Daily Compliance Review is brilliant when you want to understand a day — colour-coded calendar, infringement tabs, vehicle and country detail. But sometimes you need a file: for your own records, for a transport manager, or to acknowledge an infringement before it goes on a formal pile.
That is what the Reports hub is for.
It is the Pro feature on the web dashboard that turns your imported tachograph card into downloadable PDF packs — weekly, fortnight, day, infringement acknowledgement, and reference period — with optional company letterhead and an archive so you can re-download past reports without regenerating them from scratch.
This post walks through each report type, when to use it, and how it fits with card download, DCR, and the 14-day Pro card bonus. It is not legal advice.
Who it is for
- Pro subscribers — including anyone in their card-bonus fortnight
- Drivers who need a paper trail — agency drivers, owner-operators, anyone asked "send me your hours"
- Drivers preparing for a conversation — weekly debrief with a transport manager, fortnight check before a long continental run
Free accounts do not generate PDF reports. You still get the 14-day compliance preview and driver status headline. Upgrade to Pro, or trigger the card bonus with your first import, to unlock the Reports hub.
Where to find it
- Sign in at v3.hgvtimepilot.com.
- Open Reports from the dashboard navigation (or follow the Reports link from Daily Compliance Review).
You need at least one successful card import — reports are built from tachograph data on your account, not from the live shift timer alone.
Report types — which one when?
| Report | What it covers | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly | One ISO week (Monday–Sunday) of activity and compliance summary | Friday debrief, weekly check-in with your operator |
| Fortnight | Two consecutive weeks — useful for the 90-hour driving picture | Fortnight planning, agency timesheet backup |
| Day | Single-date detail pack | Dispute on a specific day, incident follow-up |
| Infringement acknowledgement | Formal acknowledgement layout for flagged issues | When your operator asks you to sign off on a known infringement |
| Reference period | WTD reference-period summary (17 or 26 weeks) | Long-run working-time review, average-hours check |
Pick the narrowest report that answers the question. A transport manager asking "how was last week?" wants the weekly pack, not a six-month dump.
Generating a report
- Choose the report type.
- Select the date or period (week, fortnight, day, or reference-period window).
- Tap Generate (or equivalent action in the hub).
The engine reads your stored card snapshot and builds a PDF. Generation takes a few seconds — longer periods include more data.
Each successful generation is saved to your archive automatically. You do not need to download immediately; you can come back later.
Company letterhead
Professional PDFs look better with your name on them — especially if you are an owner-operator or subcontractor sending files to an agency.
In Settings, configure your company letterhead:
- Business or trading name
- Optional logo and accent colour
- UK company details where relevant (address, company number, and similar fields you choose to include)
Letterhead applies across report types. Set it once; every new PDF inherits it. You can update it any time — old archived PDFs keep the letterhead they were generated with.
The same business profile also feeds contractor invoicing in Tools → Invoices, so you are not maintaining duplicate letterheads.
The archive — re-download without regenerating
Every PDF you generate lands in the report archive:
- Re-download past files — handy when you cleared your downloads folder
- See what you already sent — avoid generating duplicate weekly packs for the same Monday
- Delete bad exports — if you picked the wrong week, trash the PDF and regenerate cleanly
The archive is per account. Reports are not emailed automatically to third parties — you choose who receives each file.
How Reports relate to Daily Compliance Review
| Daily Compliance Review | Reports hub | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Interactive web UI | Downloadable PDF |
| Best for | Exploring a day, reading infringement detail | Sharing, filing, printing |
| Audience | You | You, your operator, your records |
| Free tier | 14-day teaser | Not available |
Think of DCR as the magnifying glass and Reports as the envelope. Same card data, different job.
When DCR flags an issue, open the day in review first — understand what fired. If you need a formal file, generate the day or infringement acknowledgement report from the hub.
How Reports relate to "Can I drive now?"
The driver status headline answers a forward-looking question: can I roll right now? Reports are backward-looking — they document what already happened on the card.
Use the status card before you start the engine. Use Reports after the week is done — or when someone asks for evidence.
Free vs Pro — honest split
Free:
- Driver status and 14-day preview totals
- Android shift timer and card download
- No PDF generation
Pro (or 14-day card bonus):
- All report types listed above
- Letterhead on PDFs
- Archive with re-download and delete
- Full DCR and WTD dashboard behind the same subscription
During your bonus fortnight, generate a weekly and a fortnight report from real card data — that is the fastest way to see whether Pro earns a permanent place in your routine.
A practical reporting routine
- Download your card every Friday (or after your last shift of the week).
- Check Daily Compliance Review for any flagged days — fix misunderstandings while memory is fresh.
- Generate a weekly PDF for your records.
- On fortnight boundaries (every other Sunday night), add a fortnight pack if you track the 90-hour driving cap closely.
- Once a month, glance at a reference period report alongside the WTD dashboard — catch average-hours drift early.
- If your operator requests sign-off on a specific infringement, use the infringement acknowledgement layout for that period.
Store PDFs locally or forward by email — HGV Time Pilot does not auto-send to your employer.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need Pro to download my card?
No. Card download is Free. PDF reports are Pro.
Can I generate a report without letterhead?
Yes. Letterhead is optional — leave Settings blank for a clean default layout.
How far back can I report?
As far as your imported card history supports. Very old dates may have no card data to render.
Does generating a report change my tachograph?
No. Read-only export from stored card analysis.
Will my operator see my reports automatically?
No. HGV Time Pilot is driver-first. You control who receives each PDF.
Is this on iPhone?
Reports are on the web dashboard in any browser. Card download remains Android only.
What if I delete a report from the archive?
It is removed from your account archive. You can regenerate the same period if card data still covers it.
Generate your first report
- Download your card if you have not already — 14 days of Pro may unlock automatically.
- Sign in at v3.hgvtimepilot.com.
- Open Reports, pick Weekly, select last week, and download.
For the rules behind the numbers in the PDF, see EU 561/2006 in plain English and WTD reference periods. To stay Pro after a bonus ends, visit pricing. Feedback: support@hgvtimepilot.com.
PDF reports interpret tachograph data for planning and record-keeping. They are not legal advice. Always follow your operator's policies and current regulations.