Live shift timer
Large one-tap mode switches for Driving, Other Work, Break/Rest, and POA. Seconds-accurate tracking with foreground-style alerts so you see where you stand before the next rule bites.
Available on Google PlayAndroid appWeb dashboardUK & EU
Drive with the card · Coach with the timer · Review on the web
Driver-first tachograph analysis
Remaining driving time from your card — for UK & EU drivers
Download your digital driver card on Android, see what hours you have left, and review infringements in the browser — on a Windows, Mac, or Linux laptop. The live shift timer coaches the cab; it does not replace the card. One login follows you between agencies.
Available on Google Play · Free to install · One login for app & web
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HGV Time Pilot at a glance
1,200+
Drivers tracking shifts
65,000+
Shifts logged across UK & EU
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Designed and built in the UK
GDPR
Compliant by design — no data resale
How it works
Three steps from card download to a clean compliance trail
Analyse the legal file first. Coach the shift if you want. Review on the web with the same account.
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Download your card
USB-OTG read on Android. Remaining driving time, rest, and infringements come from that legal file — not from remembering to start a timer.
- 02
Drive with remaining time in view
“Can I drive now?” is card-backed. Optionally run the live timer as a coach for 4½h breaks and WTD tiers while you are on the road.
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Review in the browser
Same login on a Windows, Mac, or Linux laptop — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox. Day-by-day analysis, PDF reports, WTD, and Time Pilot AI. No desktop app to install.
Want the full tour? See the four-step explainer →
Watch it work
See HGV Time Pilot in 30 seconds
From installing the Android app, through a live shift in the cab, to the deep view on the web — same account, no friction.
Product video
Coming very soon
A 30-second walk-through of the cab timer, driver-card capture, and the web compliance dashboard.
Driver feedback
What drivers say
Voices from the road and the office — drivers, owner-operators, and small fleets.
“Finally stopped second-guessing my breaks mid-shift. The timer is clear and the warnings actually make sense.”
“Card download auto-syncs to my dashboard. I read the card in the cab and can see the week in one place on the web.”
“Plain English instead of wall-of-jargon. I still use the tachograph in the cab — this fills the gaps on my phone.”
“Night trunking is easier when I can glance at driving vs other work without digging through menus.”
“Good for our small fleet: drivers capture cards on Android, the office reviews from the browser.”
“The free tier got me started; the 14-day Pro bonus after my first card read sold me on the full reports.”
“Finally stopped second-guessing my breaks mid-shift. The timer is clear and the warnings actually make sense.”
“Card download auto-syncs to my dashboard. I read the card in the cab and can see the week in one place on the web.”
“Plain English instead of wall-of-jargon. I still use the tachograph in the cab — this fills the gaps on my phone.”
“Night trunking is easier when I can glance at driving vs other work without digging through menus.”
“Good for our small fleet: drivers capture cards on Android, the office reviews from the browser.”
“The free tier got me started; the 14-day Pro bonus after my first card read sold me on the full reports.”
EU 561/20064h30 driving11h daily rest56h weekly limitWTD reference periodsAETR-aware
Works with HID OMNIKEY 3021 / 3121, ACS ACR39U-NF and more.See verified readers →
Pricing
Still manually tracking your hours?
Staying on top of driving hours, rest rules, and WTD limits is hard enough without juggling spreadsheets and guesswork. A missed entry or a blurry picture of the rules can mean infringements, lost time, and stress you don't need. HGV Time Pilot helps you see where you stand — on the road and on the web.
Free tier
Android timer, card download, drive status, and 14-day preview.
- Live Android shift timer with real-time break alerts
- USB driver-card download with auto-upload to your account
- “Can I drive now?” status and remaining drive times
- 14-day compliance preview on the web dashboard
- 14 days of full Pro on your first card download
- Unit converter and tools hub
- Time Pilot AI — 3 messages per rolling 24 hours
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Pro tier
Full compliance review, PDF reports, walkaround checks, and unlimited AI.
- Full day-by-day compliance review — calendar, timelines, vehicles, countries, infringements
- WTD reference period tracking (17 or 26 weeks)
- Downloadable PDF reports with optional company letterhead
- DVSA-style walkaround checks with photo history and PDF export
- Vehicle PMI/MOT/tacho/tyres tracker with email reminders
- Branded contractor invoices — business profile, VAT, bank details, PDF download (web Tools → Invoices)
- Unlimited Time Pilot AI with deeper compliance context
- Full minute-level driver status and infringement history
Time Pilot AI
Ask in plain English. Get a straight answer.
