Digital Tachograph Card

What Is a Digital Tachograph?

The tachograph device records the following information:

The distance traveled by the vehicle
The speed of the vehicle
Driving time
Other periods of work or availability
Breaks from work and daily rest periods

Pursuant to the Regulation on Tachograph Devices Used in Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport, published in the Official Gazette dated May 21, 2010 and numbered 27587, as of June 16, 2010 it has become mandatory to use a digital tachograph device and card in the international transport operations of newly registered commercial vehicles (trucks and tractor units weighing more than 3.5 tons, and buses carrying more than 9 passengers). There is no obligation to retrofit vehicles that were registered before this date and are fitted with an analog tachograph.

Pursuant to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) "European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR)", to which Türkiye is also a party, a transition period until June 16, 2010 was granted for the switch to digital tachograph use in international road transport to countries that are not members of the European Union but are parties to the AETR, including Türkiye. However, since it was not possible in most countries to implement the Digital Tachograph system as a whole by June 16, 2010, this transition period was extended until December 31, 2010. After December 31, 2010, it is mandatory to hold a digital tachograph card, and vehicles will not be able to carry out transport without a digital tachograph card.

Countries Party to the AETR Agreement in Which the Digital Tachograph Is Mandatory

Germany, Andorra, Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Croatia, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Norway, Uzbekistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Greece.

How to Access Information About the Digital Tachograph

You can access any information you wish to learn about the Digital Tachograph at https://staum.tobb.org.tr and by calling the Digital Tachograph Call Center at 444 9 559.

Important Information:

You can obtain information through the Chambers authorized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (https://staum.tobb.org.tr/kayitMerkezleri.jsp).
Application records of those who do not make payment within 45 days after submitting a Digital Tachograph application are deleted from the system.
Those who have submitted a Digital Tachograph application and made the payment must apply to the relevant chamber, together with their documents, within 1 year after the payment is made. Otherwise, the application records will be deleted from the system at the end of 1 year.

How to Apply for a Digital Tachograph?

In order to carry out certain technical tasks and procedures that fall under the authority of the National Authority, the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Türkiye, General Directorate of Land Transport, has authorized the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) as the "Turkish Card Issuing Authority (TR-CIA)", the "Turkish Certificate Production Authority (TR-CA)" and the "Turkish Card Personalization Organization (TR-CP)". Within the framework of this authorization, TOBB carries out, under the supervision of the Ministry, the tasks and procedures involved in receiving and evaluating applications for tachograph cards, certifying the cards, personalizing them and distributing them to their holders.

Persons or organizations wishing to obtain the driver card, workshop card and company card within the scope of the digital tachograph system may obtain their cards by applying directly to the Chambers of Commerce and/or Industry affiliated with TOBB in the provincial centers announced by TOBB at http://staum.tobb.org.tr, including the Bartın Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Click here for the Driver Card Application Guide Click here for the Company Card Application Guide Click here for the Workshop Card Application Guide

Card Types

Driver Card

Among drivers engaged in international transport and passenger transport, every driver holding an SRC1 certificate, and among drivers engaged in freight transport, every driver holding an SRC3 certificate, will be able to apply for a digital tachograph card.

Company Card

This is a card issued to a transport company by the competent authority of the country where the company is established, in order to download information stored in the tachograph memory and to lock company information to prevent unauthorized access. A company may obtain more than one company card.

Workshop Card

These are smart cards issued to approved workshops and/or their fitters, primarily for the installation, activation, calibration, inspection and data downloading of digital tachographs. Only authorized workshops approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade may obtain a workshop card for digital tachographs.

Control Card

This is the tachograph card issued to the national competent control authority. The control card identifies the control authority and is used to access the data stored in the data memory or on driver cards in order to read, print and/or download it. Applications for control cards and the delivery of the cards will be carried out through cooperation between TOBB and the General Directorate of Security.

Validity Periods:

Driver and company cards are valid for 5 years, control cards for 2 years and workshop cards for 1 year.