Where and how to get a driver card for a tachograph?

How long does it take to produce a card?

The entire procedure for producing a driver card for a tachograph, from the moment the documents are transferred to our specialist, takes no more than 2 weeks. Our organization provides services for the production of all types of cards for tachographs:

1. CIPF card (it is a plastic card with a built-in CIPF chip) - production time is 5-7 calendar days;
2. AETR card production time is 7-9 calendar days
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3. Russian driver card without cryptographic information protection – production time is 7-9 calendar days;
4. Workshop card (for checking, setting and calibrating the tachograph);
5. Enterprise card for tachograph (intended for downloading data from the tachograph);
6. Controller card for tachograph (issued to inspection authorities to check the driver’s operating mode).

Our company guarantees that every specialist involved in document preparation knows perfectly how documents are drawn up, from start to finish. In addition to qualified employees, we have an FSB license and an official dealer certificate. These documents confirm the legality of the cards being produced, which are the driver’s personal documents.

Please pay your attention: SENDING CARDS BY RUSSIAN POST IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ! the card is a medium containing the citizen’s personal data.

About the tachograph

This is an on-board technical device, it is necessary for measuring, recording and indicating speed, mileage, time of movement of a vehicle in automatic mode, and monitoring the driver.

It is also intended to calculate the time that the driver spends on work and rest.

Device records are used for the following purposes:

1. Accurately determine and record the speed and mileage of a vehicle.
2. The device is indispensable when communicating with traffic police officers. The driver of a cargo vehicle with a tachograph on board will be able to successfully defend his case in controversial situations and during an accident.
3. The main purpose of installing the device is correct recording and analysis of data.
4. The tachograph is almost impossible to deceive. Using the tachograph, you can quickly determine how far the car has traveled and whether the driver has “overclocked” the meter.

Types of cards

Tachocards may vary depending on the control device equipped with the vehicle.

The device must meet the requirements of the European Agreement concerning the work of the crew of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR), or the provisions and articles of the Technical Regulations “On the safety of wheeled vehicles” (tachographs with CIPF).

Cards come in European and Russian designs.

There are the following types of cards:

• driver (the card gives access to the device and allows you to work with the device in operating mode);
• enterprises (provides full access to the necessary data);
• controller (the device operates in the “Control” mode);
• workshop card (intended for installation, calibration and adjustment of the device).

All of these types are the key to access various modes and information that is in the device’s memory.

Let's consider where and how to make a driver card for a tachograph?

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Who is eligible to issue a card?

You can apply for a driver's card:

• persons who have a driver’s license to drive vehicles of categories “C”, “D”, “E”;
• if the driver did not previously have an active driver card (i.e. for initial registration);
• if the driver resides in the Russian Federation for 185 days of each calendar year or more;
• upon reaching 18 years of age for drivers who are engaged in the transportation of goods, and the permitted weight of the vehicle does not exceed 7.5 tons, for other vehicles - the driver is at least 21 years old, and also not younger than 21 years old if the driver is engaged in transporting passengers (you must have one year of work experience as a driver of cargo vehicles with a maximum permitted weight of 3.5 tons).

Important:

1. Purchasing a tach card imposes an obligation on the driver to comply with the established requirements of the AETR and Russian laws.
2. The holder must provide only the correct information that is on the card and not violate the deadlines for replacing the chip card. The card must be valid. The use of expired cards is not permitted.
3. If the card is stolen or lost , you must submit a statement about the incident to the authority that issued the card.
4. You cannot give the card to unauthorized persons for use.
5. The driver must always have the card with him, and it must be submitted for control at the request of the authorized inspection.
6. You need to regularly upload data; the data copying process itself takes about 10 seconds. The driver and other authorized employee can print and copy data from the card.
7. One driver must have only one card.
8. If you need to change the card, the driver goes through the deactivation procedure and issues a new card with a replacement index.
9. A replacement card is needed if:

• expired;
• if there is a card defect or malfunction;
• in case of damage, loss, or theft of the card;
• the holder's personal data has changed.

• The card is valid for 3 years and is replaced upon expiration.
• If a citizen ceases his driving activity or changes his place of work, the card is returned to the issuing office.

Tachocard is an ordinary plastic card with a built-in chip. The cards have an individual password to access the device’s memory, an inscription about their purpose, and are difficult to confuse. Driver and control cards contain personal data and a personal photograph of the owner.

Information from the card is read every 28 days . The procedure is carried out by the transport carrier (can also be done remotely) using special programs if the tachograph is equipped with a Glonass receiver with a GPRS/GPS modem.

The read data is stored for 2 years . Information is provided to the inspector if the inspection passes.

If a driver drives a vehicle with someone else’s card, his action will be equivalent to driving a car without a tach card. A fine will be imposed for this.

CIPF or AESTR

The driver's tachograph card comes in two types - one is intended for use in a tachograph with an uncorrectable cryptographic module (NCM) or a cryptographic information protection tool (CIPF).

Module one, names two. The tachograph can be built-in, replaceable, and any one encodes all incoming information. It is impossible to correct its data or interfere with its work.

