Werkstattkarte erneuern

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

The workshop card must be renewed regularly and before the expiry of the 1-year period after issue.

A workshop card that is no longer required must be returned to the responsible office.

• Proof in the form of a written declaration by the employer that the employee concerned is still employed by the company as a responsible specialist (signed by the employer and the employee)

Fees apply. Please contact the relevant authority.

15 working days

The workshop card is valid for one year and can be reapplied for at the earliest one month before expiration.

• Workshop card renewal
• Apply for the renewal of a workshop card
• You can 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 (fitters)
• 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, 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 them by law, articles of association or partnership agreement
  • 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
• Responsible: different authorities depending on the federal state, e.g. driving license authority, TÜV, Dekra or others

The responsibility lies with the State Trade Inspectorate.

The responsibility lies with the State Trade Inspectorate.