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Tachograph workshop in Estonia

A company that installs, repairs or checks tachographs in Estonia must be entered in the Estonian commercial register, be recognised as a competent measurer under the Metrology Act and be registered with the Transport Administration (Transpordiamet).

LexorCorp Global OÜ · published 11 November 2026

In short

A company that installs, repairs or checks tachographs in Estonia must be entered in the Estonian commercial register, be recognised as a competent measurer under the Metrology Act and be registered with the Transport Administration (Transpordiamet) 1 . A workshop that works on digital tachographs also needs workshop cards, which the Transport Administration issues in the name of persons working for the undertaking 2 5 6 . This page sets out what the acts require and what LexorCorp Global OÜ prepares for the client.

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A company that installs, repairs or checks tachographs in Estonia must be entered in the Estonian commercial register, be recognised as a competent measurer under the Metrology Act and be registered with the Transport Administration (Transpordiamet)1. A workshop that works on digital tachographs also needs workshop cards, which the Transport Administration issues in the name of persons working for the undertaking256. This page sets out what the acts require and what LexorCorp Global OÜ prepares for the client.

Information as of 11 November 2026. Every numbered statement of this page was checked in the official text named below and re-checked by a second reviewer on 2026-11-11. The page is general information, not legal advice; the authority decides on every application.

What the activity is

The Traffic Act (liiklusseadus, LS) treats installing, repairing and checking tachographs as one regulated activity1. Covered work includes: fitting a tachograph to a vehicle, sealing it, the periodic inspection, repairing a faulty unit, and downloading and keeping the data of a digital tachograph that comes in for repair12181920.

Not covered by this page: the transport company's own duty to use the tachograph and keep the data, and the type-approval of tachographs and tachograph cards. A speed limiter is defined in the Traffic Act as a device that limits the speed of a motor vehicle28; whether a separate approval is needed for speed-limiter work is specified for the client's case.

The legal act and the authority

  • Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on tachographs in road transport. It allows tachographs to be installed or repaired only by fitters, workshops or vehicle manufacturers approved by the competent authorities of a Member State, and requires Member States to approve, regularly control and certify them1821.
  • Traffic Act (liiklusseadus), § 131¹ (installation, repair and checking), §§ 132–136 (tachograph cards) and § 139¹ (supervision)12613.
  • Metrology Act (mõõteseadus), § 5: the competent-measurer status that the Traffic Act requires1516.
  • State Fees Act (riigilõivuseadus), § 142⁸¹: the fee for a workshop card17.

The competent authority is the Transport Administration (Transpordiamet). It registers the workshop, assesses the card applicant, issues and revokes workshop cards and carries out state supervision of installation, repair and checking1613. Workshop cards are recorded in the digital tachograph card database of the traffic register (liiklusregister)29. The competent authorities publish the lists of approved workshops and the cards issued to them on a public website and update them at least annually; the Commission publishes the list of those national websites26.

Who must apply

Any undertaking that installs, repairs or checks tachographs in Estonia. The act allows only an undertaking entered in the commercial register (äriregister) to do this work1. An undertaking that installs, repairs or checks digital tachographs is called a workshop (töökoda) in the act and must hold a workshop card under Regulation (EU) No 165/20143; the card may be applied for by an undertaking that meets the LS § 131¹(1) requirements24. Whether an exemption applies is specified for the client's situation.

Requirements for the applicant

Legal form and seat. An undertaking entered in the Estonian commercial register1.

Competent measurer. The undertaking must be recognised as a competent measurer under the Metrology Act1. Under that act a competent measurer is a measurer who is accredited or recognised as professionally competent and follows the relevant measuring method15. The requirements for professional competence and the procedure for assessing and proving it are set by a regulation of the responsible minister16; the route (accreditation or recognition) is specified for the client's case.

Registration with the Transport Administration. The undertaking must be registered with the Transport Administration1.

Staff and workshop cards. A workshop card is applied for in the name of a natural person who works for the undertaking under an employment contract or another contract under the law of obligations. It cannot be applied for for a person who holds a valid driver card5. The card is valid for one year8.

Reliability. The EU regulation requires Member States to ensure that workshops are competent and reliable, as a minimum that staff are properly trained, the equipment needed for the tests and tasks is available, and the workshop is of good repute22. Under the Traffic Act a workshop card is refused if the applicant does not meet the LS § 131¹(1) requirements, applies for a card for a person with a valid driver card, or has been punished under § 216 of the Traffic Act (installing, or failing to remove, a device that can interfere with the tachograph) within the period before that punishment is deleted from the criminal records1014.

Duties in operation. The workshop must use its card and the recorded data only for their purpose; when repairing a digital tachograph, copy the data, confirm the copy with a digital signature and keep it electronically for at least 12 months after the tachograph arrived; make the data available; issue a certificate if the data turn out to be destroyed; and remove and destroy any device intended or able to interfere with the tachograph12. After verifying that a tachograph functions properly the fitter seals it and places its special mark on the seals19. Tachographs are inspected at least every two years20.

Audits and conflicts of interest. Approved workshops are audited at least every two years on their procedures, in particular security measures and the handling of workshop cards, and unannounced technical audits cover at least 10% of approved fitters and workshops each year23. Member States must take measures to prevent conflicts of interest between workshops and transport undertakings24.

AML/CFT. Whether anti-money-laundering requirements apply is specified for the client's situation.

