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Centre Field Faults

A Centre field name omission or error

BOTH SURNAME AND CHRISTIAN NAME SHOULD BE ENTERED ON CHART/S

 

B Centre field registration number omission or error

FULL REGISTRATION NUMBER SHOULD BE ENTERED

 

C Centre field date omission or error

YEAR MISSING OFF CHART/S, WRONG YEAR/MONTH

NO DATE OR PARTIAL DATE

ONLY ONE DATE ON CHART

 

D Centre field odometer omission or error

START ODOMETER LOWER THAN FINISH ODOMETER PREVIOUS CHART

MILEAGE MISSING BETWEEN THIS CHART AND PREVIOUS CHART.  VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN BETWEEN CHARTS

MILEAGE COVERED ON DISTANCE TRACE DOES MATCH ODOMETER DIFFERENCE

 

E Vehicle change details omitted

WheRE there is a change of vehicle the time of change, vehicle registration number and odometer reading must be entered on the rear of the chart.

 

4 Centre field location omission or error

NO LOCATIONS, OR ONE MISSING

LOCATIONS WRONG WAY ROUND

START LOCATION DIFFERENT FROM FINISH,  SEE FINISH LOCATION PREVIOUS CHART

FINISH LOCATION WRONG, SEE START LOCATION NEXT CHART


Mode Offences

F Wrong mode switch apparently selected

MODE OFFENCE - STATIONARY ON DRIVE

M2 MODE OFFENCE - USE OF CROSSED HAMMERS

MODE OFFENCE - OVERNIGHT REST ON WRONG MODE

CROSSED HAMMERS SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR OFF ROAD DRIVING

BOX MODE SHOULD BE USED IN 2ND MAN POSITION


Wrong charts

G Wrong chart used

POSSIBLY WRONG CHART, CHECK E NUMBERS WITH TACHOGRAPH HEAD


Inserted incorrectly/damaged

H Dirty or damaged chart

SEE TRACES UNDER MARK/S ON CHART

FAILING TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT CHARTS (DIRTY OR DAMAGED)

 

I Chart inserted incorrectly


J Drive system malfunction

L Clock out by one hour

K Clock possibly 12 hrs out

Clock stopped/power supply interrupted


Overlapping

M Overlapping traces

DURING DUTY

OR ALLOWING CHART TO BE LEFT IN HEAD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS

 

N No traces recorded at all


Trace faults

O Apparent speed trace malfunction

NO SPEED TRACE

FLUCTUATION ON SPEED TRACE

SPEED TRACE NOT RETURNING TO BASE LINE ON EVERY OCCASION

SPEED TRACE RECORDING THICK BLACK LINE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY FAULTY SEAL IN GEARBOX

SPEED TRACE HIGH/LOW

 

P Apparent duty trace malfunction

NO DUTY TRACE

DUTY TRACE RECORDING DRIVE WHEN STATIONARY

DUTY TRACE NOT RECORDING DRIVE

DUTY TRACE NOT RECORDING DUTIES

 

Q Apparent distance trace malfunction

NO DISTANCE TRACE

DISTANCE TRACE NOT ALWAYS TRAVELLING FULL TRACE

DISTANCE TRACE HIGH/LOW

 

2 Traces drawn by hand

EITHER MANUAL ENTRIES MADE, OR TRACES DRAWN IN BY HAND


Used for longer than intended

R Chart left in head over 24 hrs


Possible false record

T Start and finish duty inaccurate

also an odometer error if same as finish on previous chart, but vehicle moved between charts

 

U Apparent interference with stylus


Head opened and vehicle driven

X Vehicle driven with head open


Gaps in traces/head not closed properly

Head left open for longer than 5 minutes

Several brief openings of the head

W Head not closed properly


Overspeeds

S Overspeed 90 kph (56 mph)

Y Speed trace in excess of 100km/hr may indicate speed limiter fault

Z Overspeed 112 kph (70mph)


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