Time Pilot AI knows your last card download, your current shift, and the rules. Ask it the questions you'd ask a transport manager — without waiting for one to pick up.
- Knows your data, not just the rules. Answers reflect your actual driving day, not a generic scenario.
- Cites the regulation it's working from. EU 561, WTD reference periods, AETR — when it matters, it's shown.
- 3 messages per day on Free, unlimited on Pro. Try the free quota first — upgrade when you need deeper compliance context and no limits.
Time Pilot AI is a helper, not legal advice — and it doesn't replace the digital tachograph.
Time Pilot AI
When's my next 45-minute break due?
You've driven 3h 12m since your last full break. You'll hit the 4½h driving limit in about 1h 18m — pull over by 14:42 for a 45-minute break (or 15 + 30 min split, in that order).
Based on your last card download · EU 561 / 4½h rule
Can I still drive home tonight?
Today is one of your two extended-driving days this week, so you have up to 10 hours of driving available. You've used 6h 47m. That leaves 3h 13m — comfortably enough for a 90-minute run home, assuming an 11h daily rest after.
EU 561 daily driving · WTD reference period 17 of 26
Ask Time Pilot AI…
Sample conversation. Real answers depend on your latest card download and current shift state.
Who it's for
Built for the people who actually drive
Pick the row that sounds like you — the product is the same, but the angle that matters is different.
Solo HGV / PCV driver
You drive — the card keeps the clock honest.
For UK & EU professional drivers who want remaining driving time from the legal file, not from memory.
- Free USB card download from the phone
- “Can I drive now?” from that card, on Free
- Optional live cab timer with audible heads-up
Agency driver / owner-operator
One card, every agency, every truck.
Your physical driver card is the only consistent record. Analyse it yourself — remaining time, infringements, and files you can send — without a company portal.
- Card-backed remaining drive and rest times
- PDF reports when the next operator asks
- Contractor invoices from the same login (Pro)
Small fleet (2–20 vehicles)
Driver-first, fleet-friendly.
A clean compliance overview for owner-operators and small fleets — drivers still own their card analysis.
- Driver self-serve card download + dashboard
- Plain-English warnings & infringements
- Email us for fleet pricing
Start tracking your hours — free on Android
Free to install. No card details required. Same account on the web.
Toolkit
Everything in one ecosystem
From the cab to the dashboard — practical tools built for professional HGV and PCV work, not generic mileage apps. See the mobile app overview.
Walkaround check
DVSA-style vehicle walkaround with defect photos, check history, and PDF export. Structured record-keeping for pre-shift checks — available on the web dashboard with Pro.
Unit converter
Metric ↔ imperial in the tools hub — distances and lengths you actually use cab-side without digging for a calculator.
Time Pilot AI
Chat in plain English about hours rules, your shift, and what the screens mean. Free includes a rolling quota; Pro unlocks unlimited messages when you need answers fast.
Driver card download
USB card read on Android with auto-upload. Remaining drive time, warnings, and infringements come from that file. Share PDF reports from the web dashboard — card download is Free.
Vehicle safety & compliance
Per-vehicle tracker for PMI, MOT, tachograph calibration and tyre reviews — with Overdue / Due soon status and email reminders at 30, 14, 7 and 1 day before due. Web dashboard; shared vehicle list with walkaround.
Invoices
Create branded invoices for your driving work and download a PDF ready for your employer — built for UK and EU freelancers, subcontractors, and owner-operators. Business profile, letterhead, VAT and bank details, manual line items. Helps you produce invoices — not tax or legal advice.
From the blog
Plain-English driver guides
EU 561, WTD reference periods, driver-card download tricks — written for the cab, not the courtroom.
- 7 min read
POA (Period of Availability) in plain English — EU 561 vs WTD
What Period of Availability means for HGV drivers — why POA is not a break under EU 561, how it counts under WTD, common yard and waiting scenarios, and how HGV Time Pilot treats POA on the shift timer.
#POA#drivers hours#WTDRead article
- 7 min read
Your first week with HGV Time Pilot — timer, card download, and Pro in seven days
A practical day-by-day guide for new HGV Time Pilot users — install the Android app, run the shift timer, download your driver card, explore the 14-day Pro bonus, and decide if full compliance review is worth keeping.
#getting started#onboarding#AndroidRead article
- 5 min read
Time Pilot AI — what it knows (and doesn’t)
How HGV Time Pilot's plain-English AI assistant uses your card download and shift context, Free vs Pro message limits, and why it never replaces the tachograph.