Documents filed with the application

The procedure for applying for and issuing workshop cards is set by a regulation of the minister responsible for the field7, and the competence requirements for the measurer by a regulation under the Metrology Act16. The exact document list is therefore specified for the client's case. What the acts require the application to show:

  • the undertaking's commercial-register entry1;
  • its competent-measurer status under the Metrology Act115;
  • its registration with the Transport Administration1;
  • for each workshop card: the named employee, the employment or other contract, and that the person holds no valid driver card5.

A card is refused if the necessary documents or data are not filed or knowingly false data are given9.

State fee and processing time

The state fee for issuing a workshop card is 60 euros, or 45 euros when applied for electronically through the e-services information system17. Whether a fee applies to the competent-measurer recognition or the registration with the Transport Administration is specified for the client's situation.

The time needed for issuing a workshop card and for the registration is specified for the client's situation; any time limit is the law's, not a promise.

After approval the Transport Administration supervises the workshop. It may require documents and explanations, attend the work, and issue a precept to remedy deficiencies13. A workshop card is revoked if the workshop has left an interference device in a vehicle or tachograph or has not complied with such a precept in time11. The competent authority withdraws the approval of a workshop that fails to meet its obligations under the regulation25.

What LexorCorp Global OÜ does and how to order

LexorCorp Global OÜ prepares the activity licence application documentation: we set out the requirements of the act for the activity from its official text, prepare the application documents and manage the process with the authority, including written follow-up of its questions. The price is from €3,500, one-time; no VAT is added27. The timeline is by agreement. State fees, accreditation or competence-assessment costs and other third-party costs are not included and are paid by the client.

We do not give legal, tax or audit advice, and we do not promise the registration, a workshop card, a date or any decision of the Transport Administration: the decision is the authority's.

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Sources

  1. Liiklusseadus § 131¹ (1) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  2. Liiklusseadus § 131¹ (2) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  3. Liiklusseadus § 132 (1) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  4. Liiklusseadus § 132 (4) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  5. Liiklusseadus § 132 (4¹) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  6. Liiklusseadus § 132 (6) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  7. Liiklusseadus § 132 (7) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  8. Liiklusseadus § 133 (1) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  9. Liiklusseadus § 134 (1) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  10. Liiklusseadus § 134 (3) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  11. Liiklusseadus § 135 (3) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  12. Liiklusseadus § 136 (3) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  13. Liiklusseadus § 139¹ (1)–(3) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  14. Liiklusseadus § 216 — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  15. Mõõteseadus § 5 (1) p 1 — text in force from 01.09.2025 (RT I, 02.01.2025, 28)
  16. Mõõteseadus § 5 (5) — text in force from 01.09.2025 (RT I, 02.01.2025, 28)
  17. Riigilõivuseadus § 142⁸¹ (1) — text in force from 01.11.2026
  18. Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 Article 22(1) — text in force from original text, OJ L 60, 28.2.2014; article not amended by Reg (EU) 2020/1054 or 2024/1230 except Art 22(5) and 24(5) (EUR-Lex 'Modified by' list, checked 2026-11-11)
  19. Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 Article 22(2)-(3) — text in force from original text, OJ L 60, 28.2.2014; article not amended by Reg (EU) 2020/1054 or 2024/1230 except Art 22(5) and 24(5) (EUR-Lex 'Modified by' list, checked 2026-11-11)
  20. Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 Article 23(1) — text in force from original text, OJ L 60, 28.2.2014; article not amended by Reg (EU) 2020/1054 or 2024/1230 except Art 22(5) and 24(5) (EUR-Lex 'Modified by' list, checked 2026-11-11)
  21. Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 Article 24(1) — text in force from original text, OJ L 60, 28.2.2014; article not amended by Reg (EU) 2020/1054 or 2024/1230 except Art 22(5) and 24(5) (EUR-Lex 'Modified by' list, checked 2026-11-11)
  22. Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 Article 24(2) — text in force from original text, OJ L 60, 28.2.2014; article not amended by Reg (EU) 2020/1054 or 2024/1230 except Art 22(5) and 24(5) (EUR-Lex 'Modified by' list, checked 2026-11-11)
  23. Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 Article 24(3) — text in force from original text, OJ L 60, 28.2.2014; article not amended by Reg (EU) 2020/1054 or 2024/1230 except Art 22(5) and 24(5) (EUR-Lex 'Modified by' list, checked 2026-11-11)
  24. Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 Article 24(4) — text in force from original text, OJ L 60, 28.2.2014; article not amended by Reg (EU) 2020/1054 or 2024/1230 except Art 22(5) and 24(5) (EUR-Lex 'Modified by' list, checked 2026-11-11)
  25. Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 Article 24(6) — text in force from original text, OJ L 60, 28.2.2014; article not amended by Reg (EU) 2020/1054 or 2024/1230 except Art 22(5) and 24(5) (EUR-Lex 'Modified by' list, checked 2026-11-11)
  26. Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 Article 24(5), as replaced by Regulation (EU) 2024/1230 — text in force from Art 24(5) as replaced by Regulation (EU) 2024/1230, in force 19.05.2024
  27. LexorCorp Global price list and service description (price list)
  28. Liiklusseadus § 2 p 23 — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)
  29. Liiklusseadus § 174 (6) — text in force from 01.10.2026 (RT I, 11.07.2026, 45)

Official sources

The laws this article names, each linked to its official text, as read on 9 October 2026. For the Estonian acts we read the English translation in Riigi Teataja; the legally binding text is the Estonian one.

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