Read your driver card yourself, without going through your company
Updated on 13 June 2026
Your driver card is your working memory. You don't need to wait for your company to give you access: with a simple reader, you can read it yourself, understand what it contains, and keep a history of your working days.
The driver card records, day after day, your activity: driving, work, availability, rest, as well as the vehicles used and events. It is the reference document for checking your hours and expenses. Good news: reading it requires no professional equipment.
1. It is your right (GDPR)
The data on your card relates directly to you. Under the GDPR, you have a right of access to your own data. Reading your card for your personal information is entirely legitimate: you do not need your employer's consent to view your driving and working days.
2. On Android: a USB reader is enough
The simplest method on an Android smartphone: a small smart card reader connected via USB, through a USB-C / OTG adapter. Insert your driver card, the app reads it, and you get your history directly. No computer or company software required.
1.Plug the smart card reader into the phone's USB-C port (OTG adapter if needed).
2.Insert your driver card, chip facing the reader.
3.Start reading: the app retrieves your working days and displays them.
3. On iPhone (iOS): read on a computer then transfer
On an iPhone, direct reading via a USB reader is not possible. The process: read your card on a computer (with a card reader), then transfer the resulting file to your phone. You will then find your full history in the app, just like on Android.
Two ways to transfer the file from computer to smartphone:
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Import / export a
.jsonfile: a lightweight format containing your pre-formatted data. -
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Import the raw card file (
.DDDor.C1B) or an encrypted backup: the original file as produced at reading.
4. What you find on the card
- Daily activities: driving, work, availability, rest, minute by minute.
- Vehicles used and periods of use.
- Events and anomalies recorded by the tachograph.
- Everything needed to reconstruct your working time and compare it with your payslip.
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