What data does a driver who uses a digital tachograph have to write down by hand: their name, the date or the vehicle's km?

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The digital tachograph itself records the measurement of time, the distance traveled and the identity of the driver, who is identified by their driver card (Regulation (EU) No 165/2014, Article 4(3)). Writing by hand the name, the date and the odometer reading is required only with an analog tachograph, on the record sheet (Article 34(6)). So with a digital tachograph none of those data has to be written down: neither the date and the name, nor the kilometers as well. This does not mean that the driver has nothing to do: they must enter into the tachograph, with its manual entry device, the activities of other work, availability or rest for the periods when they are away from the vehicle (Article 34(3)), and the country symbols at the start and end of the working day and when crossing a border, unless the equipment records the position automatically (Article 34(7)).

What data does a driver who uses a digital tachograph have to write down by hand: their name, the date or the vehicle's km?

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