Werkstattkarte wegen Verlust ersetzen

If you have lost your workshop card, you can apply for a replacement card from the relevant office.

The workshop card is a tachograph card for

• approved manufacturers of tachographs,
• vehicle manufacturers,
• workshops and
• their responsible specialists such as fitters or technicians.

Your responsible specialists use the workshop card to install, check and calibrate digital tachographs and to download their data.

If your workshop card has been lost, you can apply for a replacement card from the responsible office as an entrepreneur or as an authorized representative.

When the replacement card is issued, your previous card loses its validity. If you do find the workshop card again, you must return it to the responsible office or the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). You may not continue to use it.

The workshop card is PIN-protected. The personal PIN number is sent to the specialist at their private address. Skilled workers 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 the issue of a workshop replacement card due to loss
• documentary evidence of the name, legal representative, address and registered office of the workshop, tachograph manufacturer or vehicle manufacturer
• Proof of identity and notification of the native language of the specialist for whom the workshop card is requested
• Proof of training of the responsible specialist in accordance with the tachograph and recording equipment training guidelines
  • not older than 3 years
• Proof of employment of the responsible specialist
• Proof of recognition or commissioning of the workshop (in accordance with Section 57b of the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations)
  • not older than 3 years
• Written declaration of loss
• at the request of the competent authority, the holder of the workshop card must, if necessary, provide an affidavit stating that the workshop card cannot be returned and for what reasons

• Your company is
  • an officially recognized manufacturer of tachographs,
  • a vehicle workshop commissioned by the manufacturer or
  • an approved and recognized vehicle workshop.
• The following are eligible to apply
  • You as the entrepreneur or an authorized representative
  • authorized representative or authorized person of the company.

- Complete the application, sign it and submit it together with all the necessary documents.
- Pay the administrative costs.
- The application and documents will be checked for completeness and payment and the card will be ordered from the Federal Motor Transport Authority.
- The card will be sent to you together with the notification of costs.
- Upon receipt, please confirm receipt with the enclosed confirmation of receipt.

An appeal can be lodged against the decision.

• Workshop card replacement due to loss
• Request the replacement of a workshop card due to loss
• be able to submit an application
  • entrepreneurs or
  • authorized representatives or authorized persons
• Workshop card is a tachograph card for
  • authorized manufacturers of tachographs,
  • vehicle manufacturers,
  • workshops and
  • their responsible specialists (installers)
• Workshop cards are used by specialists to install, check and calibrate digital tachographs and to download their data
• Validity: 1 year
• Required documents, among others:
  • Name, legal representative, address and registered office of the workshop, tachograph manufacturer or vehicle manufacturer
  • Proof of identity and notification of the native language of the specialist for whom the workshop card is requested
  • 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 workshop
  • Proof of recognition or commissioning of the workshop (in accordance with Section 57b of the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations)
    • not older than 3 years
• Written declaration of the loss
• Responsible: different authorities depending on the federal state, e.g. driving license authority, TÜV, Dekra or others - Here: Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection