False tacho entry - what consequences?

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If a driver in northern ireland (with a NI licence) knowingly changes his tacho starting country as Ireland, is he breaking the law - given that (like it or not ) northern ireland is part of the UK and also governed by UK driver and tacho regs.

If this is an offence - what would the consequences be.

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I’m guessing nothing will happen as it’s hardly crime of the century is it. I once was scrolling through a bit too quickly and accidentally had YU for my finish destination even though I started in UK 9 hrs earlier but nothing came of it.

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mo haggs:
If a driver in northern ireland (with a NI licence) knowingly changes his tacho starting country as Ireland, is he breaking the law - given that (like it or not ) northern ireland is part of the UK and also governed by UK driver and tacho regs.

If this is an offence - what would the consequences be.

All the countries you mentioned are NOT governed by UK driver and tacho regs, they’re governed by EU tacho regs. I doubt they’d be bothered.