#Time Pilot AI#product#complianceRead article
Our data promise
Built around your privacy, not yours-to-monetise
Drivers asked, "where does my card data actually go?" — so we wrote it down.
Your data, in your account
Driver-card downloads, shift history, and walkaround records sit against your account — not pooled into anonymous fleet datasets.
GDPR-compliant by design
Built around UK & EU GDPR principles: minimum data, clear lawful basis, plain-English access and deletion paths.
Never sold to third parties
We don't sell personal data to advertisers or data brokers. Card data is used to run the service — full stop.
Read the detail in our privacy policy · account deletion.
FAQ
Common questions about HGV Time Pilot
Quick answers about card download, remaining drive time, agency use, and the web dashboard. Tap a question to read the answer.
Android app
Does the Android app replace my tachograph?
No. The digital tachograph and driver card remain authoritative. HGV Time Pilot is a supplementary working-time and compliance tool that runs alongside the equipment in the cab, not instead of it.
Will the shift timer keep running if I switch apps?
Yes. The timer is designed to keep tracking in the background using a persistent foreground notification. On some Android devices you may need to allow background activity or disable battery optimisation for HGV Time Pilot so the OS does not pause it.
Can I download my driver card on the phone?
Yes — and it's Free. Driver-card download via USB OTG is part of the Android workflow on supported devices. Data auto-uploads to your account and appears on the web dashboard for drive status and compliance review.
Is remaining driving time from my card or the shift timer?
From your card. “Can I drive now?” remaining daily, weekly and fortnight driving times are reconstructed from the latest USB driver-card download. The live shift timer is an in-cab coach for the current shift — it does not replace the tachograph or the card file.
What is the 14-day Pro card bonus?
Your first successful card import unlocks 14 days of full Pro — day-by-day review, PDF reports, walkaround checks, contractor invoicing, and unlimited AI. It's once per account, not a signup trial. After 14 days you revert to Free unless you subscribe.
How do alerts work compared to the official tachograph?
In-app alerts are best-effort, plain-English hints for the current shift — for example continuous driving and break-due notifications. They are not authoritative. Final compliance still follows the digital tachograph and server-side card processing.
Web dashboard
Do I use the same login as the Android app?
Yes. One account works for both the Android app and the web dashboard, so your shifts, card data and settings stay under the same identity across devices.
What can I do on the web for free vs Pro?
Free gives you drive status, remaining drive times, a 14-day compliance preview, the unit converter, and 3 AI messages per rolling 24 hours. Pro unlocks full day-by-day review, WTD reference periods, downloadable PDF reports, walkaround checks, vehicle compliance tracking, contractor invoicing, and unlimited AI. See the Pricing page for the full breakdown.
Can I share hours or a card file with an agency?
Yes. USB card download on Android captures the legal file from your driver card and auto-uploads it to your account — you do not have to upload a .DDD by hand on the web. On Pro, the Reports hub generates PDF packs (weekly, fortnight, day, infringement acknowledgement) to email an agency or transport manager. Your record stays on your login when you change operator.
Is HGV Time Pilot for agency drivers who change operators?
Yes. It is driver-first: one account, your card data, your remaining times. You carry the same compliance trail between agencies, depots and trucks. There is no built-in fleet portal that hands your history to the next operator.
Can fleets manage multiple drivers here?
Fleet workflows are evolving. Today the focus is on individual drivers and small operators with one login per driver. For multi-driver setups or fleet pricing, contact support so we can match your needs.
Is my data stored in the UK or EU?
Yes. Hosting and data handling are described in the Privacy Policy. Card and shift data is used to run the service and is not sold to advertisers; account deletion is available from the footer link and in-product where offered.
Regulations & credibility
Built around 561/2006, WTD, AETR — in plain language
HGV Time Pilot follows EU Regulation 561/2006 (drivers' hours), the UK Working Time Regulations 2005 (road transport / WTD aspects), AETR where relevant, and DVSA-style framing for walkaround checks. The app helps you understand the day; the digital tachograph remains authoritative.
Same login on Android and the web. Card data flows from the cab to your dashboard so the picture stays consistent.
Get started
Ready to drive with clarity?
Start on Android by downloading your driver card, then sign in on the web for remaining times, reports, and AI — same account. Your first card download unlocks 14 days of Pro free.
Need the full breakdown? See Free vs Pro pricing.