OTTS:
By the way this was the first time Id used a digital tacho. Oh and has nayone got any tips on how the keep track of your driving hours. Im thinking simple and using a stopwatch. Any ideas are appreciated. Ta Otts
On a Siemens digital tachograph, when the vehicle is moving press “OK” and the top left hand corner will show your driving time, when stationary press the down arrow and the same screen will be displayed.
This image shows 8 minutes driving time since the driving time was reset to 4.5 hours.
To check your breaks when stationary press the down arrow and the bottom right hand corner of the screen will show the length of the current break, the top right hand corner will show the accumulated break since the last 45 minute break.
This images shows the current break has lasted 29 minutes and the accumulated breaks since the driving time was reset is 51 minutes, be aware that old tachograph still count breaks in 15 minute segments and does not calculate on the split break rules (15 then 30) so you need to keep an eye on that (I’m not sure about the latest tachographs as I haven’t used one).
You can try this on the On-line digital tachograph simulator