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Introduction

TachoSync operates on a simple, usage-based credit system. You purchase credits, and they are automatically deducted each month for your active vehicle trackers.

How to Get Credits:

Credits can be purchased directly from Teltonika. Please contact your sales representative for pricing and placing an order.

Key Principles

Monthly Credit Reservation

One credit per month is reserved for each active Teltonika tracker in your fleet.
These reserved credits are deducted from your account on the last day of each calendar month.

Handling Inactive Trackers

If a tracker is deactivated during a month, one credit is still reserved for it for that current month.
Credits will no longer be reserved for that tracker in future months, as long as it remains inactive.

Rolling Expiry Date (Credit Renewal)

All purchased credits are valid for one year from the date of purchase.
Most importantly, if you purchase new credits, the expiry date of your entire existing credit balance is extended to match the one-year expiry of the new purchase. This ensures your credits remain valid as long as you are an active customer.

Example

Let's examine the operations of a logistics company over the course of a year:

Fleet: 100 vehicles, 95 of which are actively using TachoSync
January 1^st, 2025: The company purchases 1,200 credits. These credits expire on January 1, 2026.
Monthly Usage: Each month, 95 credits are reserved for the 95 active vehicles.
Monthly Deduction: On the last day of each month (e.g., January 31^st, February 28^th, etc.), the 95 reserved credits are deducted from the account balance.

Credit Balance Over Time:
Date	Action	Credit Calculation	Remaining Balance
Jan 1, 2025	Purchase 1,200 credits		1,200
Jan 31, 2025	Deduct January credits	1,200 - 95 =	1,105
Feb 28, 2025	Deduct February credits	1,105 - 95 =	1,010
...	...	...	...
Dec 31, 2025	Deduct December credits	1,200 - (95 x 12) =	60

Scenario A: No New Purchase

On January 1^st, 2026, the remaining 60 credits expire, and the account balance falls to zero.

Scenario B: New Purchase Made

If the company buys more credits on, for example, December 15, 2025, the entire remaining balance (including the 60 old credits) inherits the new one-year expiry date, protecting their investment.

Good to Know

The credit balance acts as a "wallet." Each active tracker costs one "token" from this wallet per month.
A fairly designed system that only uses credits for vehicles that are actively reporting data.
The rolling expiry feature prevents credit waste and rewards consistent partnership with Teltonika.

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-'''THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''<br><br>
 <!---TachoSync credits are used to…
 Credits are bought by the company? Kaip su child/parent?--->
+==Introduction==
+TachoSync operates on a simple, usage-based credit system. You purchase credits, and they are automatically deducted each month for your active vehicle trackers.
-Credits can be purchased directly from Teltonika - contact your sales representative for credit pricing.
+'''How to Get Credits:'''
+* Credits can be purchased directly from Teltonika. Please contact your sales representative for pricing and placing an order.
-==Credit System Description==
+==Key Principles==
-TachoSync credit system is usage based, with rolling expiry:
+'''Monthly Credit Reservation'''
-# 1 credit per month is reserved for each active Teltonika tracker.
+* One credit per month is reserved for each active Teltonika tracker in your fleet.
-# On the last calendar day of the month, the total number of reserved credits is deducted from your company account.
+* These reserved credits are deducted from your account on the last day of each calendar month.
-# If a tracker (vehicle) becomes inactive during the current month, 1 credit is still reserved for that month, but no credits are reserved when the next month comes, if the tracker is still inactive.
+'''Handling Inactive Trackers'''
-# All purchased credits have a 1-year rolling expiry – if new credits are bought, the older credits inherit the expiry date of the newly bought credits.
+* If a tracker is deactivated during a month, one credit is still reserved for it for that current month.
+* Credits will no longer be reserved for that tracker in future months, as long as it remains inactive.
+'''Rolling Expiry Date (Credit Renewal)'''
+* All purchased credits are valid for one year from the date of purchase.
+* Most importantly, if you purchase new credits, the expiry date of your entire existing credit balance is extended to match the one-year expiry of the new purchase. This ensures your credits remain valid as long as you are an active customer.
-==Example Scenario==
+==Example==
-* A logistics company has 100 vehicles, 95 of which are actively used.
+Let's examine the operations of a logistics company over the course of a year:
-* On January 1<sup>st</sup>, 2025, the company purchases 1200 credits. Their expiry date is automatically set to January 1<sup>st</sup>, 2026.
+*'''Fleet:''' 100 vehicles, 95 of which are actively using TachoSync
-* Because 95 vehicles actively use TachoSync, 95 credits are reserved during January.
+* '''January 1<sup>st</sup>, 2025:''' The company purchases 1,200 credits. These credits expire on January 1, 2026.
-* After one month, on February 1<sup>st</sup>, the reserved tickets are deducted, so there are 1200-1*95=1105 credits left in the company account.
+* '''Monthly Usage:''' Each month, 95 credits are reserved for the 95 active vehicles.
-* This repeats during the whole year – after 12 months, on December 31<sup>st</sup>, there are 1200-12*95=60 credits in the account.
+* '''Monthly Deduction:''' On the last day of each month (e.g., January 31<sup>st</sup>, February 28<sup>th</sup>, etc.), the 95 reserved credits are deducted from the account balance.
-* If the company does not purchase any other credits during the year, the remaining 60 credits expire on January 1<sup>st</sup>, 2026. There will be 0 credits in the company account then.
-* If the company purchases additional credits before January 1<sup>st</sup>, 2026, all credits in the company account inherit the expiry date of the newly purchased credits.
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Credit needs for different fleet sizes
+|+ <div style="text-align:left;">Credit Balance Over Time:</div>
 |-
-! Fleet size !! Recommended number of credits for one year
+! Date !! Action !! Credit Calculation !! Remaining Balance
 |-
-| 25-100 || 300-1200
+| Jan 1, 2025 || Purchase 1,200 credits || || 1,200
 |-
-| 101-250 || 1212-3000
+| Jan 31, 2025 || Deduct January credits || 1,200 - 95 = || 1,105
 |-
-| 251-500 || 3012-6000
+| Feb 28, 2025 || Deduct February credits || 1,105 - 95 = || 1,010
 |-
-| 501-1000 || 6012-12000
+| <center>... || <center>... || <center>... || <center>...
 |-
-| 1001-5000 || 12012-60000
+| Dec 31, 2025 || Deduct December credits || 1,200 - (95 x 12) = || 60
 |}
+'''Scenario A: No New Purchase'''
+On January 1<sup>st</sup>, 2026, the remaining 60 credits expire, and the account balance falls to zero.
+'''Scenario B: New Purchase Made'''
+If the company buys more credits on, for example, December 15, 2025, the entire remaining balance (including the 60 old credits) inherits the new one-year expiry date, protecting their investment.
+==Good to Know==
+* The credit balance acts as a "wallet." Each active tracker costs one "token" from this wallet per month.
+* A fairly designed system that only uses credits for vehicles that are actively reporting data.
+* The rolling expiry feature prevents credit waste and rewards consistent partnership with Teltonika.