Compulsory use of tachographs: MEPs call for postponement

Despite strong resistance from the European Commission, Parliament's Transport Committee voted today to postpone the compulsory fitting of new lorries with a digital tachograph by 5 August 2005, as the legislation is not expected to be in place in time.

The committee says all vehicles manufactured after 5 August 2006 should be fitted with such devices and all vehicles put into service for the first time after 5 August 2007 should be fitted with them. MEPs said these two starting dates were more realistic for the industry.

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