Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Commencement: 21st April 2025
Amends:
- Assimilated Regulation 165/2014 on tachographs in road transport
- Assimilated Regulation 561/2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport.
Mini Summary
- Assimilated Regulation 165/2014 on tachographs in road transport sets out that tachographs must be installed in all vehicles used for the carriage of passengers or goods. Duties are also imposed on the construction, installation, use and testing of tachographs.
- Assimilated Regulation 561/2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport establishes rules for driving times, breaks, and rest periods for road transport drivers engaged in the carriage of goods and passengers. The rules aim to improve competition, safety, and working conditions, while also promoting better monitoring and enforcement.
Duties
Various duties apply and are available to view on the Legislation Update Service.
Amendment
- Assimilated Regulation 165/2014 on tachographs in road transport
From 21st April 2025, the record-keeping requirement for HGVs on international transport journeys between the UK and EU will be increased from 28 to 56 days.
Drivers of HGVs registered in the UK or the EU, and being used for international transport between the UK and EU, must keep the following tachograph records for 56 days.
- The record sheets.
- Any manual records and printouts.
- Assimilated Regulation 561/2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport
Changes have been made, mainly to clarify the scope of the Regulations and to update definitions.
The regulation now applies to:
- road transport within the UK, regardless of a vehicle’s country of registration; and
- the carriage of goods within the UK by vehicles registered in the UK or any EU member state, if the transport is within the UK and the EU.
International transport
From 21st April 2025, international road transport operations involving the UK, and where part of the journey is outside the UK, will be subject to the AETR* requirements, regardless of a vehicle’s country of registration.
*The AETR (European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport) is a treaty that regulates the working conditions for drivers and crew members involved in international road transport. The UK is part of the treaty, which currently includes 52 countries.