Renew workshop card

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

The workshop card is a tachograph card for

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

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

It is valid for one year. If you want to renew your workshop card, you must apply to the competent authority as an entrepreneur or as an authorized representative. To do this, you must submit a current certificate of approval or authorization of the workshop for testing tachographs. This must not be older than 3 years.

Whenever you apply to renew a workshop card, you as a company must provide proof that the appointed 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 skilled worker's home 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.

State Technical Inspection Hesse (TÜH)

• Application for renewal of a workshop card
• documentary evidence of 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 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 responsible specialist in accordance with the tachograph 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
• Your previous workshop card

• 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 business owner or an authorized
  • authorized representative or authorized person of the company.

15 working days

There are no indications or special features.