Replace driver card due to theft
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzThe driver card is used to record driving times and rest periods for the commercial transportation of goods and passengers.
If your driver card has been stolen as a driver of trucks or buses, you can apply for a replacement card from the office responsible for you.
The replacement driver card is valid until the same date as the stolen original card - if this would have been valid for more than 6 months. This means that the validity period does not start all over again.
From the time your driver card is lost, you may continue driving without a valid driver card for a maximum of 15 days.
As long as you are not in possession of your driver card, you must record the driving and rest periods manually. You must make printouts from the digital tachograph and carry them with you.
Your employer is not obliged to reimburse you for the cost of the driver card.