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Renew workshop card

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

  • Basic information

    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 specialist'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.

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

  • Procedure
    • The application must be submitted by the entrepreneur/managing director/plant manager.
      • Please use the application form
    • You can send the completed application form and the required documents to the responsible office by e-mail.
      • The e-mail address is kartenausgabe@gewerbeaufsicht.bremen.de
    • Once the application has been received, you will receive a cost assessment from which all the details for the bank transfer can be taken.
    • The workshop card must be collected in person by appointment.

  • Necessary Documents
    • Application for a workshop card
    • Extract from the central trade register
    • Business registration or extract from the commercial register
    • Copy of the identity card/passport of the owner, managing director or appointed person:
      • Please provide the front and back in legible form.
      • As the passport does not contain details of the applicant's home address, a current registration certificate must also be submitted.
    • Current recognition/authorization of the workshop according to § 57b StVZO
    • Copy of the technician's identity card/passport:
      • Please provide the front and back in legible form.
      • As the passport does not contain details of the applicant's home address, a current registration certificate must also be submitted.
    • Proof of training of the technician
    • Written declaration from the employer:
      • an existing employment relationship or a copy of the employment contract.

  • Competent Department

  • Forms

  • Fees / Costs

    57,00 EUR

  • Deadlines & processing time

    What deadlines must be paid attention to?

    1 year Period of validity of the card.

    How long does it take to process

    15 days

  • Legal Bases

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 12.03.2026

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