Driver cheats with multiple cards: Police uncover dangerous schemes!

Driver cheats with multiple cards: Police uncover dangerous schemes!

On the A13 near Gries on Saturday, the police stopped a 57-year-old Greek truck driver who was caught driving in serious violation of the regulations. When evaluating his digital driver card and the vehicle unit, the officers found several inconsistencies. It turned out that the driving times of three different drivers were recorded without multiple driver operation being correctly documented. Apparently the driver changed his driver card several times, not only in Austria, but also in countries such as France, Italy and Germany, without any apparent connection to his place of residence or company headquarters tirol.orf.at reported.

During the investigation it turned out that the driver significantly exceeded his maximum driving times. He had been driving his tractor-trailer for up to 23 hours at a time, even though only nine to ten hours are allowed. The prescribed rest period was also clearly ignored, with only one hour instead of the required nine hours. The accused driver admitted the violations, which led to several charges being filed and he was banned from driving. The police then confiscated the driver card and demanded security.

Further investigation

On Sunday evening, officers were able to uncover another violation on the A12 near Radfeld. A 47-year-old Nepalese man was also traveling with manipulated driver lists. He had booked rest periods during which he had actually driven, which also led to a security deposit. In both this case and the previous one, the machine records show how important it is to handle the driver card correctly. This card, which records a driver's driving and rest times, acts as an essential data storage device in digital traffic management. Truck drivers must ensure they always keep their driver card properly and apply for a new one immediately if it is lost or damaged, as outlined in the guide gib-acht-im-verkehr.de explained.