Driving around the yard question

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I seem to recall that driving around the yard does not count towards your 4.5 hours time.

Friday by the time I found my trailer, hooked up to it, it was damaged so had to find another, it took 50 minutes off my time. If it is allowed to put ot down as other work how do I show this on a electronic card?

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On any day that you drive in scope of EU regulations even off road driving counts towards your driving time now.

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tachograph:
On any day that you drive in scope of EU regulations even off road driving counts towards your driving time now.

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Thanks! So much has changed

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How big is your yard? 50 mins? I could well expect 50 mins of faffing, but actually driving 50 mins? [emoji15]

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^^^ Fair point, as the OP is fairly new back to HGV driving it may be worth mentioning or reminding that the digital tachograph only records driving time when the wheels are turning, it may add a few seconds here and there but basically if the wheels aren’t turning it’s not recorded as driving time.