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"Madam President, as shadow of the EPP Group on this report on recording equipment on road transport (more commonly referred to as the tachograph file), I want to express my delight that we are about to have a final vote tomorrow. The proposal was first published on 19 July 2011, and since then Ms Silvia-Adriana Ţicău has worked closely with the shadows and with the Irish Presidency to reach the final compromise text that we have before the House this evening.
In view of the fact that one in four tachographs is manipulated in some way at present, I want to highlight some of the key elements of the tachograph. These new devices, as Ms Ţicău has said, will use satellite tracking technology to make it easier to check and enforce driving and rest times while reducing the number of roadside checks, meaning that law-abiding transport businesses will benefit. The next generation of tachographs will be fitted to new vehicles within three years of the necessary final technical specifications being defined by the Commission.
Applying equally to all trucks over 3.5 tonnes on EU roads, they will make fraud and tampering more difficult. Within 15 years, they will have to be fitted or retrofitted to all EU-registered trucks and buses, and I am delighted that Parliament held out against the Council on this point. These new tachographs are designed to be much more user-friendly for both drivers and the authorities and will feature easy downloading and even remote checking of suspect data. They will make it even more difficult – and hopefully impossible – for rogue operators and fraudsters.
One thing I pushed very hard for was to make sure that the remote control communication must not lead to automatic fines or penalties for the driver or his firm, and I am glad that this is in the final text. When you get to exemptions it is dangerous territory, but I believe we got the balance right. So, to Ms Silvia-Adriana Ţicău and her staff, well done. To Elvira Ramirez in the transport secretariat, well done. To Annemarie Smith of the Irish Permanent Representation, well done. To the Commission, Mr Kallas and your staff, well done, you did an excellent job. And to the other shadows, I think we all did an excellent job."@en1
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