Werkstattkarte Erneuerung

If your workshop card is about to expire, you can apply for a new card at the relevant office.

The workshop card is a tachograph card for

• approved manufacturers of tachographs,
• vehicle manufacturers,
• workshops as well as
• their specialists such as installers or technicians.

Their responsible specialists use the workshop card to install, test, calibrate and download data from digital tachographs.

It is valid for one year. If you want to renew your workshop card, you must apply for it as an entrepreneur or as an authorized representative or authorized person at the responsible office. For this purpose, you must submit a current certificate of recognition or commissioning of the workshop for testing tachographs. This must not be older than 3 years.

For each application for renewal of a workshop card, you as the company must provide proof that the commissioned specialist is still employed by you and has been trained in accordance with the tachograph card and recording equipment training guidelines. The training certificate must not be older than 3 years.

The workshop card is PIN-protected. The personal PIN number is sent to the employee's home address. Employees may only have one workshop card per employment relationship and may only use it there. The workshop card is the property of the company.

• Application for renewal of a workshop card
• verifiable documents concerning the name, address and registered office of the workshop, tachograph manufacturer or vehicle manufacturer
• proof of identity of the entrepreneur or the person or persons authorized to represent him/her by law, the articles of association or the partnership agreement
• Proof of identity and notification of the native language of the specialist for whom the workshop card is being applied for
• Proof of training of the responsible specialist in accordance with the tachograph tachograph training guideline.
  • not older than 3 years
• Proof of the employment relationship of the responsible specialist
• Proof of recognition or commissioning of the workshop (according to § 57b StraßenverkehrsZulassungs-Ordnung)
  • Not older than 3 years
• Your previous workshop card

• Your company is
  • an officially recognized manufacturer of tachographs,
  • a vehicle workshop authorized by the manufacturer, or
  • an approved and recognized motor vehicle workshop.
• Eligible to apply are
  • you as the entrepreneur or a person authorized to represent or
  • authorized representative or authorized person of the company.

15 workdays

There are no clues or specifics.

• Workshop card renewal
• apply for renewal of a workshop card
• You can apply for
  • entrepreneurs or
  • persons authorized to represent the company or persons with power of attorney
• Workshop card is a tachograph card for
  • approved manufacturers of tachographs,
  • vehicle manufacturers,
  • workshops as well as
  • their responsible specialists (installers)
• Workshop card used by specialists to install, test and calibrate digital tachographs and download their data
• validity: 1 year
• required documents among others:
  • Name, address and registered office of the workshop, tachograph manufacturer or vehicle manufacturer.
  • proof of identity of the entrepreneur or the person or persons authorized to represent the company by law, by the articles of association or by the partnership agreement
  • Proof of identity and notification of the native language of the specialist for whom the workshop card is being applied for
  • Proof of training of the specialist in accordance with the tachograph and recording equipment training guidelines.
    • not older than 3 years
  • Written proof that the responsible specialist continues to work in the company or in the workshop.
  • Proof of recognition or commissioning of the workshop (in accordance with § 57b of the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations)
    • Not older than 3 years
• Responsible: different authorities depending on the federal state, e.g. driving license authority, TÜV, Dekra or others