Division (134) The recording equipment shall be able to read from first and second generation tachograph cards, where applicable, the necessary data:

• to identify the card type, the card holder, the previously used vehicle, the date and time of the last card withdrawal and the activity selected at that time,

• to check that last card session was correctly closed,

• to compute the driver's continuous driving time, cumulative break time and cumulated driving times for the previous and the current week,

• to print requested printouts related to data recorded on a driver card,

• to download a driver card to external media.

This requirement only applies to first generation tachograph cards if their use has not been suppressed by a workshop.