Fleet managers warned to download speed data from tachographs
Drivers of commercial vehicles fitted with the new digital tachographs have been warned that they need to download as soon as possible, and always within 24 hours, speed data stored on their tachographs, if their vehicle is involved in an accident. This information can be crucial in defending any subsequent claim against them, according to national commercial law firm, Beachcroft.
“The new generation of digital tachographs, fitted in vehicles registered since May 2006, only records data for the first 24 hours of driving,” explained Marshall Lamb, legal assistant in the Injury Risk Group at Beachcroft.
“After this, as driving continues, the data is overwritten and, once overwritten, the original data is lost for ever. Yet information on speed can be critical in helping to defend drivers both in the criminal courts and in civil proceedings,” he continued.
“Drivers alleged
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