Pausio Smart 2 · driving & rest time
FROM 1 JULY 2026

The tachograph is now mandatory for vans of 2.5–3.5 tonnes

Learn to operate the Smart 2 unit and stay within driving and rest limits — calmly, on a simulator, before your first roadside check.

New-generation Smart 2 unit EU rules 561/2006 8 languages
The Pausio mark: a neon letter P drawn from a road and a dial

Device simulator

Tap through the menu like on a real Smart 2: card change, manual entry, status symbols. Gas/brake pedals and time acceleration.

From zero to exam

Short lessons with checks take you from zero to the badge exam. No jargon — the way an experienced co-driver would explain it.

Personal hours notebook

Keep track of driving and rest, rehearse manual entry. All at hand, works offline on the road.

Who this applies to

From 1 July 2026: does this apply to you

The answer does not come down to one figure on the registration document. The check asks five questions, and here is what each of them settles.

  1. Maximum mass with a trailer

    Up to 2.5 t, 2.5–3.5, 3.5–7.5 or above — different thresholds, different answers.

  2. Type of haulage

    For hire and reward, your own goods for your own business, or a private trip.

  3. Type of vehicle

    An ordinary truck or van, a specialised recovery vehicle, an emergency service, a bus.

  4. Geography

    Inside your own country only — or international carriage and cabotage.

  5. Country of establishment

    It affects the note about national exemptions, which are worth checking separately.

Five questions take a minute. The answer is a pointer for your own case, and not legal advice.

How it works

More about the simulator →
01
Download the app

Free, on your phone. The course is available right away.

02
Take the lessons

From the rules regime to the symbols on the display — step by step.

03
Practise on the device

Press the buttons of the real interface with no risk of a mistake on the road.

04
Pass the exam

Get the badge and confidence before a check.

Who makes this

Written by a working driver

The reference and the walk-throughs of roadside situations are written by a working driver, not by an editorial desk or a law firm. That is why things are explained the way an experienced co-driver would explain them, and why the cases covered are the ones that actually happen on a trip.

This is a training product and not an official source of law: the official text is the EU regulations as currently in force, and the national rules of the country you work in.

Smart 2

A generic new-generation unit — the kind fitted to new vehicles since 2023.

Up-to-date rules

EU driving and rest rules. rules version: 07/2026

8 languages

EN · DE · FR · NL · ES · PL · RU · UK — in the language you're comfortable with.

For fleets

Train your drivers and prove their training

A progress dashboard, exams, certificates and reports. €8 per seat per month.

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Ready for the check — calm on the road

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