Hello, just a quick question for you, can i send off for my digi tacho card before i have my cpc sorted or do i need to have to have the cpc before i can send off for it? and another tacho question are bin lorries exempt from them if they are doing commercial waste or is it just residential,
Cheers,
not sure if you can get your digi card yet.
as for the bin lorries, if your doing domestic/household then it falls under uk domestic regs which is tacho excempt, commercial/trade waste falls under the eu regs so requires a tacho
Yes you can get your digi card as soon as you have your provisional. I got mine before I’d even done my theories
You can get a digicard any time because there are drivers using B category vehicles such as vans towing trailers which need them for commercial use
A standard car licence, category B, allows you to drive a vehicle under the scope of tacho regs so there’s no need even for a provisional.
You can get your digi card any time.
Also, don’t be fooled by bin lorries on domestic runs being tacho exempt. You still need to take breaks, it’s been a while since I done the bin lorries now but I think you need a break after 6 straight hours, don’t quote me on it best have a look yourself.
Cheers guys, good to know I can get my card all sorted and ready now so I’ll have it once my cpc is done. Thanks for clearing up the bin lorry tacho thing for me thort that was the case but wasn’t too sure,