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Replace workshop card due to theft

Service Description

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 stolen, you can apply for a replacement card from the responsible office as an entrepreneur or as an authorized representative.

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.

Process flow

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.

Which documents are required?

  • Application for the issue of a workshop replacement card due to theft
  • 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
  • Proof of a theft report to the police

What are the fees?

Administration Fee: 42,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Period of Validity: 1 Year
Your workshop replacement card remains valid until the same date as the stolen original card, provided it would have been valid for more than 6 months. The period of validity does not start again from the beginning. However, if the remaining term of the card is less than 6 months, you will receive a new card. It will then be valid again for one year.

Processing duration

Processing Time: 1 - 2 Weeks

Legal basis

Applications / forms

An appeal can be lodged against the decision.

Further Information

Author

Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection (TLV)

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family

Professionally released on

24.04.2024

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

Start your request directly online:

Competent Authority

Thüringer Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz (TLV) - Abteilung 6 Arbeitsschutz

Postal address
Tennstedter Straße 8/9
99947 Bad Langensalza
Telephone
115
Remark: Public authority number 115 (available without area code) - your point of contact for questions to the federal, state and local authorities.
WWW
Website of the authority
Opening times

Monday 08:00 - 18:00

Tuesday 08:00 - 18:00

Wednesday 08:00 - 18:00

Thursday 08:00 - 18:00

Friday 08:00 - 18:00