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DECLARE A PSV OR HGV DOES NOT NEED A TACHOGRAPH

11 Feb 2020

DECLARE A PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE (PSV) OR HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE (HGV) DOES NOT NEED A TACHOGRAPH

You must declare if a public service vehicle (PSV) or a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) is exempt from needing a tachograph when you take it for its annual test (MOT).

Use the updated form identified below for PSVs or HGVs that don’t have a calibrated tachograph and are exempt.

The form needs to be given to the tester when the vehicle is tested.

PSV:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/863761/declare-public-service-vehicle-does-not-need-tachograph.pdf

 

HGV:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/754827/declare-heavy-goods-vehicle-does-not-need-tachograph.pdf