When providing a regular passenger transport service by bus on a 40-kilometer route, is the use of the tachograph mandatory?

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According to Regulation (EC) 561/2006 (Article 3), its driving and rest time rules do not apply to vehicles on regular passenger services where the route of the service does not exceed 50 kilometers. The tachograph is mandatory only in vehicles within the scope of that regulation (Regulation (EU) 165/2014, Article 3(1)), so on a regular 40-kilometer service there is no obligation to use it. The number of seats, more than 9 or more than 17, changes nothing: the exemption depends on the service being regular and the route not exceeding 50 kilometers.

When providing a regular passenger transport service by bus on a 40-kilometer route, is the use of the tachograph mandatory?

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