This department is certified by DVSA for the fitment, repair and calibration of Tachograph and speed limiters.

The Tachograph department is equipped with a Smart enabled digital rolling road to the latest Tachograph specification, providing customers with an excellent service and quick turnaround for full installations, repairs, calibrations and checks.

We can calibrate and repair all makes of Tachograph, including the latest versions from all manufacturers.

We can also service and repair Road Speed Limiters including Road Speed Limiter removal (where legal).

We are open from 8:30am until 5:00pm Monday to Friday.

 Call or email us to book in today on:

(01792) 469595 / swds.tacho@btinternet.com

Who should use a Tachograph?

A motor vehicle for commercial use thats maximum permissible weight OR combination of vehicle AND trailer exceeds 3,500kg.

A motor vehicle used for commercial OR non-commercial use where the maximum permissible weight or combination of vehicle AND trailer exceeds 7,500kg.

Minibuses with between 10 and 17 seats used for the commercial carriage of passengers in the UK only.

Vehicles with 10 seats or more used in an international journey whether commercial OR non-commercial.

For more information, contact VOSA by phone on 0300 123 9000

Downloading your digital data - A legal requirement

There are two separate requirements for Tacho data processing:

The first is to archive charts or digital data for a period of one year. UK legislation requires that an operator using vehicles fitted with a digital tachograph MUST download the drivers card every 28 days and the vehicle unit every 90 days.

The second requirement is to demonstrate compliance with the EU Drivers Hours Regulations (561/2006) by evaluating analogue and digital data, bringing any faults and infringements to the drivers attention and taking any necessary steps to ensure the faults and infringements are not repeated.

To meet these legal requirements we can supply genuine VDO download equipment and software. The most common solution is TIS-WEB.

For smaller operators, we can supply the new DLK Pro S. This state-of-the-art download key has an LCD window to show your data and a slot to download your drivers card. Using this downloadkey plus printing out and analysing 25-35% of your driving (approved by VOSA) will comply with the current law on download and analysis.

Who should use a Tachograph?

A motor vehicle for commercial use thats maximum permissable weight OR combination of vehicle AND trailer exceeds 3,500kg.

A motor vehicle used for commercial OR non-commercial use where the maximum permissable weight or combination of vehicle AND trailer exceeds 7,500kg.

Minibuses with between 10 and 17 seats used for the commercial carriage of passengers in the UK only.

 Vehicles with 10 seats or more used in an international journey whether commercial OR non-commercial.

For more information, contact VOSA by phone on 0300 123 9000

DLK Pro is now much faster at securely downloading your data and now gives you an audio as well as visual indication that your download is finished. The storage has been improved and it can now store up to 1500 two-monthly downloads. It is also the only download device that can download the VDO specific data including "per-second" speed data.

We now operate a Tachograph Analysis Bureau. Bring your Driver card in to us and we will download, analyse and print out the required legal documents for a small fee.

Remote download equipment.

DLD® is the comfortable solution for transferring mass memory and driver card data by wireless. The download process is controlled from the office computer, which means that the company card can stay in the office. Driver and vehicle data can then be downloaded in compliance with the legal deadlines for downloading and transferred directly to the TIS archive. At no time does a company card have to be inserted in the digital tachograph.

Europe-wide via GPRS

When you use the DLD® Wide Range, data is transferred to a VDO download server via a mobile wireless network (GPRS). You can access the VDO server via TIS-WEB. Mass memory and driver card downloading can thus take place anywhere and at anytime.

DTCO® SmartLink: The smart solution for the DTCO®

The DTCO® SmartLink is an efficient and smart solution to use your DTCO® with a Smart Phone. It is a Bluetooth module that can simply be paired up with your phone and your VDO DTCO®. By linking a Smart Phone users have more functionality such as independent HMI-workflows and customized reports/ outputs.

The most important innovations at a glance:

• How to: Use the DTCO® SmartLink and the Apps

• The DTCO® SmartLink is an efficient and smart solution for the connection of the DTCO®SmartLink with a Smart Phone. Learn how to connect the DTCO SmartLink and how to install the Apps.

• Short profile: All technical facts at a glance: Have a look at the technical data of the DTCO®SmartLink. See at a glance the amount of driving time remaining....

• The Future is: ITS ready

• In the traffic of tomorrow all drivers and fleets need to be connected. The VDO DTCO® 2.0 is ready for this today.

For more information about DTCO Smartlink, email us HERE or call today on 01792 469595.

Road Speed limiters

 In addition to the Tachograph department, we are also fully trained on Road Speed Limiters, including Installation, calibration and repair of Siemens VDO (Lucas), Zirkon (Econocruise) and Groeneveld systems.