To what maximum period of time may a traffic control apply when checking the working time of a driver working in road transport?
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Correct answer
C. The current day and preceding 28 days.
Explanation
In the photo, next to lorries in city traffic, a digital tachograph with a display is shown. According to the exam answer key, a roadside check of a driver's working time covers the current day and the previous 28 days - answer C.
The EU Regulation on tachographs requires the driver to have in the vehicle, and to show at the request of an authorised officer, the records for the current day and the previous days, as well as the driver card and tachograph printouts. The answer "the current and previous week" describes the situation before May 2006, and 15 days applied only temporarily in 2006-2007. Note a recent change: since 31 December 2024, the period covered by a roadside check has been extended from 28 to 56 days, so in practice you must carry documents for the current day and the previous 56 days; the exam answer key still gives 28 days. You explain missing days with a certificate of not driving the vehicle or with a tachograph printout.
Legal basis: Art. 36 para. 1 and 2 of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014