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Anyone able to clear this up,from what I can make out I cannot go further than 100km/60mls from farm to pick up a machine with my Discovery and trailer unless I have a tachograph fitted,is this right?
It is for myself but the way it reads its max 100km or fit a tachoWho is going to know ,collecting it for yourself ,not for profit or gain
who is the towing vehicle registered to if its a company or in the farm name then yes but if its in mr smiths name then its private use then no tacho that's how id play it if stoppedAnyone able to clear this up,from what I can make out I cannot go further than 100km/60mls from farm to pick up a machine with my Discovery and trailer unless I have a tachograph fitted,is this right?
You do realise that asking a towing question on, you’re going to get 32 different answers and 31 will be wrong.Anyone able to clear this up,from what I can make out I cannot go further than 100km/60mls from farm to pick up a machine with my Discovery and trailer unless I have a tachograph fitted,is this right?
Complex but I think you are correct that you need a tacho if over 3.5t max permissible weight which you will be as soon as a trailer attached.Anyone able to clear this up,from what I can make out I cannot go further than 100km/60mls from farm to pick up a machine with my Discovery and trailer unless I have a tachograph fitted,is this right?
I've looked into this lately, and yes, you are right. But it is very difficult to police it, as oddly that 62 miles is not from your place of residence, its from where you started that day. It's worth noting before you run to get a tacho, most manufacturers dont offer a tacho fit, so you can't order a truck with a tacho... more importantly, the fines for not having a tacho are negligible compared to the fines of not adhering to tacho rules. So for me... I won't be fitting oneAnyone able to clear this up,from what I can make out I cannot go further than 100km/60mls from farm to pick up a machine with my Discovery and trailer unless I have a tachograph fitted,is this right?
No the restrictions are the same for everyone. There is however small trailer exemption, as long as goods you're carrying are your own and unladen trailer weight is under 1020kg you're fine to crack on.But then there is the grey area,
Builder or ground worker for example, can transport digger etc, and tools for work, and be exempt from above,
I believe,