02-08-05 First Digital Tachograph Centre
Greenhous Commercials Ltd in the West Midlands is the first in Britain to be approved as a digital tachograph centre by VOSA (Vehicle & Operator Services Agency).
The approval means operators who want to invest in new vehicles with digital tachograph equipment onboard have the first of a fast growing number of centres where the new equipment can be activated, calibrated and fully supported.
“In the last two months, more than 100 analogue tachograph centres have applied to become approved digital tachograph centres and the number is growing every day,” said Kev James, VOSA’s tachograph and speed limiter scheme manager. “The approval of this centre is a major step forward for VOSA, and the haulage and bus industry, and it supports the current non-mandatory fitment of digital tachograph equipment.”
Greenhous Commercials Ltd, in Neachells Lane, Willenhall, West Midlands, has been an analogue tachograph centre since 1996, processes around 2,600 vehicles a year and employs two trained and certificated analogue, and now digital, tachograph technicians.
“This is a good example of a tachograph centre, a tachograph manufacturer and VOSA working together from the start of the project,” said Kev James. “VOSA now has a dedicated team of officers who are specialists in the field of tachograph and speed limiter centres. They can be contacted for advice and guidance throughout the process of becoming an approved centre and will be available for support from there on.”
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You are invited to attend the official certification on Thursday, 4 August, at 11am by VOSA of Greenhous Commercials Ltd, in Neachells Lane, Willenhall, West Midlands WV13 3SF.
At the centre, there is a digital tachograph calibration unit, the official digital tachograph approved centre signage, and an example of a workshop smartcard, which will be used for working on vehicles fitted with the digital tachograph equipment.
Kev James, VOSA’s tachograph and speed limiter scheme manager, and VOSA Digital Tachograph Centre officer Ian Bamford will be attending, with Greenhous General Service Manager Wayne Fletcher and Peter Needham, Digital Tachograph project manager from digital tachograph manufacturer Siemens VDO.
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) is responsible for:
• Processing applications for licences to operate lorries and buses and registering bus services
• Operating and administering testing schemes for all vehicles, including supervising the MOT testing scheme
• Enforcing the law on vehicles to ensure they comply with legal standards and regulations
• Enforcing drivers' hours and licensing requirements
• Supporting Traffic Commissioners to help them make informed decisions on operator licensing, vocational drivers and bus registration requirements
• Providing training and advice for commercial operators
• Investigating vehicle accidents, defects and recalls
For further information about VOSA, please contact: Marka Rifat on 0117 954 3208/2561, or marka.rifat@vosa.gov.uk.
For information about Greenhous Commercials Ltd, please contact Katie Hawkins on
01902 305090, or katieh@greenhous.co.uk
For information about Siemens VDO, please contact Jackie Dougall on 0121 326 1264
Page last updated: 25/09/2006