§ 17 of the Working Hours Act, Federal Law Gazette No. 461/1969, as amended by Federal Law Gazette No. 2/1975.
§ 5. The employer shall submit or send to the competent authorities and their organs, on request, the personal journey books (personal weekly report books) to be kept, where applicable, the copies of the weekly report sheets and the register for inspection. (Source: ris.bka.gv.at)
For some time now, the Austrian tax office has been increasingly focusing on the control of driver's logbooks in Austria.
Especially in Austria, the rules for keeping a logbook are strict:
A record of all journeys in the course of the business trip, as well as private journeys.
Example:
Private journeys are often not taken into account, thus journeys are missing in a manual driver's logbook.
The recording of date, point of departure and destination, purpose of the trip, mileage, kilometers driven.
Example:
The drivers of a pool vehicle forget to enter journeys in a manual driver's logbook, thus the assignment of driver, journey, point of departure and destination is difficult or even impossible.
(Source: usp.gv.at)
Electronic driver's logbooks provide a safe and reliable remedy:
- Automatic recording of all your journeys
- Simple assignment of journeys (private, way to work, business)
- Downloadable reports for the tax office at the touch of a button.
According to § 31a para. 3 StVZO, the vehicle owner must hand over the logbook to the ordering body, or a body designated by it, for inspection at any time upon request. In addition, it must be kept for six months after the expiry of the period for which it must be kept.
There is no obligation to keep the logbook. However, this is highly recommended, as otherwise it is difficult to document a change of driver in the event of an inspection.
With our electronic driver's logbook, this problem is a thing of the past.
We automatically record all journeys, thus protecting you and your drivers from legal consequences.
In accordance with section 24 of the German Road Traffic Act (StVG) under sections 31a, 69a of the German Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StVZO) in conjunction with 190 of the German Road Traffic Act (BKatV), violations are punished as administrative offenses and fines may be imposed:
If the driver's logbook keeper or his agent (e.g., fleet manager) does not properly keep the imposed logbook.
Example:
The drivers of the pool vehicle often forget to enter a journey, as a result of which the record of a specific journey is missing from a manual driver's logbook.
Approval is no longer possible – fines become due.
If a driver's logbook is not handed over or not kept.
Example:
The manually written logbook is lost or becomes illegible/destroyed due to external influences.
In the event of negligence, fines of up to €200 per case may be imposed.
In the event of negligence, fines of up to €200 per case may be imposed.
With our electronic logbook, you no longer have to worry about such cases.
