Digital Tachograph

Digital Tachographs are now a legal requirement or any Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) and other commercial vehicles such as some vans, minibuses and 4x4s under a new European Law (EU) which came into play on the 1st May 2006. This law states that any vehicle manufactured after this date MUST be fitted with a Digital Tachograph. These tachographs have replaced the old analogue tachographs which were found to be not as accurate. Tachographs are fitted to vehicles in the interest of the safety of both the driver and the other road or motorway users. They are complex systems that record and store driving information using the indicators time, distance and speed.

Before the Digital Tachograph was developed analogue tachographs were used. These Tachographs recorded driving information onto paper tacho disks or charts that can be easily lost or damaged. Modern Digital Tachographs however, record there information onto ‘smart cards’ these have a microchip inside which remotely sends the drivers information to a computer system which can be stored and interpreted and added to a unique driver profile.

There are many different manufacturers of Digital Tachographs and here at Tacho Supplies Ltd we believe that we supply and distribute some of the best. Some of the HGV manufacturers that we supply tachographs for include, Volkswagen, IVECO, Toyota, Volvo, Fiat, Land Rover, Nissan and Mitsubushi.

However, we don’t only supply Digital Tachograph heads, we also supply a wide range of tachograph accessories. Such as, sender cables, digital tachograph smart cards and analogue tachograph disks.

It is also important to note that all of our Digital Tachographs include a two year warranty, so once you have purchased your tachograph head give us as call if you have any issues up to two years from purchase and we will try to help you with your tachograph.

As there are so many manufactures of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs), you may be finding it difficult in finding the tachograph and brand that you need to fit your vehicle. If this is the case or you would like to know any of the specifics of any of our Digital Tachographs or products just give us a call and we will endeavour to answer your query or tackle any issue you may have with your new or existing tachograph.

Call us on 0121 4000 400 for any assistance or to place an order.