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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.

Original

German original

Service number 324557 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324557/