Apparatus for receiving a digital data storage medium, the apparatus being adapted to be arranged in a vehicle, in particular in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and comprising: a stationary unit comprising an opening in a front portion of its top surface and a cover formed in a rear portion of its top and being adapted to be fixed to at least a part of the vehicle; a movable unit comprising at least one receiving device, which is configured for receiving the digital data storage medium; at least one communication device, which is configured for communicating with the digital data storage medium in order to write data into the digital data storage medium and/or to read data from the digital data storage medium; and being movable with respect to the stationary unit between an open position, in which the receiving device is located below the opening so that a digital data storage medium is insertable into and removable from the receiving device, and a closed position, in which the receiving device is located under the cover so that the digital data storage medium, which has been inserted into the receiving device, is covered by at least a part of one of the moveable unit and the stationary unit, so that the digital data storage medium is not visible from outside the apparatus; wherein the movable unit comprises at least one electrical input device, which is configured to receive an input command from a user. a stationary unit comprising an opening in a front portion of its top surface and a cover formed in a rear portion of its top and being adapted to be fixed to at least a part of the vehicle; a movable unit comprising at least one receiving device, which is configured for receiving the digital data storage medium; at least one communication device, which is configured for communicating with the digital data storage medium in order to write data into the digital data storage medium and/or to read data from the digital data storage medium; and being movable with respect to the stationary unit between an open position, in which the receiving device is located below the opening so that a digital data storage medium is insertable into and removable from the receiving device, and a closed position, in which the receiving device is located under the cover so that the digital data storage medium, which has been inserted into the receiving device, is covered by at least a part of one of the moveable unit and the stationary unit, so that the digital data storage medium is not visible from outside the apparatus; an open position, in which the receiving device is located below the opening so that a digital data storage medium is insertable into and removable from the receiving device, and a closed position, in which the receiving device is located under the cover so that the digital data storage medium, which has been inserted into the receiving device, is covered by at least a part of one of the moveable unit and the stationary unit, so that the digital data storage medium is not visible from outside the apparatus; wherein the movable unit comprises at least one electrical input device, which is configured to receive an input command from a user.