Tachograph: digital/analogue, cards, pictograms, downloading, checks
Digital and analogue tachographs under ARV 1 and VTS (as at 1 October 2026): recording activities correctly, reading tachograph cards, printouts and record sheets, and the obligations to carry, download and keep data.
- 55 questions in this topic
- Topic 6 of 18 in the course: Truck & Bus – supplementary theory (C, C1, D, D1)
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From the key facts
- Four tachograph cards: driver card (5 years, application to FEDRO (ASTRA)), company card (5 years), workshop card (1 year, FOCBS (BAZG)), control card (2 years) (ARV 1 Art. 13a–13e).
- Driver card: only one per person, personal; report changes within 14 days, report loss/defect within 7 days and apply for a replacement; without a card a maximum of 15 calendar days with a printout at the start and end (Art. 13a, 13b, 14b para. 5–6).
All key facts, the questions with explanations and the exam simulation are part of the course.
Legal references for this topic
The questions in this topic are based on these provisions:
- ARV 1 Art. 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11c, 12, 13, 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e, 14, 14a, 14b, 14c, 16a, 18, 19, 21, 24
- VTS Art. 100, 101
- OBV Annex 1