Digital driver cards are cards issued to a driver, unique to him/her, which is used solely to record the driver and vehicle activities during the course of a day where he/she drives an HGV or PSV vehicle.
The information must be downloaded every 90 days (Maximum) from the digital tachograph unit; and every 28 days from the driver card. The tachograph data then needs to be analysed. The analysis covers areas like drivers’ hours’ law compliance and Working Time Directive compliance.
See example of a Driver Card below.
Apply for a driver digital tachograph card
Apply for a digital driver tachograph card to store information about your daily work as a driver.
How to apply
You can apply online or by post to:
You can only apply by post for the following:
If you need to change an EU, EEA or Northern Ireland tachograph card to a GB tachograph card, you must apply by post. You must have lived in the UK for more than 6 months in the past year.
Report a lost, stolen, damaged or faulty card
You must tell the DVLA immediately if your card is lost, stolen, damaged or not working properly.
DVLA
Telephone: 0300 790 6109
Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm
Find out about call charges
You must also apply for a replacement card within 7 days.
Fees are currently (August 2022)
Apply online
If you apply online, you will need:
Your tachograph card will be sent to the address that is on your driving licence. If it is incorrect, you will need to change the address on your driving licence before you apply.
Note: Failure to change your address on your driving licence could cost you £1,000.
Northern Ireland
There is a different way to apply for a Northern Ireland digital tachograph card.
Apply by post
You can fill in a paper form to apply for, renew or replace a driver digital tachograph card, by one of the following methods:
If you have a paper driving licence, call DVLA and ask for form D777B (ST1A) instead.
DVLA
Telephone: 0300 790 6109
Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm
Find out about call charges
Post your completed application form to DVLA. The address is on the form.
Do not use this form if your driver tachograph card has no address on it – you only need to change the address on your driving licence.
Photograph ID
Your driver tachograph card will have a photograph and a digital copy of your signature on it. DVLA will use the photograph and signature from your photocard driving licence if you have one.
Apply for a driver digital tachograph card – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Apply for a Company Card
When you first register your company, DVLA will allocate you with a unique company identifier. This identifier will be put onto your company card(s) and allows you to manage your data.
DVLA recommend you supply one name and address for all your cards irrespective of how many depots or regional offices you have. This approach means that:
The card with its identifier is unique to your company and must be used when contacting DVLA. If you have cards with other identifiers, you may experience difficulties controlling your data. If you manage your drivers and vehicles on a regional or subsidiary basis, we can allocate company card(s) with a unique identifier to each region or subsidiary. You will not be able to use these cards between regions or subsidiaries and you will be unable to benefit from the points above.
If you need more information regarding your obligations to manage your tachograph data, you can:
refer to the ‘Rules on Drivers Hours and Tachographs’ manual (GV262 – goods vehicles, or
PSV375 – passenger-carrying vehicles)
An example of a company digital tachograph card.
We always recommend having a minimum of two cards, just in case one card is mislaid.
The maximum amount of cards that a company can request is 2,232.
Apply for a company digital tachograph card – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Source – .Gov
