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When are bus operators required to use tachographs for regular journeys?

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When the journey is more than 10 km

When the journey is more than 20 km

When the journey is more than 50 km

When the journey is more than 80 km

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When the journey is more than 50 kmThis was the right answer

Operators of buses used for regular journeys of more than 50 km must use tachographs.

Reviewed reading for this question

Do not confuse an excursion with a short regular serviceReviewed guidance summary · The 18-seat London-to-Scotland excursion is not a short regular service or a 10–17-seat non-commercial derogation; a regular service above 50 km is not within the short-route exemption.

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