Drivers warned not to tamper with lorries using magnets

GARDAÍ have warned that lorry drivers who use magnets to tamper with their digital tachograph readings are posing a major threat to road safety.

The growing trend among some hauliers of attaching magnets to the sender unit of the gearbox is placing lives of many road users in danger, according to gardaí.

They have expressed concern that the magnets are also interfering with the vehicle’s anti-lock braking system, speedometer and speed limiter, as well as the digital tachograph.