🚛 HGV Time Pilot — Driver Hours & Tachograph Companion
HGV Time Pilot is a professional driver hours and tachograph companion for UK and EU HGV and LGV drivers.
It helps you track driving hours in real time, stay ahead of compliance limits, and upload tachograph driver card data for deeper analysis in your web dashboard.
Built for professional drivers working under EU Regulation 561/2006 and the UK Working Time Directive (WTD).
⏱ Live Driver Hours Timer
Track your shift in real time with a dedicated HGV timer designed for professional drivers.
- Driving, Other Work, POA and Break/Rest modes
- Background timer continues while using other apps
- 4.5-hour break progress tracking
- Daily, weekly and fortnightly driving totals
- Clear breakdown of your current shift activity
Stay aware of your HGV driver hours while you work.
⚠️ Compliance Alerts While Driving
Get timely warnings before reaching key driving limits.
- 4.5-hour continuous driving break warning
- Daily and weekly driving limit alerts
- Shift duration monitoring
- On-device guidance based on recorded activity
Helps support safer driving decisions and reduces the risk of drivers hours infringements.
🪪 Tachograph Driver Card Upload
Upload your digital tachograph data directly from your phone.
- USB OTG smart card reader support
- Upload driver card data (.DDD files)
- Secure sync to your account
- Works with supported USB tachograph readers
Turn raw tachograph data into clear, usable insights.
📊 Mobile App + Web Compliance Platform
HGV Time Pilot works across two connected platforms under one account:
Android app (in-cab tool)
- Live driver hours timer
- Compliance alerts while driving
- Tachograph driver card upload
Web dashboard (advanced analysis)
- Full compliance review and history
- Working Time Directive (WTD) tracking
- Infringement and warning analysis
- Downloadable reports
- AI assistant for drivers hours questions
Your mobile app keeps you moving. Your web dashboard provides deeper compliance insight.
🔐 Access & Platform Model
HGV Time Pilot is a professional driver tool with an optional web-based upgrade for advanced compliance features.
- The Android app provides live tracking and essential tools in the cab
- Advanced compliance analysis is available via the web platform
- Your account works seamlessly across both
👨✈️ Who it’s for
Built for professional drivers:
- HGV / LGV (Cat C & CE)
- Coach and bus drivers (PCV)
- Agency drivers
- Owner operators
- New and trainee drivers learning drivers hours rules
🔌 Hardware Requirements (for card upload)
- Android device with USB OTG support
- Compatible USB smart card reader
- Driver tachograph card
⚖️ Important Compliance Notice
HGV Time Pilot is a driver support tool.
- It does not replace the vehicle tachograph
- It does not replace legal driver records
- The legal record remains the vehicle tachograph
- Alerts are guidance based on recorded activity
- Drivers remain responsible for compliance decisions
Always follow official UK and EU regulations.
🔒 Privacy & Data
- No ads
- Secure encrypted data transmission
- You control your data
- Account deletion available in-app
- GDPR-aligned handling of personal and tachograph data
🚀 Why drivers use HGV Time Pilot
- Know exactly when your next break is due
- Track driving hours in real time
- Stay within legal driving limits
- Upload tachograph data without a depot PC
- Review compliance clearly on the web dashboard
Privacy & data protection
Your account data, shift records, and uploaded tachograph files are transmitted securely over HTTPS to HGV Time Pilot servers.
All Data is used solely to provide driver hours tracking, compliance analysis, and dashboard functionality - Never Sold!
You can delete your account and all associated data via the app or at:
https://hgvtimepilot.com/account-deletion/
Web dashboard: https://hgvtimepilot.com
Support: support@hgvtimepilot.com
Privacy policy: https://hgvtimepilot.com/privacy-policy/
HGV driver hours app with tachograph card upload, break alerts & compliance