About Tacho Calibration
What drives the price of tachograph calibration, and quotes from tachograph centres.
What is on this site
One question, "tachograph calibration cost", answered with a quote form that works on the page with no account, 4 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- Tachograph calibration cost: what moves the price per vehicle: One centre's published list: £152 + VAT for a 2 year 1C calibration, £172 + VAT for smart 2. Why quotes differ: fleet volume, generation, mobile or centre, downloads.
- How often must an analogue tachograph be checked at a calibration centre?: What DVSA guidance says about tachograph calibration: 2 year recalibration for digital and smart units, 2 year inspection and 6 year recalibration for analogue.
- Tachograph calibration centre: what approval means and how to choose: Only a manufacturer or an approved tachograph calibration centre may calibrate and seal a tachograph. What approval means and what to check before booking.
- Tachograph download rules: 90 days, 28 days and the records: How often operators must download vehicle unit and driver card data, why calibration visits are a good moment to do it, and what records to keep.
Reach us
Contact for a question about the site, or enquiries@tachocalibration.co.uk. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
Tacho Calibration is a free introduction service; we pass your details to transport compliance consultants who quote you directly. We may receive a fee from providers; you pay nothing and are under no obligation. We are an information site, not a calibration centre, and not affiliated with or endorsed by DVSA or the Department for Transport. Nothing here is transport law advice: the rules quoted come from DVSA guidance on gov.uk so you can check them against your own operation.