Apply for a Werkstattkarte (workshop card)
Werkstattkarte beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Application for a workshop card for digital tachographs (Fahrtenschreiber)
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• An in-person appointment is required
The application must be submitted in person, if applicable by an authorized representative.
Documents you need
• Antrag auf Ausstellung einer Werkstattkarte (application for issuance of a workshop card)
The fully completed application form must be presented in person. Applications submitted by mail cannot be processed.
• Personalausweis (identity card) or passport of the business owner or the person authorized to represent them
(copy)
• if applicable, additionally: power of attorney (Vollmacht) for representation
if applicable, please bring a power of attorney for the person appearing in person
• Gewerbeanmeldung (trade registration) or extract from the Handelsregister (commercial register)
(copy)
• Current recognition or authorization under § 57b StVZO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/__57b.html
For workshops
• Personalausweis (identity card) or passport of the technician
(copy)
• Training certificate for the technician
in accordance with the "Richtlinie für die Durchführung von Schulungen der verantwortlichen Fachkräfte, die Prüfungen der Fahrtschreiber und Kontrollgeräte nach § 57b Abs. 3 StVZO durchführen" (Guideline for conducting training for the qualified personnel who carry out inspections of tachographs and control devices under § 57b (3) StVZO) (no older than 3 years)
• Written declaration of the employment relationship
confirmed in the technician's own handwriting,
or a copy of the employment contract
Forms
• Application for issuance of a workshop card (Werkstattkarte) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/fahrerlaub
Fees
47.00 Euro
Legal basis
• Fahrpersonalverordnung (FPersV, Driving Personnel Regulation) § 7 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fpersv/__7.html
Further information
• Information from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor Transport Authority) / Digital EC Tachograph - General Information www.kba.de/DE/Themen/ZentraleRegister/FKR/fkr_node.html;jses
Who is responsible
The issuing office for Kontrollgerätkarten (memory cards for digital tachographs) in Berlin is the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs, LABO).
Applications can only be submitted at the Puttkamerstraße service building.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO)
- Fahrerlaubnisbehörde - FahrerkartePuttkamerstr. 16 - 18, 10969 Berlin
Original
Service number 324557 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324557/