{"id":3194,"date":"2020-09-12T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grtconsultants.com\/new\/?post_type=ufaq&#038;p=3194"},"modified":"2020-09-22T20:50:25","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T19:50:25","slug":"how-often-must-a-digital-tachograph-be-checked-and-calibrated","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/grtconsultants.com\/new\/ufaqs\/how-often-must-a-digital-tachograph-be-checked-and-calibrated\/","title":{"rendered":"How often must a digital tachograph be checked and calibrated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-load_more\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='modified' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='desc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/3194' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-one ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns- ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-default ewd-ufaq-can-be-toggled\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-3194-VXfUech6oT' data-post_id='3194'>\n\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title ewd-ufaq-faq-toggle'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='#' role=\"button\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-square'>\n\t\t\t<span >A<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\tHow often must a digital tachograph be checked and calibrated?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body ' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t<p>Unlike analogue tachographs where the tachograph head is checked every two years and re-calibrated every six years, digital tachographs must be fully re-calibrated:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>every two years<\/li><li>after any significant repair (particularly involving gearbox)<\/li><li>if the vehicle registration number has changed<\/li><li>if there has been a change in tyre circumference<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Interested in learning more about digital tachographs?<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/grtconsultants.com\/new\/events\/category\/compliance\">Click here<\/a> to see our upcoming FREE online training dates.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-custom-fields'>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-categories'>\n\t\n\tCategory:\n\t\n\t\tTachographs\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A How often must a digital tachograph be checked and calibrated? 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