If you drive professionally in the UK or EU, your day is shaped by two things: the road, and the rules. The road we can't help with. The rules we can.
HGV Time Pilot is a drivers' hours and tachograph compliance toolkit, built for the cab and the desk in the same account. This post is the short version of why we built it and what's in the first release.
What it is
Two surfaces, one login:
- Android app — live shift timer with audible heads-up before key EU 561 / WTD limits, free USB driver-card download with auto-upload, and My Card Data with drive status.
- Web dashboard — compliance review: drive status and 14-day preview on Free; full day-by-day review, warnings and infringements, WTD reference periods, walkaround checks, vehicle compliance tracker, PDF reports, billing, and Time Pilot AI on Pro.
The same email and password works on both. The same data feeds both.
New here? Follow your first week with HGV Time Pilot for a practical day-by-day onboarding path.
What it isn't
- Not a replacement for the digital tachograph or your driver card.
- Not legal advice. Time Pilot AI is a helper.
- Not a fleet-management platform. We focus on the driver first; small fleets sit naturally on top.
Why we built it
Existing tooling falls into two camps. Either it's a giant fleet-ops platform that treats the driver as a data source, or it's a tachograph download tool that stops once the file is dumped. Neither is built around the day a driver actually has.
We wanted something a driver could open at 04:30 in a layby and know what to do next.
What's in the first release
- Free tier — Android live timer, free USB card download, drive status, 14-day compliance preview, unit converter, and 3 Time Pilot AI messages per rolling 24 hours. Your first card download unlocks 14 days of full Pro.
- Pro tier — full day-by-day compliance review, WTD reference periods, downloadable PDF reports, DVSA-style walkaround checks, vehicle PMI/MOT/tacho/tyres tracker, and unlimited AI.
See the pricing page for the full breakdown, and the how-it-works page for the four-step tour.
What's next
We're working on:
- A curated CCID reader list (drivers' reports welcome).
- More plain-English explainers like our EU 561/2006 walk-through.
- Better fleet-side roll-up views for owner-operators with two or three vehicles.
If there's a feature you want, the fastest path is to email support@hgvtimepilot.com. We read everything.