Driver card for digital tachograph
What is a driver card for the digital tachograph?
All vehicles first registered after 2006 and with more than nine seats require a digital tachograph for cross-border passenger transport. The driver card is used by the driver in commercial passenger transport to enable personalized recording of data on driving, working, and rest times in the digital tachograph.
Further details and the order form for the driver card can be found at www.dfs.astra.admin.ch.
Do I need a driver card if I rent a minibus under 3.5t total weight and max. 16+1 seats?
- If you use it to transport people commercially: Yes!
- If you drive for your company, club, family, group internally and privately without being paid by the passengers: For the whole of Europe: No!
- If you, as a private driver, would still like to order a driver card and use the tachograph, you are of course welcome to do so. The card can be obtained by anyone with a Swiss driver's license at www.dfs.astra.admin.ch for approximately CHF 70. If you do not have a Swiss driver's license, please contact your local traffic authority in your country of origin to learn more about obtaining a driver card.
Details and legal texts on the subject of 'driving without a card' can be found at this link
Do I need a driver card if I have a MidiRent a bus or coach over 3.5t total weight and 16+1 or more seats?
- Whether you drive a midibus with a total weight of over 3.5t for professional, commercial or private purposes, you always need a driver card!
Order your driver card here
Details and legal texts on the subject of 'driving without a card' can be found at this link
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