i am only using the digi 3 weeks now and far from expert.
i only want to know.
do i have to change the country when i cross borders or do i leave mine on ireland all the time?
its an irish motor i am driving.
admins.
i should have put this in the euro forum.
apologies and move it if need be.
You leave the country on the one you are based in, as I understand it.
You don’t change country as you cross borders. You enter the country of finishing when you park up at the end of your shift and country of starting when you begin the next shift. This would normally be the same country but if you took a long ferry or train crossing, where you take your daily rest during the crossing, it could be different. For example you could finish in Ireland so you would choose IRL and begin the next day in England when you would choose UK. In some countries, such as Spain, you also have to enter the region you are in but the VU will prompt you fro this. On a Siemens unit if you press the down arrow when entering the country it will have the 4 most recently used countries there, saves you a lot of scrolling.
i knew i could rely on you neil.
i asked a few people about this and no one could answer.
i do notice on the readout it shows the the irl beside the finishing kms.
i have read the printouts and tried to teach myself.
i will get there in the end.
i wonder what the penalties are for not changing countries.i have about 18 days records now stuck on ireland.
if only i was in the pub in ireland it would be delightful.
The fine is, I understand, Up To £2,000.
better lose me digi card.
greg50:
i have about 18 days records now stuck on ireland.
Might be time to hit that printout button about 18 times and write a correction on the back of each printout which requires it. 
neil.
you are a wasted talent.
you shouldnt be driving for a living but making your money from giving advice.
thanks for it as well.
Coffeeholic:
This would normally be the same country but if you took a long ferry or train crossing, where you take your daily rest during the crossing, it could be different. For example you could finish in Ireland so you would choose IRL and begin the next day in England when you would choose UK. .
So does this apply with “paper” tacho’s? ie, I have been using the ferry crossing [into the Hook] as rest, but have always put the country where I changed the card {run 24hr cards} so could have gone onto rest in GB but changed the card in NL.
skorpio:
Coffeeholic:
This would normally be the same country but if you took a long ferry or train crossing, where you take your daily rest during the crossing, it could be different. For example you could finish in Ireland so you would choose IRL and begin the next day in England when you would choose UK. .So does this apply with “paper” tacho’s? ie, I have been using the ferry crossing [into the Hook] as rest, but have always put the country where I changed the card {run 24hr cards} so could have gone onto rest in GB but changed the card in NL.
For paper charts the locations are the places where use of the chart started and finished, so I would say you are doing it correctly.
Coffeeholic:
skorpio:
Coffeeholic:
This would normally be the same country but if you took a long ferry or train crossing, where you take your daily rest during the crossing, it could be different. For example you could finish in Ireland so you would choose IRL and begin the next day in England when you would choose UK. .So does this apply with “paper” tacho’s? ie, I have been using the ferry crossing [into the Hook] as rest, but have always put the country where I changed the card {run 24hr cards} so could have gone onto rest in GB but changed the card in NL.
For paper charts the locations are the places where use of the chart started and finished, so I would say you are doing it correctly.
If you are using an analogue (paper) tacho outside the truck’s country of registration, just put the country code in brackets after the place name.
Also, leaving the card in for a full 24 hours is a good idea, as some of our continental cousins take a very dim view of the card being pulled after a shift and the rest break not being recorded.
In Germany, for example, the only place where you can take a break without a card in, is at the truck’s home base as indicated in the vehicle documents.
greg50:
neil.
you are a wasted talent.
you shouldnt be driving for a living but making your money from giving advice.
thanks for it as well.
Dont remind him, he is a Scotsman and he will be charging us all next.
Wheel Nut:
greg50:
neil.
you are a wasted talent.
you shouldnt be driving for a living but making your money from giving advice.
thanks for it as well.Dont remind him, he is a Scotsman and he will be charging us all next.
what can i say?