Sharon has taken her driver’s card out of the digital tachograph as the fitters will need to do a road test on the vehicle. What must Sharon do once she gets the vehicle back?

Explanation: • Re-insert the driver's card and carry on with her day: No, not the best answer as it omits the need for a manual entry to cover the missing time.
• Inform the supervisor so there is no need for a manual entry: No, it is DVSA and other enforcement authorities who will want to know what happened - there is a legal requirement to record ALL periods of work, break and availability under EU 561/2006 - the supervisor is less important here.
• Do or say nothing as the driver's card should not have been removed as the fitters needed to use it: No, the card should not be left in if the holder of that card was not the driver.
• Re-insert the driver's card and make a manual entry for the time away from the truck: Yes.

Category: CPC Case Studies: Tachograph Use