Is it possible to get a tachograph card faster?

• Egor Polyakov
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One of the columns in the list of numerous services of multifunctional centers operating in Moscow and other cities of Russia is the issuance of cards to drivers of certain types of transport. Since this document is aimed at identifying the owner, the design takes into account the need for joint use with a tachograph. Access to this opportunity, which allows you to save time and nerves lost in queues, has been available since 2015. MFC opens.

What types of cards are there?

What is a tachograph? And this is nothing more than a document that includes all the important information about the driver of such types of vehicles as a bus, minibus, trolleybus and even a heavy truck. In addition, using this map it is possible to obtain comprehensive information regarding driving style, speed limit, and the number of kilometers traveled. But since transport in Russia is equipped with different types of devices, you should count on the following types of cards:

• Driver's license, which provides access to the vehicle itself and its operation;
• An option that provides control by the management of the enterprise, aimed at tracking the traffic schedule and other information;
• A control chart aimed at solving the problems of regulatory authorities, including the traffic police;
• An analogue for workshops, answering questions about calibration, installation and adjustment of equipment.

This document is issued exclusively to private individuals whose residence time in the Russian Federation is at least 185 days per year. In addition, the following requirements are imposed on the recipient of the tachograph card:

• Availability of a driver's license that provides the right to drive a vehicle of the specified category;
• Age standards.

List of documents for obtaining a driver's license in 2020

The list of documents required to obtain a chip card may vary depending on the type. And in the case of ordinary drivers, we are most often talking about standards such as CIPF and AETR, which are relevant for Russian and European tachographs, respectively.

With CIPF block

The procedure for obtaining this type of card is complicated by the fact that only employed drivers can apply for it, since it is not issued to private individuals. In this case, the applicant will need a more impressive package of documents, and the registration process itself is not very fast.

To submit to a licensed organization, the necessary documents are:

1. Photocopies of the Russian Federation passport, VU, SNILS and INN. Do not forget that all provided copies must be certified by the round seal of the organization in which the driver works, with the accompanying signature of the manager and the note “Copy is correct.”
2. Certificate from the place of work.
3. An application for a card, certified by the signature of representatives of an accredited organization involved in issuing the relevant documents.
4. Consent to further processing of personal data.
5. Photos.
6. Application confirming adherence to the regulations of ATLAS-KART JSC, which is the only certification center in the Russian Federation today.

Typically, the document production period takes no longer than four weeks, after which the applicant receives a corresponding notification of readiness.

In addition, today it is possible to order a card over the phone and then provide all the necessary documents.

European standard (ETR)

Obtaining a card of this standard will require less time and effort, which cannot be said about its cost. It should be noted that the driver will be required to provide the following papers:

• statement;
• Russian passport or other identity document;
• driver's license;
• SNILS;
• photo.

All licensed organizations accept only black and white photographs in which the applicant’s face occupies from 65 to 75% of the total area. In addition, during filming there should be no facial expressions, hats or other non-standard attributes for this format. An exception may be glasses to improve vision, because if the driver always wears them and has a corresponding photo on his license, then he should not remove the accessory in this photo either.

What documents need to be provided

Since many citizens choose to solve these problems through the department of the MFC and State Services, they will need not only to make an appointment, but also to prepare the following documents:

• Passport, which must contain a registration mark;
• Driver's license;
• An application drawn up in accordance with the template established by the MFC;
• SNILS policy;
• Receipt for the relevant payment;
• TIN certificate;
• One black and white photograph measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm;
• A certificate from the place of employment containing the enterprise’s request for the issuance of this document.

The applicant must bring with him the originals of all specified documents.
All necessary copies will be made by MFC employees during the reception. If something is wrong with the photograph, the interested person is allowed to replace it with another that meets the requirements. Documents submitted for the purpose of obtaining a driver card for a tachograph will definitely be checked by the Center’s specialists. In the absence of any claims to the papers, the applicant is given a receipt for their receipt, which will necessarily indicate the date of receipt of the document of interest (upon its readiness). Upon presentation of this very receipt, as well as the passport of the interested person, the requested plastic card will be issued. As for the nuances of the operation of the specified tachograph card, the driver does not need to try to understand their intricacies. It will be enough for him to just cope with the simplest operations, for which it is not at all difficult to find instructions with videos on the Internet.

Features of obtaining a CIPF card

To receive such a card, you must fill out an application to renew or receive a new one. It must contain the following information:

• FULL NAME;
• the name of the company where the driver works;
• citizenship;
• address of the location of the company engaged in freight or passenger transportation;
• passport details;
• data from the driver's license (including date and place of issue);
• date and signature of the applicant.

You also need to paste a black and white photograph 3.5x4.5 cm into the application. To fill out the application, the form can be downloaded from various Internet resources.

