Division VII CARD ISSUINGF1F2

The card issuing processes set-up by the Member States shall conform to the following:

• 262 The card number of the first issue of a tachograph card to an applicant shall have a consecutive index (if applicable) and a replacement index and a renewal index set to ‘ 0 ’ .

• 263 The card numbers of all non-personal tachograph cards issued to a single control body or a single workshop or a single transport company shall have the same first 13 digits, and shall all have a different consecutive index.

• 264 A tachograph card issued in replacement of an existing tachograph card shall have the same card number as the replaced one except the replacement index which shall be raised by ‘ 1 ’ (in the order 0, …, 9, A, …, Z).

• 265 A tachograph card issued in replacement of an existing tachograph card shall have the same card expiry date as the replaced one.

• 266 A tachograph card issued in renewal of an existing tachograph card shall have the same card number as the renewed one except the replacement index which shall be reset to ‘ 0 ’ and the renewal index which shall be raised by ‘ 1 ’ (in the order 0, …, 9, A, …, Z).

• 267 The exchange of an existing tachograph card, in order to modify administrative data, shall follow the rules of the renewal if within the same Member State, or the rules of a first issue if performed by another Member State.

• 268 The ‘ card holder surname ’ for non-personal workshop or control cards shall be filled with workshop or control body name.

• 268a F3Member States shall exchange data electronically in order to ensure the uniqueness of the tachograph Driver Card that they issue. The competent authorities of Member States may also exchange data electronically when carrying out checks of driver cards at the roadside or at company premises in order to verify the uniqueness and status of the cards.