Upgrade your tachograph now!
Due to new EU regulations, all trucks in cross-border traffic will need a new tachograph. The sooner you upgrade, the sooner you can reap the benefits. We can fit a new smart tachograph version 2 for just £1919.00.
A new version of the smart tachograph has been mandated by the UK and the EU for all commercial heavy-duty vehicles, registered from the 21st August 2023.
All vehicles registered before 21 August 2023 will need a SMT2 if you engage in cross-border traffic. The following dates for retrofitting apply:
Vehicles currently equipped with an analogue or digital non-smart tachograph needed to upgrade by 31 December 2024.
Vehicles currently equipped with a smart tachograph version 1 need to upgrade by 18 August 2025.
We know you expect only the highest quality service from us and like every other Scania product and service, you can rely on us to deliver. A tachograph fitted in a Scania workshop comes with a 24m-fitted warranty as standard.
Do you have a scheduled service coming up? Talk to your service provider to add the tachograph upgrade while the truck is in the shop. And while you’re at it, let us schedule your entire fleet all at once, even if you have a mixed fleet/multiple brands.
If your current tachograph is due for a calibration, you can save time and money by upgrading instead of calibrating.
We offer multiple brands of tachographs, including Stoneridge and Continental, so you can rest assured that your vehicle will be fitted with a tachograph you like and feel comfortable with.
In order to carry out a tachograph upgrade and / or calibration, your dealer needs to be fully authorised. To find your closest authorised Scania dealer click here.
A smart tachograph version 2 can automatically detect border crossings so drivers can enter countries seamlessly without needing to stop.
To minimise the impact on your operations, we’ll work with you to find the best time to have the tachograph upgrade carried out.
If you already have a maintenance contract with us, you can choose to add the cost of the tachograph upgrade to your existing agreement. Talk to your Scania representative to find out more.
The new tachograph legislation mandates that all commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes must have a smart tachograph version 2 (SMT2) installed for continued traffic to and / or between European countries.
Vehicles registered after the 21 August 2023 are all fitted with SMT2 tachographs, regardless of whether they operate internationally or not.
Smart tachograph version 2 (SMT 2) are compulsory for all commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes registered after 21 August 2023.
For vehicles registered before 21 August 2023 and engaged in cross-border traffic, the following dates apply:
Vehicles equipped with an analogue or digital non-smart tachograph needed to upgrade to a SMT 2 tachograph by 31 December 2024.
Vehicles equipped with a smart tachograph version 1 needed to upgrade to a SMT 2 tachograph by 18 August 2025.
There are a few ways to find out whether your vehicle has a smart tachograph version 2. For example, the VDO DTCO 4.1 has a small Bluetooth icon on the top right-hand side of the display, and the Stoneridge SE5000 smart 2 tachograph shows the word ”Smart 2” above the SE5000 name on the right hand side of the unit.
Less manual input and fewer stops, basically. Automatic border crossing detection eliminates the need for manual entry. Since roadside inspection officers can communicate remotely with the smart tachograph version 2 without stopping the vehicle, compliant drivers will be able to continue their journey uninterrupted, saving time and resources.
The penalties differs somewhat between the EU member states, but in general, not having a smart tachograph version 2 installed and in use by the specified deadlines, or driving without a type-approved tachograph installed is considered a ”most serious infringement” (MSI) or a ”very serious infringement” (VSI) and could result in fines of up to €30 000.
The retrofit will require up to five hours in a Scania workshop.
No, your Scania workshop can handle your entire fleet, regardless of brand.
The new tachograph legislation is part of the EU Mobility Package, which is a collection of European laws and regulations for the transport sector aimed at improving social conditions for drivers, increasing road safety and providing equal access to European markets.
New features of the smart tachograph version 2 include automatic border detection via satellite connection and built in Bluetooth capabilities for wireless readout of tachograph data.
The Department for Transport have confirmed the following;
PSVs on international journeys to and from the UK, including involving the EU, should be subject to AETR drivers’ hours and tachograph rules. When UK legislation has been amended to require PSVs used on international journeys between the UK and EU, to come under scope of the AETR rules, then the retrofitting dates for the smart tachograph 2 would no longer apply to these vehicles. Therefore, until the legislation is amended DVSA will not be enforcing the requirement to retrofit the Smart Tachograph 2 into PSVs.
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