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If correction is attempted, all information will be reflected in the tachograph memory and will become available to controllers when they begin monitoring.

Equipping the device with a CIPF module is a requirement of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation . It does not contradict international AETR agreements on the use of control devices in motor vehicles.

But the data coding system differs from the system used in devices approved by the Ministry for international freight and passenger transport.

For such purposes, tachographs are installed, which must comply with the AETR regulations, the European tachograph standard.

AETR and CIPF driver cards are not interconnected. The AETR tachograph will not fit the CIPF tachograph and vice versa.

Other differences:

• different fonts, watermarks;
• the CIPF card has additional protection, a PIN code;
• there is different information on the chips;
• differ in price, the AETR card is more expensive;
• The AETR card usually takes longer to produce;
• The degree of protection of the AETR card is higher; the cryptographic protection block cannot be hacked, but incoming data can be changed and distorted;
• The CIPF block is used only on the territory of the Russian Federation, and the AETR block is installed on cars that are engaged in international transportation.

Video: How to distinguish between CIPF and AETR driver cards

Stages of manufacturing cards for tachographs:

1. The client leaves a request.
2. The manager of Tahocontrol LLC contacts the customer and, if necessary, provides additional advice about the service provided.
3. The client submits the required package of documents.
4. Direct card issuance.
5. When the card is ready, you will receive a notification by e-mail or SMS.
6. Issuing the card to the client. You can get the card yourself (at the point of issue) or order a courier service.

Today, in Moscow and the Moscow region, for the convenience of customers, several stationary points have been organized for accepting documents and issuing driver cards for tachographs.

What documents must be provided to produce a driver card for a tachograph?

To produce a driver card, you must provide copies of the following documents:

1. Passport (page with photo and page with registration).
2. Driver's license (with an open category for this type of vehicle).
3. Copies of driver cards for the tachograph (if such cards have already been issued).
4. Insurance certificate (SNILS).
5. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).
6. Photo size 3X4 (there should be no cut corners or highlights).
7. Application (formulation is free).

Please note that foreign citizens must provide a notarized translation of their passport and driver's license in Russian.

Our specialist will tell you more about issuing cards for foreign citizens by phone

How to use a tachograph with a driver card

Every driver who carries out passenger and cargo transportation on vehicles of certain categories, with the mandatory use of a digital tachograph CIPF, must have impeccable knowledge of what a tachograph card is for a driver and how to use it.
The process of managing a tachograph is not complicated, however, if you do not follow a certain list of legally approved rules, you can cause a sufficient number of problems that will become a source of trouble at work.

The CIPF tachograph is a digital device. It carries the function of a flight recorder. Its installation on vehicles that are directly involved in commercial transportation is a mandatory procedure and is carefully monitored by the relevant authorities, as well as the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.

In order for the tachograph to operate correctly, the device must be turned on while the vehicle is moving, and a driver card for the tachograph must be inserted into it.

How a driver uses a tachograph with a chip card:

· As soon as the driver starts his shift, he is obliged to insert his driver card into the slot of the tachograph device. In this case, the CIPF tachograph card is located in the upper part of the slot. As soon as a click is heard, this will indicate that the card has been installed correctly. The tachograph cannot be used without a driver card.

· The driver enters the PIN code. If you enter the PIN code incorrectly, you will need to use the PIN code.

· If there are at least two people in the vehicle crew, then each of them must insert the card only into their own tachograph slot.

· Once the card is activated, the driver will see his personal information on the screen. If the screen is dark and blank, it means the card was inserted incorrectly. And its position should be corrected.

· When automatically issuing a card back, as well as repeating this procedure, you should check the card for a malfunction, and if it is confirmed, replace it with a new one.

· After the CIPF tachograph card is activated, the driver indicates the necessary information before the car moves off. If the driver is currently resting, he must select the “LEISURE” mode; if he is going on a trip, he must select the “WORK” mode.

· While driving, the “DRIVING” mode will be displayed on the screen.

· If there is a stop ahead, the driver of the vehicle must return to rest mode.”

· As soon as the shift is over, the driver removes his card from the slot by pressing a special button.

· The alternation of modes should be optimal.

Why you should seek help from the specialists of Tahocontrol LLC

1. Short terms for issuing a card.
2. Competent consultation from specialists on the production of driver cards.
3. Free preparation of a package of documents (making photocopies, drawing up applications, etc.).

Our task is to solve the problem quickly and efficiently.

Expenses for driver cards included in the tachograph reduce income tax: companies and entrepreneurs providing motor transport services have the right to take into account the costs of purchasing driver cards when taxing profits. The Russian Ministry of Finance reported this in a letter dated June 25, 2013 No. 03-03-06/1/23941. According to the order of the Ministry of Transport dated February 13, 2013 No. 36, the tachograph includes tachograph cards, including a driver card. In this regard, the costs of purchasing driver cards, according to the Ministry of Finance, can be classified as other costs associated with production and sales (subclause 49, clause 1, article 264 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation) - provided that such costs are economically justified and documented confirmed.