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Check the scope
Equipment obligations can depend on vehicle, registration date and journey.
Compliance Knowledge Centre
Smart Tachograph Version 2 Guide
Understand the operational role of second-generation smart tachographs and why international-journey requirements must be checked against current dates.
Current-source disciplineCheck GOV.UK and applicable legislation for the actual operation.
Facts before assumptionsUse complete activity, vehicle and journey records.
Safety firstNever continue merely to preserve a schedule or avoid delay.
Smart Tachograph Version 2
Compliance depends on the complete facts, not a single timer, symbol, document or app screen.
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Record the facts
International operations may trigger retrofit or installation requirements.
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Escalate uncertainty
Use current official guidance before cross-border work.
Operational guidance
This page deliberately avoids treating equipment deadlines as static. The operator must verify the current legal requirement for the exact vehicle and journey.
This summary is deliberately conservative. Exemptions, derogations, mixed operations, international journeys and exceptional circumstances require specific assessment.
Official source
Check the current government guidance before relying on this summary for an operational or legal decision.
Related compliance guidance
Use the related material to assess the complete duty and operator-control context.
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