Apply for a driver digital tachograph card
Apply for a digital driver tachograph card to store information about your daily work as a driver.
There鈥檚 a different way to apply for a company tachograph card if you鈥檙e an operator.
How to apply
You can apply online or by post to:
- get your first GB (Great Britain) driver digital tachograph card if you currently live in England, Scotland or Wales (you cannot apply online if you鈥檙e exchanging a foreign tachograph card - apply by post instead)
- renew a card if it鈥檚 expiring within 90 days
- replace a lost or stolen card
You can only apply by post for the following:
- to replace a damaged or faulty card
- to change the name or address on your card
- to get your first GB driver digital tachograph card if you currently live abroad/outside Great Britain
- if you have a paper driving licence
If you need to change an EU, EEA or Northern Ireland tachograph card to a GB tachograph card, you must apply by post. You must have lived in the UK for more than 6 months in the past year.
Report a lost, stolen, damaged or faulty card
You must tell the DVLA immediately if your card is lost, stolen, damaged or not working properly.
DVLA
Telephone: 0300 790 6109
Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm
Find out about call charges
You must also apply for a replacement card within 7 days.
Fees
It costs:
- 拢32 for your first GB driver digital tachograph card
- 拢19 to renew an expired card
- 拢19 to replace a lost or stolen card
- 拢32 to change an EU, EEA or Northern Ireland tachograph card to a GB tachograph card
Apply online
You鈥檒l need:
- a GB photocard driving licence (England, Wales and Scotland)
- your driving licence number
- a credit or debit card
Your tachograph card will be sent to the address that鈥檚 on your driving licence. If it鈥檚 incorrect, you鈥檒l need to change the address on your driving licence before you apply.
Northern Ireland
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Apply by post
You can fill in a paper form to apply for, renew or replace a driver digital tachograph card.
Either:
- download and print application form 鈥楧777B/DL鈥�
- call DVLA to get a form through the post
If you have a paper driving licence, call DVLA and ask for form D777B (ST1A) instead.
DVLA
Telephone: 0300 790 6109
Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm
Find out about call charges
Post your completed application form to DVLA. The address is on the form.
Do not use this form if your driver tachograph card has no address on it - you only need to change the address on your driving licence.
Photograph ID
Your driver tachograph card will have a photograph and a digital copy of your signature on it. DVLA will use the photograph and signature from your photocard driving licence if you have one.