Brussels, 21/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission will shortly adopt a raft of measures to detect and prevent abuses of the use of the tachograph system, used to record the driving time and rest periods of professional drivers. Furthermore, the new legislation permits the use of dedicated, type-approved adaptors for light vehicles that are required to comply with the drivers' hours and tachograph rules.
First, amendments to current rules (regulation (EEC) N° 3821/85, amended...