Which of the following information is a mandatory entry on the tachograph record sheet?
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Correct answer
A. Daily rest period of the driver.
Explanation
In the photo you can see a digital tachograph with a display showing the time, speed and distance travelled, and two card slots. The driver's daily rest period must be recorded on the tachograph record sheet - answer A.
The EU Regulation on tachographs requires driving time, other work, periods of availability, and breaks and rest periods to be recorded - the driver switches between them with the appropriate selector, and the tachograph also records speed and distance travelled. The daily rest period is therefore a mandatory record, because an inspector uses it to check whether the driver has rested long enough. Engine rpm (answer B) is not one of the mandatory records on the record sheet - you check it on the rev counter. The load mass (answer C) is not measured by the tachograph at all. Remember that although the photo shows a digital tachograph, the rules for recording activities are the same as for the record sheet.
Legal basis: Art. 34 para. 5 of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014