In addition to the application, the following documents will be required:

• duplicate driver's license;
• a copy of an identity document (passport or any other);
• a petition from the transport company (it contains the name of the company and its postal address);
• TIN;
• SNILS;
• certificate of loss or theft of the driver card (if replaced).

All these documents are sent to a specialized manufacturing organization.

Production time and service price

Waiting for the release of the corresponding plastic will not take more than 15 working days.
True, you will also have to take into account the delivery time from the MFC to the issuing organization and back. This will take 2 to 3 days. The cost of producing this card can vary greatly. The fact is that the following circumstances are of decisive importance here:

• which company is performing the work on the application;
• type of card ordered.

If, as an example, we consider a Russian-style form that includes a CIPF block, then we should expect a cost of 2,100 to 2,500 rubles. Manufacturing plastic with the AETR module forces the driver or company applying for the card to pay from 3,100 to 4,000 rubles. MFC does not charge money for its services.

Card recovery options

In cases where the plastic carrier is lost, the MFC is ready to undertake its restoration.
The interested party will only need to submit a corresponding application within a week from the moment the card was stolen. It will take the same amount of time to restore it as in the case of initial registration: 15 working days + 2-3 days for shipping. Well, if real circumstances do not allow you to arrive at your destination in a timely manner and begin the procedure for restoring the plastic, then the motorist has every right to drive a vehicle across the territory of the Russian Federation without this plastic for as long as 15 days. True, there is such a condition: all this time, print out information from the tachograph every day.

What is needed to obtain an AETR driver card?

If the driver is planning to be involved in international flights, then he will need a card for working with European tachographs (ETR). It will be somewhat easier to collect the documentation here.

To receive an AETR card, you need to provide copies of:

• Passports of a citizen of the Russian Federation.
• Insurance certificate.
• Driver's license.

A request from the business, as well as a copy of the tax identification number, is not required.

As in the case of a chip card for devices with CIPF, when applying for an AETR electronic key, you need to fill out an application, pasting a photo into it. Please note that the application forms are similar but not interchangeable.

Rights and obligations of the cardholder

Everyone knows that testimony from a tachograph can play an important role in court or in defending one’s own interests during proceedings with traffic police officers. Precisely because the owner of such a certificate (both European and Russian) is provided with certain rights and obligations. This list includes:

• The task of strict compliance with the laws of the Russian Federation and the requirements of the Eurozone;
• Regular use of the card and its presentation to traffic police officers or police;
• Each driver has only one tach card;
• The need to replace plastic in cases of personal data changes;
• The right to use exclusively your card, installed before the trip in the left slot of the tachograph.

The increased level of vehicle safety demonstrates how useful a device such as a tachograph is. This fact is justified by the following circumstances:

• Elimination of unauthorized travel on official transport;
• Traffic schedule optimization;
• Removing obstacles in crossing the borders of the Russian Federation and moving around European countries.

Precisely because there are no questions regarding fines due to the lack of such an information carrier, which are imposed on both the drivers themselves and the owners of vehicles.

What is a tachograph

According to the law, every truck driver is required to be able to operate a tachograph, but first you need to understand what this device is intended for. This is a special device that is installed on a vehicle, mainly trucks. It monitors the speed mode of the worker and the rest mode of the transport manager.

There are two types of these devices, based on:

• cryptographic information protection cards – they are used in Russia and must have cryptographic protection;
• AETR cards - devices with them are used during trips outside the Russian Federation.

The main differences between these devices are in their appearance; every driver should be able to recognize them.

In addition to the appearance of the devices, there are a number of differences between them, namely:

• CIPF cards used on the territory of the Russian Federation must have an additional level of protection; to identify the driver, you will need to enter a PIN code;
• the cost of an AETR card for trips abroad is higher than that of a cryptographic information protection system;
• When applying for a card for use in Russia, the driver is required to present his individual tax number, and the employer is required to present his request to issue the card to the citizen.

The validity period of both types of cards is three years, after which they will need to be reissued.

Why are people refusing to receive a tachometer card?

Refusals to issue a tach card are quite rare, but possible. And this happens for the following reasons:

• The applicant’s presence within the Russian Federation is less than 185 days a year;
• Lack of application from the company owning the vehicle for which the appropriate plastic is required;
• Concealing the fact of having another tachograph card;
• Unpaid services for registration of plastic media (one hundred percent prepayment is required);
• Age discrepancy;
• Not a complete set of documents required to be presented to the MFC.

If the reason for the refusal is the last point, then the interested party will only need to deliver the specified papers and re-apply for this important plastic.
Thanks to obtaining this driver card using the MFC, it is possible to easily bypass the obstacle course in the form of a lot of hassle, lost time and nerve cells that are not restored. And in no case should you rely on the promises of companies that are random on the market for such services. The operating system of many of them leaves much to be desired. A completely different matter is the MFC, where there is an established system of work, and employees are responsible and armed with practical experience in solving the most complex problems.