How to request or renew an electronic tachograph driver card

The tachograph driver card is issued, on request, to a holder of a Monegasque driving licence authorising the holder to drive vehicles subject to Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85, whose normal residence under the terms of the European Road Transport Agreement (AETR) is in the Principality of Monaco.

The information on the card is the same as that on a driving licence. However, the card is not a substitute for a driving licence.

The card allows the holder to drive, abroad, road freight transport vehicles of more than 3.5 tonnes or passenger vehicles with more than 9 seats (including the driver's seat).

The card is unique to the holder and is authenticated by an on-board device in the vehicle. It remains the property of the holder, regardless of the company that employs him or her.

The card records the driver's activity in all the vehicles he or she drives. It lists:

• The activities undertaken (driving, rest, work and availability)
• The status of the driving (single- or double-manned driving)
• The identity of the vehicle used
• The distance covered
• Operating anomalies and breakdowns

The driver card is valid for five years. A driver may only hold a driver card that is valid, and may hold one card only.

There is a fee associated with this service - Please see

A request for renewal of a tachograph driver card must be sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office using the appropriate form, duly completed and signed on the original.

The form may be:

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• Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office

A request for renewal of a tachograph driver card must be accompanied by the following documents:

• A copy of a valid ID document:
  • Monaco national identity card. Alternatively a national passport with proof of address (gas or electricity bill from the SMEG, rental agreement)
  • Or Residence permit
• A recent, coloured ID photo, dated of less than 6 months, on a light background, frontal view, bareheaded, of size 35x45, not scanned (your face must fill 70 to 80 % of the photo)
• A copy of both sides of a valid driving licence of Category B and/or Category D, authorising the holder to drive vehicles subject to Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85, for the road freight transport vehicles of more than 3.5 tonnes or passenger vehicles with more than 9 seats
• The payment, to be made by cash, cheque or postal order (clearable in Monaco or France), made out to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office and Visa or Mastercard bank cards only, in accordance with the current fee schedule

Any administrative procedure undertaken at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by a third party must be accompanied by a mandate signed by the principal and by supporting documents showing proof of these persons' identities.

However, it does not allow the representative to sign the documents in place of the principal.

To submit your application, you must first make an appointment with an agent of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office.

You can request an appointment in one of the following three ways:

• Online using the online service made available for this purpose
• By email to circulation@gouv.mc
• By telephone on (+377) 98 98 80 14

The staff of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office will be waiting for you at the time of the appointment; you should bring with you the documents listed in steps 1 and 2 and your preferred means of payment.

You can find all the information about making an appointment with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by following this link. 

This professional card, which is valid for five years, will be sent directly by post, with acknowledgement of receipt, to the address stated on the form.

Three months before the expiry date, a request to renew the tachograph driver card may be made, by applying to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office, by submitting the same documents as for the initial request and under the same conditions. The new card may be issued at the earliest 2 weeks before the expiry date of the original card. The original card must be kept for 1 month after its expiry date.

In the event of a malfunction of the tachograph driver card, a duplicate can be requested by presenting the defective card at the reception desk of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office.

On receipt of the duplicate tachograph driver card, the professional title will be sent directly by post, with acknowledgement of receipt, to the address stated on the form.