Re: Dave at the garage can sort you out
the police won't have to plug anything... it's all done remotely via radio.
These days they can already check tachograph systems remotely, including driver cards and work schedules... but the communications protocol is actually designed for all vehicles (V2X) not just tachograph devices.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R0799