Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of awareness amongst UK operators of the requirement for new tachograph equipment in goods vehicles weighing more than 2.5 tonnes on international journeys.

Since May 2022, UK operators of goods vehicles weighing between 2.5 and 3.5 tonnes that will be used for hire and reward to transport goods between the UK and EU have needed an International Community operator licence. These are the same vehicles that will also need to install a smart tachograph 2 from 1 July 2026.

My Department has not made an assessment of the level of awareness amongst UK operators of this future requirement at this stage but will ensure that affected operators are made aware of this new requirement in due course.