When to drive without a driver's card?
As a general rule, you should never drive without a driver's license when you are subject to driving and rest time rules.
However, there are two exceptions, which will be described below.
These are situations where the driver card is either:
- Damaged/broken or
- Lost/stolen.
NOTE: These exceptions only apply if the driver card is/was still valid and has not expired.
If the driver card is no longer valid, you must order a new one and you may only drive again once the new driver card has been received.
When the driver card is damaged:
You can still drive if your driver card is damaged/broken.
- However, this requires that you:
Immediately order a new driver card at borger.dk and tick 'Replacement': - Every day make a printout/strip from the tachograph before and after driving
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When the driver card is lost:
You can still drive if your driver card has been lost/stolen.
However, it requires that you:
- Report your driver card lost/stolen to the police. Remember to save the receipt.
- Immediately order a new driver card on borger.dk and tick 'Replacement':
- Every day, make a printout/strip from the tachograph before and after driving.
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BEFORE driving without a driver card:
When driving without a driver card, it is important to fill out the printout that you print from the tachograph.
On the replacement, write the following on the back:
1. Name
2.Driver card number/Driver's license number
3. Signature
AFTER driving without a driver card:
After driving without a driver card, a new strip must be printed from the tachograph. On the back, write:
1. Any information about the driving (Driving time, Other work, Break)
2. Name
3. Driver's license number/Driver's license number
4. Signature