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Definitions
This section lists the terms and definitions that appear in
this user’s guide. The terms are arranged in alphabetical
order.
Card slot
This is a slot at the front of the digital tachograph into
which the tachograph card is inserted.
Co-driver
This is the person accompanying the driver but not
currently driving.
Company card
The company card is a tachograph card which is
assigned by member states’ authorities to owners of
vehicles in which the digital tachograph is installed.
The company card identifies the company and
enables displaying, printing and downloading of
data stored in the digital tachograph. Company
related data is blocked for other companies.
Company lock
The company lock prevents other companies from
reading the data of drivers stored in the digital tacho-
graph.
Control card
The control card is a tachograph card which has
been issued by member states’ authorities to a com-
petent controlling body. The control card identifies
the controlling body and optionally the controller.
The card enables reading, printing and downloading
of data stored in the mass memory or on the driver
card.
Data download unit
Refer to
RDD
®
.
Digital tachograph
This refers to all units designed for installation in
motor vehicles that are used to display, log and store
data on the vehicle’s journey and on certain driver
work periods fully automatically or semiautomati-
cally.
Driver
The person who is currently driving the vehicle.
Driver card
The driver card is a tachograph card which is issued
to drivers by the authorities of a member state. The
driver card includes the identification data of the
driver and makes it possible to store activity data.
DST
Abbreviation for daylight saving time.
Daily driving time
Driving time from the beginning of the current work-
ing period or respectively from the end of the last
rest period of at least 8 hours duration.
