{"id":31938,"date":"2023-05-29T10:56:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T21:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=31938"},"modified":"2025-01-07T13:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T00:52:35","slug":"logbook-and-worktime-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/logbook-and-worktime-fines\/","title":{"rendered":"Logbook and worktime fines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2022 was a big year for logbook and worktime fines but less than when we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/how-many-fines-do-truck-drivers-get\/\">last did it in 2018<\/a>. If you were a truck driver, police were on your case due to the impact of fatigue on driver performance and risk. However, factors in your favour were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>More use of electronic logbooks which have fewer opportunities to make errors<\/li><li>Less traffic due to lockdowns, making it easier for truck drivers to meet schedules, therefore not exceed worktime hours.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Logbook infringements and penalties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Offence<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Number<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Allowed an omission to occur in a logbook<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Allowed vehicle to be used when logbook had omissions<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Allowed vehicle to be used when logbook was not maintained<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Driver failed to deliver copy of logbook record to employer<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Driver failed to produce current logbook on demand<\/td><td>291<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Driver failed to retain logbook for the required period<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Driver maintained 2 logbooks<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Facilitator\/employer failed to make records available<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Made a false statement in a logbook<\/td><td>54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Produced a logbook containing 11 or more omissions<\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Produced a logbook containing a false particular<\/td><td>33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Produced a logbook containing between 1 and 5 omissions<\/td><td>950<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Produced a logbook containing between 6 and 10 omissions<\/td><td>118<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sum<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1549<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total infringement fines were $360,050, plus court costs where applicable. Many of these will have resulted in 28-day suspensions and additional fines via the courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The figures clearly show that producing a current logbook, and producing a logbook with between 1-5 errors are the main issues drivers are grappling with. We have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/course\/logbooks\/\">logbook and worktime course<\/a> to help drivers manage these. 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