? I would have entered it as other work which would have been legally correct.
44 Tonne Ton:
Vernon1987:
Sam Millar:
Vernon1987:
got there at 0800 had a brew and a chat, loaded the wagon with the small canisters and the big canisters (47kg) 45mins later then set off. i was the drivers mate and it was analogue tacho so i didnt have one in all that morning just him obviously. got shown how to do drops ie paper work, straps, unloading and loading all the good stuff. well that morning whent quick it was coming up for 1300 we had to go pick up a truck on our way back that was getting repaired at a garage, this truck was digi card in for the first time and i was driving it back, i put my card in (stoneridge) then set off back to the yard, got to the yard and pulled my card out as we werent using that truck for the afternoon deliverys. but i was told im going out first time on my own with that wagon i was in that morning. so had to fill out my very first analogue tacho with some help inserted it and spent half our unloading that wagon and loading for my delivery. back at the yard, unloaded the empty canisters parked up the wagon ejected my analogue tacho and that was me doneRemember you need to keep all of your analogue tachos for 30 days. Good luck
Thanks mate will do.
you think il need to do manual entrys from 0800 to the point i inserted my digi at that garage as POA or other work? or will i just leave it mate ?
You should have done a manual entry when you put your card in, don’t think you can go back now and do it? I would have entered it as other work which would have been legally correct.
when i inserted my card into the the stoneridge unit for the first time using it i didnt get that option just showed name date of birth and loaded up.
Vernon1987:
44 Tonne Ton:
Vernon1987:
Sam Millar:
Vernon1987:
got there at 0800 had a brew and a chat, loaded the wagon with the small canisters and the big canisters (47kg) 45mins later then set off. i was the drivers mate and it was analogue tacho so i didnt have one in all that morning just him obviously. got shown how to do drops ie paper work, straps, unloading and loading all the good stuff. well that morning whent quick it was coming up for 1300 we had to go pick up a truck on our way back that was getting repaired at a garage, this truck was digi card in for the first time and i was driving it back, i put my card in (stoneridge) then set off back to the yard, got to the yard and pulled my card out as we werent using that truck for the afternoon deliverys. but i was told im going out first time on my own with that wagon i was in that morning. so had to fill out my very first analogue tacho with some help inserted it and spent half our unloading that wagon and loading for my delivery. back at the yard, unloaded the empty canisters parked up the wagon ejected my analogue tacho and that was me doneRemember you need to keep all of your analogue tachos for 30 days. Good luck
Thanks mate will do.
you think il need to do manual entrys from 0800 to the point i inserted my digi at that garage as POA or other work? or will i just leave it mate ?
You should have done a manual entry when you put your card in, don’t think you can go back now and do it? I would have entered it as other work which would have been legally correct.
when i inserted my card into the the stoneridge unit for the first time using it i didnt get that option just showed name date of birth and loaded up.
Hmm…maybe Tachograph can clear that one up. BTW you should have put a tacho in the other truck as well when you were with the other lad but nobody will get hung for that one!