Tachograph offence figures highlighted in Parliament
Wednesday 15th February 2012In 2010 there were 7,103 accidents recorded in the UK involving HGV drivers who had exceeded their permitted hours. The figure for 2009 was 7013.
The figure for the number of drivers' hours prohibitions for going over the drivers' hours limits was 19,434 in 2010/11. For 2009/10 it was 21,981 and for 2008/9 it was 19,071.
The figures were given in a Parliamentary answer by Earl Attlee.
