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    • Driving licences for categories C, CE and categories D, D1, DE and D1E shall be issued or renewed for five-year periods.
    • The driving licence for categories C1 and C1E is issued for the first time until the age of 50 and thereafter for five years at a time.
    • Application from the age of 46: limitation of the driving licence to 5 years.

  • A replacement driving licence must be applied for if the previous one has been lost, stolen or has become illegible, for example.

    The application for a replacement driving licence must be submitted to the competent office by the licence holder in person, in writing or in writing. The replacement driving licence will be sent to you by post.

  • A replacement driving licence must be applied for if the previous one has been lost, stolen or, for example, has become illegible.

    The application for a replacement driving licence must be submitted to the competent authority by the licence holder in person, in writing or for transcription. The driving licence applied for may also be collected by a person authorised in writing; the replacement driving licence may also be sent on request.

  • Driving licences are issued for certain categories and are evidenced by the driving licence.
    The following classes are available:

    • Class A - Motorcycle
    • Class A1 - Motorcycle
    • Class A2 - Motorcycle
    • Class AM - Motorcycle
    • Class B - passenger car
    • Class C - Truck
    • Class C1 - Truck
    • Class D - Bus
    • Class D1 - Bus
    • Class E (BE, CE, C1E, DE, D1E)
    • Category T - Tractors
    • Category L - Tractors


    Professional driver:
    Driving for commercial purposes (this also includes own-account transport and auxiliary transport activities) on public roads with the following motor vehicles:

    • Vehicles with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes (category C1, C1E, C, CE driving licence)
    • Vehicles having more than 8 passenger seats in passenger transport (licence categories D1, D1E, D, DE)


    and if the classes

    • D1, D1E, D, DE from 10.9.2008 and
    • C1, C1E, C, CE from 10.09.2009

    have acquired the basic qualification in accordance with the Professional Driver Qualification Act (BKrFQG) and the Professional Driver Qualification Ordinance and have it entered in the driver's license by the code number 95. Details can be obtained from the Chamber of Commerce.

  • The service driving licence of the German Armed Forces, the Federal Police or the Police can be converted into a "civilian", i.e. general driving licence (EU driving licence) without any further examination.

  • The minimum age for the issue of driving licences in categories A2, B, BE, C1 and C1E is in principle 18 years. The driving licence of categories A1, AM, L and T can be purchased at the age of 16.

    The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure provides detailed information on the relevant minimum age for driving licence classes on its website.

    The issue of a driving licence before reaching the relevant minimum age is only possible if there are exceptional circumstances in your person which are substantially different from the situation of peers and a waiting for the achievement of the minimum age would mean an unreasonable hardship for you.

  • If you want to drive a motor vehicle in Germany or Europe, you need a driving licence. Depending on the vehicle and the type of use, there are different driving licence classes. The conditions for acquiring the different driving licences vary considerably.

    The overview of driving licence classes can be found on the website of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.

  • Bevor Sie in den Besitz eines Führerscheins kommen, der Sie zum sicheren Führen eines Kraftfahrzeuges im öffentlichen Verkehr berechtigt, müssen Sie eine theoretische und praktische Ausbildung absolvieren.

    Den Führerschein beantragen Sie persönlich bei der zuständigen Fahrerlaubnisbehörde. Die Fahrschule meldet Sie dann zu einer Fahrerlaubnisprüfung bei der DEKRA an. Nach Ablegung und Bestehen der theoretischen und praktischen Prüfung kann bei Vorliegen aller übrigen Voraussetzungen der Führerschein für die beantragte(n) Klasse(n) erteilt werden.

  • Due to the complexity of the matter, please contact our Driving Licence Office; the description of services is currently being revised.

  • Driving licences lawfully acquired outside the EU/EEA entitle the holder to drive motor vehicles in the categories issued for a period of six months from the establishment of normal residence within the Federal Republic of Germany. If the foreign driving licence is limited in time, this entitlement is only valid until the expiry of the time limit.

    In order that you can continue to use your driving licence in the Federal Republic of Germany after the expiry of these periods, the foreign driving licence must be converted into a German driving licence.