New EU legislation for Tachographs

This new version 2 smart tachograph is to be fitted to new vehicles first registered since August 2023 and retrofitted to vehicles operating internationally from the following dates:

• 31 December 2024 for vehicles equipped with an analogue or digital non-smart tachograph (vehicles typically first registered prior to 14th June 2019).

• 18 August 2025 for vehicles equipped with a smart version 1 tachograph unit (vehicles typically first registered between 15th June 2019 and 20th August 2023).

• 1 July 2026 for light commercial vehicles and vans with a gross vehicle weight of more than 2.5 tons.

Vehicles operating internationally include those travelling to, through or from the United Kingdom (this includes Northern Ireland) and are therefore required to comply with the tachograph installation requirements from the specified dates above.

It is estimated that approximately 25,000 – 30,000 operators could be affected for the first two retrofit periods (31 December 2024 and 18 August 2025).