# Obvious tampering or manipulation. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Obvious tampering or manipulation., defect is Obvious tampering or manipulation; category is Major; inspection item number is 7.9; defect reference is (e); inspection item is Tachograph (if fitted/required), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Obvious tampering or manipulation. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 7.9
- **Defect reference:** (e) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Tachograph (if fitted/required)
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (e) | Obvious tampering or manipulation. | | | X |

## Source

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014L0045

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-inspection-defect-categories/).