Questions
1) At the end of your working week you have driven a total of 56 hours. What is the maximum number of hours that you can drive in the following week under EC rules? A - 34 B - 36 C - 38 D - 40
2) There are four types of Digital Tachograph Cards. What is the card known as that is only available to enforcement authorities ? A - Control card B - CPC card C - Company card D - Workshop card
3) You have a digital tachograph driver smart card. It is valid for a maximum of A - One year B - Three years C - Five years D - Ten years
4) The time is 10 am. You have been driving non-stop since 6 am. Under EC rules what is the longest you may now drive without a break? A - 15 minutes B - 30 minutes C - 40 minutes D - 45 minutes
5) Why should you carry spare tachograph charts? A - As a defence against a speeding prosecution B - To record when you have been in a traffic delay C - For recording extra loading duties and overtime D - To replace the original chart if it gets dirty
6) Under EC rules your normal daily rest period should be at least A - 8 hours B - 11 hours C - 13 hours D - 14 hours
7) When a vehicle has two drivers each driver should A - share the same tachograph chart B - use a separate tachograph chart for every driving period C - use their own tachograph chart D - not use the tachograph for such duties
8) Under EC rules an analogue tachograph must be checked at an approved calibration centre every A - 1 year B - 2 years C - 5 years D - 6 years
9) Tachograph records must be available for inspection. An enforcement officer keeps one of your charts. Who should sign the back of the replacement chart? A - You, the driver B - Your transport manager C - The vehicle owner D - The officer
10) An emergency situation has arisen. For safety reasons you will need to exceed the normal drivers' hours under EC rules. You should A - continue with the same tachograph chart and write an explanation on the back B - remove the tachograph chart and make a manual record of the rest of the journey C - continue; there is no need to give anexplanation D - remove the tachograph chart and inform your employer of the reason
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